Ms Ruth Hunter > Matheson LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Matheson LLP
70 SIR JOHN ROGERSON'S QUAY
DUBLIN 2
Ireland
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Work Department

Partner and Head of Entertainment Law Group

Position

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).

Education

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

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Media and entertainment

(Leading partners)

Ruth HunterMatheson LLP

Matheson LLP is well-regarded for its expertise, particularly in the Irish film and television sector. The team advises media and broadcasting companies and regulatory and statutory bodies on various matters spanning film, television, and digital media. Combining its entertainment law expertise with the capabilities of its commercial litigation and dispute resolution team, the firm offers detailed advice on defamation and privacy law. The practice serves a diverse client base, including producers, lenders, financiers, and distributors, across contentious and non-contentious matters. Ruth Hunter leads the entertainment practice, while Michael Byrne heads the defamation and privacy team.