Greg Duffy BA LLB

Partner

Greg Duffy started as an employed Solicitor with Michael Frankel & Co. Solicitors in 1993. With the inception of Frankel Lawyers he commenced as a Partner with Michael Frankel and Raena Lea-Shannon in 2005.
He specialises in Entertainment Law, particularly in the areas of Film, Television and Theatre. Much of his time is spent on development agreements, financing, production and distribution all related legal issues and has a depth of experience in film and television litigation.

As part of his work with the Firm, Greg advises the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) as well as giving seminars on legal and financing issues for the students and the film and television industry. He was previously a lecturer in the law component of the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) Executive MBA Program at the University of New South Wales where he researched, Co-wrote and updated the course Law for Practising Managers.

He has also tutored in law at the University of New South Wales Aboriginal Education Program in the areas of Intellectual Property, Media Law, Litigation, Constitutional Law, Company Law, Contract Law, Communications Law, Torts, Trusts, Trade Practices and Environmental Law.

Greg has worked in various capacities on Film, Television, Radio, and Stage Productions for more than 25 years. He has Co-written, co-directed and Co-produced a number of short films and documentaries dealing with subjects as diverse as the protection of Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property, the nature of the Jury System and coping with grief after the death of a partner. He is presently Co-Producing a low budget feature film called 'Last Train to Freo' which has been privately funded and obtained a distribution guarantee from ScreenWest, as well as development and investment funding from the Australian Film Commission.

In addition to these varied activities, Greg has also written and delivered papers on Performer's Protection; Competition in the Film Distribution and Exhibition Industries of Australia; The Distribution of Film and Television Programs in traditional and New Media Technologies; Legal Issues for Independent Feature and Documentary Filmmakers; The effect of the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement on Australia's Audio-visual industries; and Private Financing for Low Budget Films.