Legal for people who make things.
Helping people simplify complexity, protect their ideas and get great work out into the world.
Working with agencies, production companies and brands (and anyone doing anything creative) at the start of something new or to get something over the line.
How Makers Counsel helps
Clear, commercially grounded advice, practical risk assessment and documentation that works — protecting creative work and helping it get out into the world with confidence.
Intellectual Property
From clearance and licensing (in and out) through to permissions, releases and usage rights. Helping you protect what’s yours, and respect what isn’t.
Compliance
Keeping brands, agencies and partners on the right side of the rules. Covering advertising and consumer regulation, as well as wider product and compliance requirements.
Commercial contracts
From MSAs and SOWs to supplier terms and creating bespoke playbooks. Keeping agreements clear, workable and moving.
Working with Makers Counsel
Makers Counsel support can work for you in a few different ways, depending on what’s needed — from ongoing, embedded support through to standalone projects and one-off advice. Most clients choose to work on a retainer, acting as an extension of the team. That means properly understanding the business, the work and how things move — and being there when it counts.
Project-based support is also available for defined pieces of work, as well as ad hoc advice for more immediate or one-off queries.
Not sure where to start?
Most clients come with a mix of things rather than a neatly defined need. Get in touch and we’ll figure it out together.