“Melissa has always been a pleasure to work with. She is concise, efficient, and helpful in finding the best solution to any problems that arise. Her matter of fact, down to earth, advice is much appreciated. We look forward to continuing our work together.”
“Melissa is an extremely competent legal professional with a great approach, tone and arsenal of know how. It is very obvious to us that Melissa cares about the work we do together as if it were her own production company/production. Her attention to detail and level of care makes us feel like we are in a very safe pair of hands and that she is a trusted part of the See-Saw team. Thank you Melissa for all the work you do with us!”
“Melissa guided me through my first negotiation as a writer/director with patience, thoroughness, and intelligence. She is incredibly efficient and her attention to detail was immaculate. I will definitely be working with Melissa on any future deals. And she’s also a pleasure to work with!”
“I have worked with Melissa for many years and during that time she has always been very thorough, efficient, diligent and meticulous as well as being a good friend and supporter of our family business. She is always available when needed and I would happily recommend her services to any company or individual needing someone of her expertise.”
“Melissa has proven to be a reliable and highly competent lawyer. Her time with Field Fisher and exposure to a variety of media transactions gives me a great deal of confidence when working together and I have no hesitation in recommending her.”
“Professional, approachable and reliable - highly recommended.”
“Melissa Fish was brilliant and speedy in helping me sort out a contract. I was impressed with her expertise, promptness and efficiency. She is also a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend her as she really knows her subject and makes everything seem so clear and simple”
“Melissa came highly recommended to me to advise on a feature film project that had international components. I found her to be very friendly, approachable and very knowledgeable. Her advice was communicated with promptness and efficiency.”
“Working with Melissa and Paper & Chain was a pleasure. She guided the business affairs process on my project with the utmost professionalism, in a manner that was still incredibly accessible, easy and smooth. In the end, she helped to transform what could have been an otherwise daunting task into an effortless one. I look forward to working with her again.”
“Melissa and Paper & Chain were a joy to work with. Their unique way of structuring the working relationship is refreshing and practical. They were always at the end of the phone or email, offering support and advice. We’ll definitely use them again in the future.”
“Melissa was an invaluable source of knowledge, experience and professionalism to us as we negotiated our first forays into producing for screen ”
“I got in touch with Melissa regarding a copyright issue, and found her very helpful. Not only is she incredibly knowledgeable about the law surrounding TV rights, but she has great insight into the internal dynamics of media companies. She explained everything very clearly and I would not hesitate to contact her again should the need arise.”
“Melissa was instrumental in helping me understand the UK legal terrain to make the best decisions possible when I received my first offer to work as executive producer and story consultant on a film. My publisher’s lawyer recommended her, and I found her to be kind, patient and extremely competent in complex situations.”
“The P&C team are brilliant - the process is efficient and we rest easy in the knowledge that they are representing our best interests and smoothly handling agents on our behalf.”
“Thanks so much for all your hard work and patience on this. You deserve a medal for your tenacity and passion to see this done well. ”
“Melissa Fish has many qualities to recommend her. In our case she successfully navigated an extremely complicated and complex tripartite film deal between a well known international recording and performance artist, for their film rights with a national broadcaster and leading production company. Melissa showed enormous dexterity and patience in bringing divergent parties together in a harmonious and happy way with a postive outcome.”
“In this ever-expanding world of entertainment in which the old distribution rules no longer apply, film and television contracts are becoming longer, more complicated and increasingly acquisitive. For anyone who doesn’t wish to spend ten months negotiating a contract, and prefers to focus on the important issues, Melissa, Anouska, Hannah and team are a godsend.”
“Melissa came highly recommended and did not disappoint — delivering everything efficiently and with ease. ”
“Johanna was extremely helpful and a pleasure to work with. I really appreciated her expertise and all the additional time she kindly put towards this. ”
“Working with Paper & Chain across our podcast series’ has always resulted in detail-oriented and thorough work. Our contractual negotiations with talent and clients are crucial to our business relationships and we know we can trust the advice of the Paper & Chain team to handle these relationships with the up most care.”