Entertainment Law

TRIANA, URIBE & MICHELSEN represents large media companies in Colombia, such as Casa Editorial El Tiempo S.A. and Caracol Televisión S.A., and we also represent international companies. We take care and protect musical, audiovisual and literary works, providing counsel from their contractual phase to their production.

Particularly we can mention the following achievements and activities:

• TV: We have drafted contracts to develop the logistics and production of different series and realities like Desperate Housewives (Colombian version), Extreme Makeover, Desafío, Grey's Anatomy (Colombian version) and Escalona.
• CINEMA: We advise the production and management of projects, including visa issues, permits, authorizations, customs, personnel hiring, taxes, insurances, incentives, promotional activities, etc.
• RADIO: We work with issues related to permits, licenses and advertising.
• THEATER: We have advised the National Theatre of Colombia (Teatro Nacional) in several activities.
• SPORTS: We have worked in the licenses and contracts related to different sport events, like the American Cup (Copa América), and also in sponsorship agreements.
• VIDEO GAMES: We provide strategic services to protect our clients' innovation within the everchanging technological models. We develop advanced licenses that allow our clients to be avant-garde in their creations.
• MUSIC: We have worked with artists like Shakira and Fanny Lu.
• ART: We protect all kind of cultural rights.
• IMAGE RIGHTS: We have experience in protecting and exploiting image rights of several celebrities like Marbelle, René Higuita and Carolina Gómez, among others.