Eb Reinbergs: Entertainment & Corporate Lawyer
Suave and sophisticated, Eb Reinbergs is more than just a dealmaker. Eb has established himself as one of the most connected, well respected and influential lawyers in the entertainment industry today.
With over twenty years of experience practicing entertainment law, Eb handles a fair share of A-list talent. Most of his time is spent making deals for successful musicians, producers, artists, actors, dancers, writers, filmmakers, television production companies, video game companies and major events. Eb was instrumental in negotiating the contracts for festivals and events like BeerFest and the One Love Music Festival, organizations such as the ReelWorld Film Festival, celebrity chefs Rob Rainford and Ted Reader and major label award-winning musical artists including Pressa (Sony Music), Melanie Fiona (two time Grammy-winning Canadian R&B Singer, Universal Motown), Karl Wolf (Pop/R&B artist, Universal Music ), DVBBS (Dubstep Duo, Universal Music), Roy Woods (OVO), Creature (Juno award nominated dance punk band, Universal Music), The Fugees (multi-platinum and Grammy-winning Hiphop/R&B group, Sony Music), Choclaire (two time Juno award-winning Rapper), Snow (Juno Award-winning Canadian reggae musician) and many more.
Credentials:
Eb Reinbergs received his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto followed by an MBA from York University’s Schulich School of Business and an LL.B from the University of Windsor Faculty of Law and a J.D. from Detroit Mercy Faculty of Law. He is called to the bars of New York State and the Province of Ontario. Eb is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and American Bar Association and is a past member of the Ontario Media Development Centre’s music advisory council, past chair of the Reelworld Film Festival Foundation, and founder of the Canadian Urban Music Conference and TDoFest.
Clientele Includes:
- Recording Artists
- Songwriters
- Managers
- Publishers
- Agents
- A&Rs
- Record/Production Companies
- Concert Promoters
- Fine Arts professionals
- Actors
- Authors
- Filmmakers
- Event Planners
- Sports & Fitness Companies
- Dance Companies
- Public Relations Firms
- Merchandising
- Video Game Companies
- Digital/Technology Companies
Entertainment Lawyer Toronto
Entertainment law is often difficult to define as it is an area of the law that is a conglomerate of other traditional areas of law that impact the entertainment industry.
In its most basic form, entertainment law is a mixture of intellectual property law (which includes trademark, copyright, patent law, and rights of publicity) and business law tailored to the needs of the entertainment industry. Operationally, entertainment law often involves other well-established areas of law such as immigration law, employment law, bankruptcy law, securities law, civil litigation, and others. The responsibilities of an entertainment lawyer typically include contract negotiation and drafting. Some entertainment lawyers also provide shopping services in which they will promote the services of their clients to industry participants such as record labels and publishing companies. Entertainment legal services are typically provided to the following entertainment industry sectors:
• Music – includes talent agreements such as recording agreements, endorsement agreements, publishing agreements, synchronization and master use agreements as well as copyright issues.
• Film – involving chain of title issues, errors and omissions insurance, talent agreements, production and post-production agreements, distribution agreements, and copyright issues.
• Broadcasting– covering television and radio broadcasting issues, licensing and regulatory issues.
• Theatre – includes license agreements, support agreements, cast agreements and venue agreements.
• Visual Arts – involves independent contractor agreements, artwork agreements (including consignment agreements) and industrial design.
• Mutimedia – includes new media issues, video game production, software agreements, and various licensing issues.