Ruth Hunter

Ruth Hunter is a partner in the Finance and Capital Markets Department. She focuses on the area of film and television production including the negotiation and drafting of financing agreements, distribution agreements, equity and tax based financing arrangements (including Section 481 tax credit financing), talent agreements (including film rights agreements), writers agreements, actors, directors, designers and composers agreements. She also provides advice in relation to errors and omissions, insurance and music copyright clearance as well as theatre and public performance contracts, music contracts and general intellectual property issues including trademarks. Ruth also works with banks in relation to financing arrangements for film and television. Ruth works with Screen Producers Ireland (the film producers representative organisation in Ireland) and is a member of the Audiovisual Federation and the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC). · Matheson LLP

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Partner at Matheson LLP in the Finance and Capital Markets Department and head of the firm's Entertainment Law Group. She advises on film and television production matters, including financing and distribution agreements, equity and tax-based financing (including Section 481 tax credit financing), talent and production agreements, music copyright clearance, errors and omissions insurance and related IP issues, and works with banks on film/TV financing arrangements.

Practice areas

Finance & Capital MarketsBanking & FinanceMedia & EntertainmentFilm & TelevisionIntellectual PropertyTax

Office

Ireland

Matheson LLP · Ruth Hunter is a partner in the Finance and Capital Markets Department. She focuses on the area of film and television production including the negotiation and drafting of financing agreements, distribution agreements, equity and tax based financing arrangements (including Section 481 tax credit financing), talent agreements (including film rights agreements), writers agreements, actors, directors, designers and composers agreements. She also provides advice in relation to errors and omissions, insurance and music copyright clearance as well as theatre and public performance contracts, music contracts and general intellectual property issues including trademarks. Ruth also works with banks in relation to financing arrangements for film and television. Ruth works with Screen Producers Ireland (the film producers representative organisation in Ireland) and is a member of the Audiovisual Federation and the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC).

Ireland

Expertise

Film and television productionSection 481 tax credit financingFinancing and distribution agreementsTalent and production agreementsMusic copyright clearance and licensingErrors and omissions insurance

Education

University of Cambridge (LLM)
Trinity College Dublin (LLB)