Maritime and Admiralty
The growing and evolving of media and entertainment industry calls for sophisticated legal services. Zhong Lun has extensive experience representing clients throughout the media and entertainment sector. Our clients include large corporate entities, as well as iconic individual talent and content creators of all types, such as magazine and newspaper publishers, Internet service providers, online media outlets, television and radio broadcasters, film production and distribution companies, software developers, authors, producers, directors, and advertising agencies.
We regularly advise clients on legal and regulatory compliance matters for their business operation. We also assist clients in investment and M&A transactions involving media operations. We represent in copyright licensing and dispute resolution, as well as libel and privacy litigations.
Scope of Services
We regularly advise clients on legal and regulatory compliance matters for their business operation. We also assist clients in investment and M&A transactions involving media operations. We represent in copyright licensing and dispute resolution, as well as libel and privacy litigations.
Scope of Services
- Print publications
- Radio and broadcast communications;
- Film and television
- Online publications
- Internet service providers and search engines
- Advertising marketing
- Arts and cultural affairs
- Copyrights and trademarks
- Corporate transactions and financings
- Endorsement and sponsorship
- Sports and events
- Talent and personality representation
- Litigation and dispute resolution
Representative Cases
- Represented CITIC Industrial Bank Guangzhou branch in mortgage loan dispute with Shenzhen Minsk with subject matter worth RMB160 million and won the first instance trial. The case was transferred to other court under jurisdiction due to the bankruptcy of the Shenzhen Minsk during the second-instance trial.
- Advised CITIC Pacific on coastal transportation, ship registration, bareboat charter relating to its proposed purchase and construction of ships in China.
- Represented Sinochem Tianjin in lawsuits relating to damages and loss during carriage of goods by sea with subject matter worth around RMB800 million.
