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Ruth is a partner and head of the Entertainment and Media Law Group at Matheson Ormsby Prentice. 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 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 works with Film Makers Ireland (the film producers representative organisation in Ireland) and is a member of the Audiovisual Federation and the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC).
Ruth also advises on sports law covering all commercial sports agreements (including employment agreements) and intellectual property rights in sport as well as related sponsorship arrangements.
Education
Trinity College Dublin, Bachelor of Laws
University of Cambridge, England, Master of Laws
Highlights
Recent Films Ruth has worked on include:
- "I Went Down" starring Brendan Gleeson
- "Nora" starring Ewan McGregor
- "About Adam" directed by Gerard Stembridge
- "Angela's Ashes" directed by Alan Parker
- "Reign of Fire" starring Matthew McConaughey, (the largest feature film shot in Ireland to date)
- "On the Nose" starring Dan Ackroyd, Robbie Coltrane and many others
Ruth's television work includes:
- representing independent television producers in Ireland
- working with RTE, UTV and other ITV companies, the BBC and Channel 4 as well as USA broadcasters
- advised the producers of the 'Ballykissangel' television series for the BBC as well as the series "Amongst Women" and also "Falling for a Dancer"
- advised on the 19 Beckett Plays filmed for RTE and Channel 4 advised companies operating under the Media Programme of the EU and the Media Desk in Ireland
- advised in the area of live theatre, events and artists including "Riverdance The Show"
