CHERYL GROSSMAN ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER

ABOUT ME

In my work as a Toronto entertainment lawyer, I believe in the transforming power of communications, and using it to ensure my clients are protected, heard, and thrive.

My clients are established and emerging production companies, distributors, and creative individuals who work in film, television and digital media. My job is to hear and understand your priorities, and provide you with practical and strategic advice, based on my years of experience working in media production, broadcaster business & rights management, and entertainment law.

In my work as a Toronto entertainment lawyer, I believe in the transforming power of communications, and using it to ensure my clients are protected, heard, and thrive.

My clients are established and emerging production companies, distributors, and creative individuals who work in film, television and digital media. My job is to hear and understand your priorities, and provide you with practical and strategic advice, based on my years of experience working in media production, broadcaster business & rights management, and entertainment law.

I started working in the media 20 years ago as a journalist at CJAD Radio, first in Montreal and then as a political correspondent from the Quebec legislature, and from there moved into television news and documentary productions that aired on the CBC, the National Geographic Channel, and the History Channel. I was always interested in the inner workings of government, business, and the law, so I later attended law school in Ottawa.

During my legal career, I practised on Bay Street, and then moved to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. At the CBC, my work involved in-house and independently produced programs, distribution, special events, international treaty co-productions, and production financing.

With my affinity towards the creative community and desire to help strong creators grow and be more empowered, I eventually started my own Toronto entertainment law practice.

I started working in the media 20 years ago as a journalist at CJAD Radio, first in Montreal and then as a political correspondent from the Quebec legislature, and from there moved into television news and documentary productions that aired on the CBC, the National Geographic Channel, and the History Channel. I was always interested in the inner workings of government, business, and the law, so I later attended law school in Ottawa.

During my legal career, I practised on Bay Street, and then moved to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. At the CBC, my work involved in-house and independently produced programs, distribution, special events, international treaty co-productions, and production financing.

With my affinity towards the creative community and desire to help strong creators grow and be more empowered, I eventually started my own Toronto entertainment law practice.

In my practice, I have helped clients primarily in the areas of development, production, distribution, financing, corporate structuring, and errors & omissions. Having grown up in Montreal and worked in Quebec City, I am fluent in French and welcome the opportunity to review French contracts.  I was also recently co-chair of the Ontario Bar Association’s all-day conference on technology for lawyers because I believe thoughtful tech implementation results in top quality and competitive prices for society.