Jim Russell

Practice Areas

Jim Russell is a partner in our Business Law, Entertainment Law and Banking and Finance groups. He joined Dentons’ Toronto office in 2014 from another Canadian law firm.

Jim focuses his practice on the motion picture, television and entertainment industries. His expertise encompasses production and project financing, corporate and syndicated financing, international and inter-provincial co-productions and co-ventures, and copyright. He has extensive experience in safeguarding intellectual property and negotiating documentation related to the structuring of production companies and entertainment ventures, as well as in the financing, production and exploitation of film, television and transmedia works.

In his lending and restructuring practice, Jim focuses on a variety of lending, credit and structured-finance transactions, both national and international in scope. His practice involves advising clients on all aspects of personal property security, discounting and financing of accounts receivable, mergers and acquisitions as well as business and commercial law matters generally. Jim has been involved in numerous national and international syndicated banking and loan transactions. He also has considerable expertise in copyright security and project financing. For more, visit www.dentons.com/en/jim-russell

Career

Called to the bar: Ontario, 1994

Professional Memberships

Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television; American Bar Association; Canadian Bar Association; Canadian Technology Law Association (CAN-TECH); Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA); International Bar Association; Ontario Bar Association