Mark Edwards is the founder and managing partner of Edwards Creative Law, LLP, an entertainment law boutique with offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver and a practice that extends to every common law province in Canada. Mark’s personal focus is live-action and animated films and series, video games, and digital media.
Mark acts for Canadian producers and studios and for US and foreign buyers of Canadian entertainment products and services. He brings nearly 30 years of experience structuring, funding, financing, producing and exploiting linear and interactive media – to ensure that his clients minimize their risks while maximizing the benefits of Canada’s favourable production environment, low dollar and generous production tax credits.
In addition to his legal practice, Mark has developed, financed and delivered hundreds of episodes of children’s animation – most often as international co-productions under one of Canada’s many bi-lateral audio-visual production treaties; launched CrowdWave, a proprietary, mass-interactive game platform for professional and collegiate sports; and managed the development and production of state-of-the-art branded content and destination web sites for major US advertisers.
Mark is a member of the Law Societies of Ontario and British Columbia.
Edwards Creative Law represents a variety of individuals and organizations working in Canada’s creative industries. We are committed to building quality relationships with our clients by providing the best legal support services they need for their creative project to be successful.
Here are a few of the clients that our team represents:
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Mark Edwards helped me to copy-write my idea and was very helpful and generous with his time. I was very happy with his work and knowledge. Also a kind person to work with.
Mark Edwards helped me to copy-write my idea and was very helpful and generous with his time. I was very happy with his work and knowledge. Also a kind person to work with.
Michael was on top of things and provided detailed notes and explanation of my contract. That allow me to come with a negotiation plan that ended up in signing a better and more competitive contract.
Michael was on top of things and provided detailed notes and explanation of my contract. That allow me to come with a negotiation plan that ended up in signing a better and more competitive contract.
I was saying this to a colleague just the other day. I am so thankful that I have an amazing lawyer that I trust 100%.
I was saying this to a colleague just the other day. I am so thankful that I have an amazing lawyer that I trust 100%.
Ottawa
613-722-2613
204-411 Roosevelt Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K2A 3X9
Toronto
416-751-1010
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Toronto, Ontario
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Winnipeg
204-202-5795
1900-155 Carlton Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Vancouver
604-901-2532
2610-555 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6B 4N6
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