Stohn Hay Cafazzo Heim Finlay Llp

Name

Stohn Hay Cafazzo Heim Finlay Llp

Legal name

Stohn Hay Cafazzo Heim Finlay LLP

Website

https://stohnhay.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Entertainment and IP Law: Fee-for-service legal representation including corporate matters, intellectual property, entertainment transactions, regulatory advocacy, and cultural policy. Revenue generated through billable hours, fixed fees for specific matters, and retainer arrangements with ongoing clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stohn Hay Cafazzo Heim Finlay LLP is a Toronto-based law firm providing legal services in entertainment, interactive digital media, technology, artificial intelligence, broadcast regulatory, and intellectual property law. The firm represents production companies, broadcasters, recording artists, publishers, digital platforms, and cultural organizations in transactional, regulatory, and advisory matters across film, television, music, publishing, gaming, and marketing sectors.

Product overview

Stohn Hay Cafazzo Heim Finlay LLP is a Canadian law firm providing legal services rather than technology products. The firm specializes in entertainment law, digital media, technology law, artificial intelligence, broadcast regulatory matters, and intellectual property law. Their practice areas include entertainment (film, television, music, publishing), digital media and technology (digital productions, online platforms, software, apps, immersive multimedia, e-commerce), marketing (sponsorships, celebrity agreements, branded entertainment), cultural policy and regulatory advocacy, intellectual property (copyright, licensing, disputes), and general corporate matters. The firm's services are delivered through individual lawyers rather than a software platform or product architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Entertainment Law Legal services for film, television, music, publishing, and digital media productions, including optioning and acquisition of underlying properties, co-production and co-venture agreements, production services agreements, Canadian tax and government incentives, production financing, talent agreements, errors and omissions insurance review, broadcast and online licence agreements, distribution agreements, merchandising, agent and management agreements, music recording and publishing agreements, live event and venue agreements, and book publishing agreements.
• Cultural Policy & Regulatory Advocacy Legal advocacy, legislative reform, and government relations services for cultural industries and creative sector clients in Canada.
• Digital Media & Technology Law Legal services for digital productions, online and social media platforms, websites, software and apps, video games, immersive multimedia, e-commerce, and AI-related matters.
• Marketing Law Legal services covering sponsorships, athlete, celebrity and influencer agreements, special event agreements, loyalty agreements, branded entertainment, and online and social media marketing matters.
• Intellectual Property Law Legal services for copyright, collective copyright and societies, personality rights, privacy rights, protection, licensing and sale, and IP disputes.
• General Corporate Matters Legal services for incorporations, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, amalgamations and dissolutions, share and asset purchase agreements, specialized due diligence, confidentiality agreements, privacy and anti-spam policies, and terms of use.

Quantifiable outcome

• National Tier 1 Ranking by Best Law Firms in entertainment law
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Interactive OntariocoreOthersNot-for-profit trade association dedicated to the economic and creative growth of the Interactive Digital Media industry in Ontario. Max Rothschild serves as Corporate Secretary and Stephen Stohn is a director. The firm provides legal guidance and industry representation.
• Canadian Retransmission CollectivecoreOthersOrganization managing retransmission rights for Canadian broadcasters. Erin Finlay and Stephen Stohn serve as Board Directors, providing legal expertise and governance.
• Producers Audiovisual CollectivecoreOthersCollective rights organization for Canadian producers. Erin Finlay and Stephen Stohn serve as Board Directors, contributing legal expertise in audiovisual rights.
• ISAN CanadaminorOthersOrganization managing International Standard Audiovisual Number (ISAN) identifiers in Canada. Erin Finlay and Stephen Stohn serve as directors, supporting international content identification standards.
• Canadian Country Music AssociationcoreOthersNational trade association for Canadian country music. Angelika Heim serves as Board Member and member of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, representing music industry legal expertise.
• Ontario Creates (formerly Ontario Media Development Corporation)coreOthersOntario government agency supporting cultural media industries. Ron Hay serves as Board Member (2017-2020) and Stephen Stohn served as Director and Chair of Strategic Planning Committee (2001-2010).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Goodmans LLP: Toronto-based full-service firm with a strong entertainment, media, and sports practice serving major Canadian and international clients. Overlaps on high-end entertainment transactions and broadcast matters.
• Torys LLP: Major Canadian full-service firm with a recognized entertainment, media and sports practice handling corporate, financing, and regulatory mandates in the sector.
• Stikeman Elliott LLP: Premier Canadian corporate law firm with entertainment M&A and finance capability (Paul Neville previously practiced corporate M&A at Stikeman). Competes on entertainment corporate structuring, financing, and M&A transactions.
• Aird & Berlis LLP: Toronto-based full-service firm where David Dembroski was previously a partner for nine years. Competes on entertainment, music, and sports law mandates in the Ontario market.
• McMillan LLP: Full-service Canadian firm with a recognized entertainment and IP practice (Diana Cafazzo and Sarah Gross both previously at McMillan). Overlaps in production financing, broadcasting, and music/entertainment transactional work.
• Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP: Toronto-based full-service firm with a notable entertainment law group (where Erin Finlay previously practiced). Competes for the same film, television, music, and digital media mandates across the Canadian market.
• Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP: Canadian full-service firm with entertainment, media, and IP capability, particularly on broadcast regulatory and technology matters. Competes for mandates across the Canadian entertainment ecosystem.
• McCarthy Tétrault LLP: One of Canada's largest national full-service law firms with an established entertainment, media, and IP practice group. Directly comparable as competing counsel on Canadian entertainment mandates, though it serves a much broader corporate roster rather than specializing in entertainment.
• Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP: Global law firm with a substantial Canadian entertainment, media, and sports practice, with significant cross-border capabilities relevant to international co-productions and rights licensing.

Direct peers

• Bereskin & Parr LLP: Leading Canadian IP boutique specializing in patent, trademark, and copyright law (Max Rothschild previously at Bereskin & Parr). Most directly comparable as a Canadian IP-focused boutique with entertainment industry clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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