People | Jonathan Berger

Jonathan Berger is a specialist Film and Television lawyer whose work increasingly focuses on the digital distribution of content. His clients include leading film and television producers and distributors as well as Hollywood majors and technology companies.

Jonathan’s recent work has included advising:

• Microsoft on its electronic sell-through and video-on-demand arrangements with film studios and distributors around the World for its digital entertainment service, “Zune”;
• Ymagis, one of Europe’s largest digital cinema deploying companies, on agreements with distributors including studios;
• This year’s Oscar nominated Chico & Rita (Best Animated Feature Film and European Film Academy Animated Feature Film) and last year’s Oscar nominated The Gruffalo (Best Animated Short) and The Gruffalo’s Magic Light Pictures;
• The band Queen and its management on the forthcoming film about the band starring Sacha Baron-Cohen as Freddie Mercury;
• Quickfire Films on the distribution and financing arrangements for the Neal Street production Blood;
• The producers and financiers of the feature film documentary Fire in Babylon on its international distribution agreements;
• NBC Universal in relation to the UK version of Law & Order;
• Exclusive Media on Peter Weir's The Way Back.

Chambers and Partners states that Jonathan "is respected by producers, distributors and Hollywood majors for being 'extremely smart and quickly getting to the nub of the business issues'". Jonathan is a recognised leader in his field and has previously been included in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 list of high-achieving lawyers.