TMT: Media - Spain
What the team is known for
Santiago Mediano Abogados boasts a multi-talented team specialised in media and data protection matters. The team offers significant media expertise in financing, production and exclusivity agreements, streaming negotiations and film tax rebates as well as contentious matters. The law firm is well versed in privacy and data protection matters while also providing advice on advertising, online marketing and e-commerce issues. Its clients are active in an array of sectors, including consumer goods, security and film production.
Strengths
"The Santiago Mediano Abogados team understands the business of audiovisual production and audiovisual services very well, which facilitates understanding and communication."
"They are proactive in identifying opportunities and formulating effective strategies to achieve our goals."
"Their innovative approach and ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment are highly valued."
"All matters advised by the firm have been done with the utmost detail and depth."
"We have always been provided with a 360-degree view of all matters, which has allowed us to make the most complex decisions with the greatest possible knowledge."
Notable practitioners
Santiago Ilundáin Fantova advances to the top tier this year as a result of strong market and client support. He is recognised for his solid work on audiovisual and theatre productions in both Spain and Latin America, involving clearance and licensing matters, negotiation of contracts and transactional operations. "Santiago Ilundáin is very skilled and efficient." "He keeps us informed at every stage of the legal process and makes complex legal matters easy to grasp."
Santiago Mediano enters the rankings on the back of positive market feedback. He routinely acts on behalf of audiovisual companies, music publishers and trade associations in both contentious and non-contentious mandates. "Santiago Mediano can apply legal expertise to our issues very efficiently and understands the impact on the business."
Juan López Lorenzo joins the rankings this year as a result of his increasing visibility in the market. He assists clients with production services agreements, clearance reviews, and transactional operations in the audiovisual sector. "Juan López possesses great knowledge of the needs of audiovisual productions." "He has a great problem-solving capacity."
