Emma Kingdon

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.

• Advised in respect of various aspects for the producers, investors or financiers of film and television productions in South Africa such as Sony Pictures, Sony Animation, Lookout Point, Federation Studios, Cofiloisirs, Natixis Coficine, Comerica Bank, Banc of California, on productions such as Sniper 11, Catch Me A Killer,  Mad Max: Fury Road, Story of an African Farm, uCarmen eKhayalitsha, Confessions of a Gambler, The Flood, Spud, Dark Tide, Judge Dredd, The Dinosaur Project, Flight of the Storks, Mary and Martha, Death Race, Blended and The Giver.

   

• Advised television reality, documentary and programme producers (Lorton Entertainment, Justin Bonello, Cooked, Charly’s Cake Angels, Class Act, Ultimate Braaimaster and Monticello Inc).

• Drafted revisions to publishing houses' standard rights agreements to cater for digital rights.

• Advised brand owners on media sponsorship and other branding transactions, such as the sponsorship of MasterChef SA and the South African national rugby side (Springboks).

• Advisor to the South African branch of the African Social Entrepreneurship Network.

• Advised HCL Axon in its SAP implementation project with Shoprite Checkers and on its acquisition of the SAP implementation business of UCS.

• Acted for the joint venture of Diageo South Africa, Heineken International BV and Namibia Breweries in South Africa (brandhouse Beverages) in all commercial matters.

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