With more than twenty years experience as legal advisers to some of the world’s leading media, advertising and screen industry players, we are experts in our field.
International experience. Local knowledge. Industry expertise.
It makes all the difference.
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Meet the Principal
Founder and principal lawyer, Nikola McWilliam was admitted to practice in Victoria in 1999. She has worked as a media, entertainment and communications lawyer in Melbourne, Sydney, London and the Gold Coast. Prior to establishing McGrath Legal, Nikola held a number of senior in-house legal roles…
OUR PEOPLE
Meet the Principal
Founder and principal lawyer, Nikola McWilliam was admitted to practice in Victoria in 1999. She has worked as a media, entertainment and communications lawyer in Melbourne, Sydney, London and the Gold Coast. Prior to establishing McGrath Legal, Nikola held a number of senior in-house legal roles…
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I’ve been working with Nikola McWilliam for much of the past 10 years. She has helped me in multiple negotiations with several media companies and has an impeccable eye for detail and advocacy for her client. Put simply, I trust her with building the best possible frameworks for my working relationships and have never been happier. She is a star.
McGrath Legal is our trusted legal advisor, they help us negotiate the various challenges that come our way, so we can keep doing what we need to without the worry.
Beyond has engaged McGrath Legal to provide legal advice across a broad range of issues relating to the development, production and distribution of feature films and television content. Our relationship with Nikola McWilliam extends back many years to pre McGrath Legal days when she was employed as an in-house lawyer with Beyond. Her exceptional industry experience and expertise is highly valued by the production and distribution executives at Beyond.
McGrath Legal is the answer. Even with the vaguest brief from us, a perfect solution is reached every time – quickly and cost effectively. Nikola McWilliam has been our go-to lawyer for many years, advising on everything from intellectual property to commercial contracting and business structuring and strategy. Nikola provided ongoing legal advice during the development and implementation of our entertainment industry app, Allegro Live. She has been incredible.
What I particularly appreciated about Nikola’s recent work for Flickchicks on contract negotiations for a factual series, was her impressive thoroughness and obvious determination to secure the best outcome for her client. What’s more, her communication was always very timely, instructive and easy to follow. In essence, she’s a very good solicitor to have on your side!”
Nikola is a terrific lawyer with unique expertise in the media and entertainment space. She brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to each transaction, and she leads negotiations in an efficient and pragmatic manner to achieve business needs. She’s also a lovely person to deal with. We can’t recommend her highly enough.