Claudia Roggero

Associate at Sib Legal, Florence (www.siblegal.com) Email: claudiaroggero@gmail.com Attorney- at-law: IP, Advertising; Film & TV Languages: English, Spanish Career History: Associate, Sib Legal, Florence (Italy) Associate, VBLex, Rome (Italy) Associate, Jacobacci and Partners, Rome (Italy) Trainee, Michele Lo Foco, Rome (Italy) LLM, Entertainment Law, Westminster University, (London) I am an Italian lawyer specialised in all aspects of intellectual property and commercial contracts, with a particular focus on entertainment law, television, film development and production issues and new media. I have an extensive experience in negotiating and drafting a wide range of contracts including commissions of and co-productions with third parties for original programming, programme and film acquisition licences, rights acquisitions, talent agreements, sponsorship deals and production facilities contracts. I am responsible for contractual arrangements with writers, directors and actors, advised on rights, programming and broadcasting issues and advise on all the legal and related issues involved in the development, production and exploitation of audiovisual material in all forms, traditional and developing. My clients come from all areas within the film and broadcast industries and range from individuals to multi-national corporations. They include talent, producers, financiers, broadcasters (including radio), distributors, exhibitors and merchandising licensors, television format owners and creators.