Emma Kingdon

Consultant

Emma Kingdon is a Consultant in our Corporate & Commercial practice. She has specialist expertise in entertainment and media law, having worked with a number of film production studios, financing institutions, film producers and investors, scriptwriters, authors, content owners, branded entertainment producers, reality and documentary producers as well as commercial producers and large publishing houses.

Emma has many years of experience in negotiating and drafting a wide range of media agreements, including film option agreements, investment agreements, financing documentation, sponsorship agreements, production agreements, airtime and broadcasting agreements, standard commissioning agreements, chain of title documentation, distribution agreements, directors and production team agreements, and music rights procurement.

She also has experience in negotiating and drafting large technology service agreements (including SaaS, software development and licensing, and outsourcing) and has a background in mergers and acquisitions (mainly private equity), copyright law, and general commercial transactions (such as distribution agreements and franchising arrangements).

Emma Kingdon

About Emma

About Emma

Emma began her career as a Candidate Attorney at Syfret Godlonton-Fuller Moore (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr). She was appointed as an Associate in 1999, promoted to Senior Associate in 2000 and became a Director in 2001. Emma became a Consultant in 2011.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • BA LLB, University of Stellenbosch
  • LLM (Commercial Law), University of South Africa (UNISA)
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 1999
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Languages

Languages

  • English

About Emma

Emma began her career as a Candidate Attorney at Syfret Godlonton-Fuller Moore (now Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr). She was appointed as an Associate in 1999, promoted to Senior Associate in 2000 and became a Director in 2001. Emma became a Consultant in 2011.

Credentials

Education

  • BA LLB, University of Stellenbosch
  • LLM (Commercial Law), University of South Africa (UNISA)
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 1999
  • Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Languages

  • English

News

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global recognised Emma as "Up and Coming" in Corporate/M&A in 2008.

Market recognition

  • Chambers Global recognised Emma as "Up and Coming" in Corporate/M&A in 2008.