Profile
Work Department
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).
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Ruth Hunter and Nicole Mitchel have a great understanding of and experience in film, TV and animation. They are responsive, a pleasure to deal with and work diligently on the legal closing like an extension of our team.'
'What sets them apart, is if some issue / new nuance arises on a project, they consider its implications and the pros and cons of accepting it or suggest compromises that balance the desire to reach agreement, ensuring our company is protected. We have worked with them for several years and look forward to continuing to do so.’
Key clients
- Port Pictures Limited
- Hail Mary Pictures Limited