Law & Arbitration · Industry Arbitration
Entertainment Arbitration Lawyers
Production, rights and royalty disputes — resolved in confidence.
Handle’s entertainment arbitration lawyers act for studios, producers, artists, agencies and platforms in production, financing, licensing, royalty and streaming disputes — before ICC, WIPO and LCIA tribunals, with creative and commercial rights enforced across borders.
When this is needed
Entertainment Arbitration Lawyers in the UAE: where the mandate begins.
- A co-production or financing partner has failed to fund, deliver or account, and the project is at risk.
- Royalties, revenue shares or licence fees from music, film or streaming are being withheld or underreported.
- Ownership or licensing of creative works is contested between producers, talent and distributors.
- A sponsorship, endorsement, event or venue agreement has collapsed over performance or payment.
Matters Handle leads
Entertainment arbitration mandates.
Four mandate types. One creative dispute, decided out of public view.
Production & Distribution Disputes
Contract, financing, licensing and payment arbitration.
Music & Publishing Claims
Copyright, royalty and performer conflicts.
Broadcast & Streaming Arbitration
Media, syndication and platform revenue disputes.
Enforcement of Creative Awards
Cross-border execution of arbitral awards.
The scope
Entertainment Arbitration Lawyers — scope, made explicit.
A focused, premium mandate — with the work, the rights and the revenue at the center.
Rights & Chain of Title
Ownership and licensing of creative works established.
Revenue & Royalty Claims
Accounts audited and underpayments pursued.
Multi-Party Proceedings
Disputes among producers, investors and distributors coordinated.
Tribunal Advocacy
Cases argued before ICC, WIPO and LCIA tribunals.
Award Execution
Creative awards recognised and executed internationally.
The mandate
Creative disputes, resolved on the rights.
In entertainment, the value sits in rights and revenue streams that cross many borders. Handle’s entertainment arbitration lawyers establish who owns what, follow the money and take production, licensing and royalty disputes into confidential arbitration.
The same team leads multi-party proceedings among producers and investors and enforces the award wherever the revenue flows.
What the mandate delivers
- Talent and production arbitration
- Licensing and sponsorship disputes
- Music and film IP enforcement
- Media distribution and streaming conflicts
- Co-production and financing disputes
- Award recognition and enforcement
How the work runs
Four disciplines. One enforceable entertainment award.
Every entertainment arbitration mandate is run with IP, financial, tribunal and enforcement control.
01
Rights Analysis
Ownership and licence chains established and evidenced.
02
Revenue Tracing
Royalties and revenue shares audited and quantified.
03
Confidential Advocacy
Disputes argued before ICC, WIPO and LCIA tribunals.
04
Award Enforcement
Execution where the revenue and assets sit.
The Handle model
Practice-led. Never fragmented.
The dispute may begin in one sector — it stays connected to strategy, capital and law.
Strategy & Operations
The work stays connected to market position, operating model, performance and execution governance.
M&A & Capital
The work stays aware of capital readiness, investor review, transaction logic and deployment discipline where relevant.
Legal & Regulatory
The work stays protected through structure, rights, governance, enforceability and regulatory or dispute readiness.
Why Handle
Creative fluency. Commercial control.
Handle’s entertainment arbitration lawyers combine media, IP and finance knowledge with arbitration practice — and connect every dispute to the investment and capital structure behind the production or catalogue.
- Media, IP and creative industry arbitration
- Sponsorship, production and rights dispute experience
- International entertainment arbitration practice
- Confidentiality and commercial outcomes
- Multi-party producer and investor proceedings
- Partner-led mandates with institutional discipline
Good litigation is disciplined project management. Clear filings, clean evidence, and a hearing plan that your board understands. That is how outcomes travel from courtroom to cash.
Hamda Al FalasiPartner, Law & Arbitration
Engagement paths
Where this work typically begins.
Growth & Expansion
When the asset must scale capacity, geography, capital, partnerships or market share.
Turnaround
When the asset must reset structure, capital, law, governance and operations under pressure.
Coverage
Entertainment arbitration across the UAE and international tribunals.
Handle’s entertainment arbitration lawyers act before ICC, WIPO and LCIA tribunals, DIAC, the UAE courts, and DIFC and ADGM Courts.
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Questions, answered
Entertainment Arbitration Lawyers — questions, answered.
How Handle’s entertainment arbitration lawyers enforce creative and commercial rights.
What disputes do Handle’s entertainment arbitration lawyers manage?
IP, production, sponsorship and distribution conflicts.
Does Handle represent artists, agencies and studios?
Yes. Handle acts for talent, managers and production entities.
Can Handle act in IP and copyright arbitration?
Yes. Ownership and licensing of creative works are enforced.
Does Handle act in sponsorship or endorsement disputes?
Yes. Brand, image and promotional agreement disputes are taken to arbitration.
Can Handle manage co-production or financing disputes?
Yes. Multi-party arbitrations involving producers and investors are led.
Does Handle act in streaming or digital content disputes?
Yes. Licensing and revenue-sharing agreements are enforced.
Can Handle act in event or venue disputes?
Yes. Performance and event-related contractual claims are taken to arbitration.
Does Handle act before international arbitration panels?
Yes. Handle acts under WIPO, ICC and LCIA rules and before the DIFC Courts.
Does Handle enforce creative awards across borders?
Yes. Recognition of entertainment awards is coordinated internationally.
What distinguishes Handle’s entertainment arbitration practice?
Confidentiality, enforceability and alignment with creative rights.
Insights
Perspectives from live mandates.
Partner-led analysis on law, capital and strategy, shaped by boardroom realities across the UAE and the GCC.
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Work with Handle
Begin with Entertainment Arbitration Lawyers — kept connected to the whole Handle model.
When rights and revenue must be recovered.
Request an initial review
When an entertainment dispute must be resolved.
Set out the matter. A partner reviews it and responds with a defined route, legal strategy and accountable lead.
- Partner-level review of every request
- Strict confidentiality and privilege from first contact
- One accountable partner from review to execution
