Taylor Oballa Murray Leyland LLP is an entertainment and media law firm based in Toronto, Ontario. Our team of creative professionals is especially proud of its artist and business development history dating back to the founding of the firm in 2006.
We are not afraid to roll up our sleeves from day one to support great art, great ideas, and great people with our legal counsel and strategic business advice.
What We Do
Taylor Oballa Murray Leyland LLP is known for its skilled approach to transactional matters related to entertainment and media law. We represent individuals and companies in all areas of the industry, including musicians, record companies, film and television producers, film financiers, songwriters and publishers, actors, writers, directors, media personalities, trademark owners, music producers and mixers, book authors, theatre producers, fashion entrepreneurs, models, dancers, and more.
Our lawyers offer practical insight informed by professional training and experience to provide clients with a well-rounded and deep knowledge base in support of their worldwide activities. Growing areas of practice include social media, brand partnerships, gaming, privacy, design, sports, cannabis, not-for-profit, and food and beverage.
The firm has significant experience in drafting and negotiating contracts, such as:
Recording Agreements
Songwriter and Music Publishing Agreements
Management Agreements
Agency Agreements
Synchronization and Licensing Agreements
Talent Representation Agreements
Performer Agreements
We regularly assist with various business organization matters, including:
Incorporations
Partnership Agreements
Joint Venture Agreements
Shareholders Agreements
Rollover Agreements
Amalgamations
Dissolutions
Corporate Restructuring
Not-for-profit Incorporations
Charitable Registrations
Business Name Registrations
In addition, we represent our clients in a variety of copyright, trademark, privacy, and regulatory compliance matters, such as:
Copyright Registrations
Infringement Matters
Trademark Registrations
Trademark Opposition and Section 45 Proceedings
Privacy and Regulatory Compliance
Privacy Policies
Privacy Training
Privacy Breach Management
LAWYERS
Miro Oballa, Partner
Miro Oballa is a partner at Taylor Oballa Murray Leyland LLP. He has been practicing entertainment law since 2002 in the areas of music, film, television, gaming, new media, sports, and event production.
Doug Murray, Partner
Doug Murray is a partner at Taylor Oballa Murray Leyland LLP, practising in the areas of film, television, new media and music law. He acts for a wide variety of film, TV and new media producers, financiers, distributors, agents, artists, writers, directors, actors and musicians.
Pat Leyland, Partner
Pat Leyland is a partner at Taylor Oballa Murray Leyland LLP. Actively involved in the music industry for over 20 years, Pat has been with the law firm since its inception in 2006. He generally practices in the areas of intellectual property and corporate/commercial law, with a particular focus on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts in relation to the music industry.
Safwan Javed, Partner
Safwan Javed is a partner at Taylor Oballa Murray Leyland LLP, having joined the firm in 2012. His practice generally focuses on intellectual property and business matters as they relate to the intersection between law and music/new media.
Colin Glazer, Associate
Colin Glazer is a corporate-commercial lawyer at Taylor Oballa Murray Leyland LLP, focusing on film, television and new media law. Called to the Ontario Bar in 2012, Colin is a graduate of the University of Melbourne Law School (J.D.) and York University (B.F.A.), and holds an Osgoode Hall Law Certificate in Entertainment Law.
Sarah Falzon, Associate
Sarah Falzon is an associate at Taylor Oballa Murray Leyland LLP. Sarah joined the firm in 2016, prior to which she was an associate at a Toronto-based music law firm and at a full service Toronto law firm where she was a strong advocate for clients, regularly representing them at different levels of court. She currently practices in the areas of music and entertainment law, primarily working with and representing artists and music services companies navigating through varying stages of their careers and business.
Adrian Barnardo, Associate
Adrian Barnardo is an associate at Taylor Oballa Murray Leyland LLP. He joined the firm as a summer student in 2015 and articled with the firm in 2016-2017. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2017. Adrian is a graduate of California State University (B.A. in Political Science & Government) and Osgoode Hall Law School (J.D.). He practices generally in the area of entertainment and media law.
Saralyn Purdie, Associate
Saralyn is an associate at Taylor Oballa Murray Leyland LLP. Saralyn was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2022, and joined the firm in 2023. Based out of Vancouver, Saralyn represents a variety of the firm’s music and entertainment clients.
Contact
Getting Here
Located in the heart of the vibrant Liberty Village neighbourhood in Toronto, our office is within walking distance from the TTC streetcar route on King Street and the GO Transit stops at Exhibition Station, and it is easily accessible by car via the Gardiner Expressway.
You can find us on the 3rd floor (Suite 330) of the Liberty Market Building located at 171 East Liberty Street.
From the East Liberty Street entrance (near Lynn Williams Street):
-Take stairs or elevator to third floor
-Walk straight, turn left at suite 310
-After the elevator, turn right
-Go straight, then turn left at the corner
-We will be the last office on your left-hand side
From the Hanna Avenue entrance (near the Green P parking lot):
-Take stairs to the second floor
-Walk straight, turn right at suite 206
-Take stairs or elevator to third floor
-After the elevator, turn right
-Go straight, then turn left at the corner
-We will be the last office on your left-hand side
