Life rights are the permission to use all of the personal details and characteristics that make up someone’s life, such as their image, name, likeness and experiences. As a filmmaker you found out about someone with an interesting story, and you’d like to develop TV show or film based on their life. But how can you get permission? In this session we will show what you need to know about Life Rights Agreements and how they can help you develop your project and minimize the risk of problems down the road. Leo is an Associate in the Entertainment team at Clintons , specialising in Film & TV. She advises production companies, financiers, film and television businesses, brands and leading talent on the creation, finance and exploitation of audio-visual content across all platforms.

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Leo is an Associate in the Entertainment team at Clintons, specialising in Film & TV. She advises production companies, financiers, film and television businesses, brands and leading talent on the creation, finance and exploitation of audio-visual content across all platforms.

Leo started her legal career in financial services and trained at an investment bank before spending a number of years at a magic circle firm specialising in regulatory, insolvency and transactional work. Her keen interest in the arts drove a transition into entertainment law and she was head of legal and business affairs at Riverstone Pictures before joining Clintons.

Leo has travelled extensively. She regularly visits family in Argentina and spent a period of her childhood living with a tribe of Indians in the Amazon. She speaks Spanish and intermediate French.