About Lee & Thompson
Lee & Thompson is a London based law firm that was founded in 1983 and advises clients with a global reach across Film, Television, Video games, Theatre, Advertising, Fashion & Beauty, Live events, Technology and Financial services.
"Our legal services include commercial, corporate, intellectual property, dispute resolution, employment and immigration advice. Our lawyers work across disciplines and sectors to deliver joined-up solutions.
We help our clients structure their business, shape strategy, finance projects, negotiate and protect rights, manage risk, resolve disputes and plan for growth.
We are direct and practical. Where a commercial solution will better serve a client’s objectives than a purely technical legal answer, we say so. Our advice is a clear, realistic and grounded in how our client’s industries work.
Our approach has always been built around our client’s ambitions. Our award-winning lawyers are exceptionally knowledgeable, commercially astute, and deeply attuned to the realities of our client’s lives and businesses. These qualities ensure that our lawyers become trusted, long-term advisers who deliver lasting value to their clients."
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Areas of expertise
Lee & Thompson advises film producers, production companies and rights holders across every stage of a film’s lifecycle, including:
Development & rights acquisition
Options, writer agreements, life-story rights and underlying IP arrangements.
Film financing & co-productions
Structuring finance, international co-productions, equity investment and lender arrangements.
Production agreements
Contracts for directors, cast, crew and producers, as well as locations, studios, music and footage licences.
Distribution & exploitation
UK and international distribution deals, sales agency agreements and rights exploitation strategies.
Clearance & content risk
Libel, rights clearance and risk assessment to support confident production and release.
Corporate & commercial support
Production company structuring, special purpose vehicles and related corporate matters.
Lee & Thompson works closely with clients to ensure legal frameworks support both creative ambition and commercial reality – with Connie used to manage documents and signing workflows efficiently throughout the process.
We aim to work with a select group of leading media law firms across Europe. If you are interested in exploring a partnership, please get in touch.
Connie is a platform and tool
– not a legal advisor.
That is a deliberate choice.
Instead of attempting to replace legal expertise, we actively collaborate with some of Europe’s leading media and entertainment law firms. Firms that are deeply embedded in their industries, trusted by their clients, and recognised for the quality and integrity of their legal work.
This approach allows us to focus on what we do best – secure, modern document workflows – while our partners continue to do what they do best: provide independent, expert legal advice.
Our network of curated industry leaders in media law.
Our partners are independent, best-in-class law firms we are proud to be associated with.
We work with firms that specialise in media, film, television and creative industries, operate at the highest professional standards, and understand real-world production and rights workflows. All share our belief that better tools should support – not dilute – legal work.
Over time, this network will grow to include a curated selection of Europe’s most respected media law firms, combining strong local expertise with a consistent, modern platform experience.
From legal expertise to practical workflows
Our partners use Connie as part of their existing client workflows, supporting secure document handling and efficient collaboration across productions and projects.
Over time, this creates the opportunity to offer carefully selected legal templates inside Connie, providing customers with trusted starting points without replacing the role of independent legal advice.
Connie is a trusted eSign and document tool used by film producers all over Europe.
