Roger Rothfield | LL.B, B.A
Direct line: (03) 8600 8895 | Email: rrothfield@kligers.com.au | Legal Secretary: Karen Polli

	Commercial and Corporate Law		Entertainment Law
	Company — formation and regulation Intellectual property Licensing, distribution and agency matters Mergers and Acquisitions Negotiation of commercial agreements Partnerships and joint ventures Shareholder dealings		Authors’ publishing agreements Composers — agreements and royalties Concert tours, festivals and live venue documentation Film and television contracts Live theatre — production, venue and investment contracts Music industry agreements

1978 — Victoria

A partner since 1981, Roger has an extensive commercial practice based on a range of transactional work. In particular, Roger works in the area of mergers and acquisitions and is regularly called upon to document and advise on commercial arrangements involving Australian and overseas clients. His client base covers a wide range of areas including manufacturing, retail and service industries.

Roger also has an extensive practice in the entertainment area and in this role he represents a range of participants in the film, television and music industry, including a number of Australia’s leading concert promoters and film distributors.

For many years he has acted for a variety of both overseas and Australian artists, working with them to resolve a range of both legal and commercial projects. Additionally, Roger has hands on experience, having acted as executive
producer both in respect to television and feature film and having been
involved in the planning and execution of live music and theatrical productions.

Tennis, golf, skiing and biking, watch collecting, Starlight Children’s
Foundation