Gigi Morin
She / Her / Hers
Partner
E gigi@mcclaw.ca
T 416.593.2513 ext.102
Gigi Morin is a founding partner of Morin Charnetski Ceroni LLP. For over 20+ years Gigi has welcomed the opportunity to advise content creators, producers and talent navigate the legals associated with developing, producing, and exploiting first class content for Canadian and international markets.
Gigi was called to the Ontario Bar in 1997 and joined John Duncan & Assoc. in 1998 and became a founding partner of Duncan Morin LLP in 2000 where she practiced until its wind up in September of 2022. Gigi is thankful for the 22 years she spent practicing law and managing Duncan Morin LLP with her mentor, colleague, and friend John Duncan.
Gigi works with live action and animation content creators and producers (narrative, documentary, factual, lifestyle, reality, children, youth, gaming and variety) on a broad range of matters including: negotiating rights acquisitions and options; advising on financing structures including Canadian content structures, international co-productions and co-ventures; negotiating domestic and international broadcast, streaming and distribution agreements; advising and negotiating talent agreements on behalf of producers and talent including creators, showrunners, performers, writers and directors including those under the jurisdiction of guilds such as ACTRA, SAG, WGC, WGA and DGC; advising on government and private funding initiatives; negotiating interim financing arrangements with private and institutional lenders; and advising on matters relating to insurance and clearance. Gigi also advises on matters relating to the exploitation of ancillary rights and products including licensing and merchandising, publishing, and formats.
Gigi is a former board member on the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC) and Toronto Film Board and a current member of WIFT. Gigi has been consistently listed as a leading lawyer in entertainment law in the Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory.
