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What is written protects you. What is not exposes you.

A badly drafted management contract leads to a disputed commission, an account changing hands, a creator reclassified as an employee or a complaint that sticks. A well-drafted one holds, even when the relationship ends badly.

What exposes you

Three situations we see every week.

The contract copied from the internet

It says nothing about who owns the account, how to leave or what chatters may say. When the dispute comes, it protects nobody.

The clause that reclassifies

Set hours, scripts, sanctions, total exclusivity: anything that looks like employment can cost years of back taxes and contributions.

Signing without reading

Endless exclusivity, commission after termination, disproportionate penalties: what you sign binds you, read or not.

How it works

A questionnaire, a call, a deliverable, follow-up.

1You send us the contract, or the need

A contract to review before signing, or contracts to create for your creators, managers and chatters. By form or Telegram.

2A 15-minute call

What needs reviewing, what is missing, in which languages. The quote is written, fixed and given before we start.

3Review or drafting, clause by clause

A plain-language table: what is normal, what to refuse, what to negotiate. Drafting is done with partner lawyers who know the sector.

4Signature and schedules

You sign a version that holds, with the schedules that go with it.

What we cover

The scope, topic by topic.

Agency-creator contract

Commission, term, exclusivity, account ownership and access, obligations, exit: the contract the business rests on, in the signer's language.

Chatter and manager contracts

Contractor, freelancer or employee, at home or abroad: the status that matches the real work, confidentiality, and what each person may say on the creator's behalf.

Consent and image rights

Written, dated and specific for every use: content, promotion, platforms, duration, withdrawal. It protects the agency and the creator alike.

Partners, sales, partnerships

Shareholder agreements, sale of a roster or an agency, partnerships, introducers, content suppliers: the agreements that prevent disputes between people who got on well at the start.

Review before signing, for creators

What exactly you give away, and whether the agency across the table exists and is in good standing. Then you sign a corrected version.

Updates

A new law or platform rule can weaken a clause. Under the 1:1 advisory, we keep your templates up to date and warn you of each change.

Who it is for

Two businesses, one service.

Agencies and managers
  • Agency-creator contract: commission, term, account ownership, exit
  • Manager and chatter contracts, at home and abroad
  • Shareholder agreements, sales, partnerships
  • Written consent and image rights, for every use
Everything for agencies
Creators
  • Agency contract reviewed before you sign
  • Negotiation of commission, exclusivity and exit
  • Checking that the agency exists and is in good standing
  • Getting out of an unbalanced contract
Everything for creators
FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Do you draft the contracts yourselves?
Contracts are drafted and approved with partner lawyers who know the sector. OFM Legal scopes the need, reviews, negotiates and coordinates.
How long does it take?
A review takes a few days, a full set of agency contracts one to two weeks. Timeline and price are set before we start.
Is an English contract enough for a creator who does not speak English?
Better to have a version in the signer's language, or the clause she did not understand may be set aside. We deliver English, French, Spanish and German versions.
What if the agency refuses any change?
That tells you something. A serious agency accepts adjustments on commission, term or exit; one that refuses everything shows you how the rest will go. We help you decide, sometimes not to sign.
Are my current contracts still valid after a new law?
Often only in part. We reread them and tell you which clauses to rework.
Let's talk about your situation

It doesn't only happen to other people.

Write to us by form or on Telegram: we tell you where you stand, and what it costs.

Olivier Maciejewski in a working session