Art & Entertainment Law Group of LeBlanc & Associates:

Services and Compensation:

Art & Entertainment Law Group of LeBlanc & Associates, a Professional Law Corporation (AELGLA) is a Louisiana-based production financing and entertainment law firm.  Practice Areas concentrate on film and television production legal, soft dollar film financing, tax credit monetization and incentive legislation consulting. AELGLA eliminates production need for tax credit brokers because the Firm facilitates pre-sales and transfers with tax credit buyers.  AELGLA offers creative fee arrangements that serve clients' legal needs as efficiently as possible within budgetary constraints, including fixed fees and fee plus contingency agreements for tax credit transactional work and Louisiana entertainment and/or production legal.

Global Experience - Local Service:

AELGLA Senior Counsel has represented and consulted on entertainment and tax incentive issues in the USA, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, China, Eastern and Western Europe, South Africa, Turkey and the United Kingdom, among others. In Louisiana, the Firm's members have established roots in the State and offer on-site local service, even after hours and on weekends as necessary during production. AELGLA is proud of its local service enhanced by global experience.

In-House Studio/Network/Production Executive Experience:

The Firm offers years of experience in studio/network/production positions such as Senior Vice-President, Vice-President and/or Department Head of Business & Legal Affairs, and/or Head Consultant for Fox, Disney/ABC, Universal/Canal Plus, MGM Film Studios/UA, Topaz Productions, among other production and distribution companies. AELGLA Senior Counsel has experience in more than 150 films, television movies, series, pilots, mini-series, reality programs, animated programs and commercials, in various production stages from development through distribution. The Firm's members are experienced in handling location issues in Louisiana, with the capability to resolve legal issues arising on and off set, after traditional law firm working hours, thus facilitation a smooth production process in this State.

Cutting-Edge Practice and Pro Bono Education:

Members of the Firm stay on the cutting-edge of their law practice by participating as speakers and panelists at entertainment law and film financing seminars and Continuing Legal Education programs for attorneys and certified public accountants. AELGLA also presents one-on-one and group meetings on Louisiana production incentive information to studios, networks and independent production companies and filmmakers in the United States and foreign jurisdictions.  Seminars featuring AELGLA Senior Counsel include the Global Film Conference co-sponsored by MPAA, The Hollywood Reporter/peacefulfish Cannes Film Festival Film Finance Seminar, NATPE Production Financing Boot Camp, Hollywood Film Festival financing seminar, and CLE programs of the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Art, Entertainment & Sports Law Section, chaired by AELGLA Senior Counsel Michèle LeBlanc, among others.

 Achievement, Experience, Integrity:

AELGLA provides client services pursuant to its principles of "Achievement, Experience, Integrity." The Firm’s goal is to render services to each client with uncompromising ethics and quality of service, based on the knowledge and experience within AELGLA's Practice Areas.