Stephen Henderson is a partner in the Entertainment & Sports and Intellectual Property Groups at Cassels. Stephen advises clients in a variety of industries including music, film and television, sports, fashion, video games, book publishing, marketing, and social media. These clients include chart-topping recording artists, performing and reproduction rights organizations, major broadcasters, game developers, and some of Canada’s biggest brands. Stephen prides himself on providing reasoned and practical advice to both established and up-and-coming clients.
His work has included transactions involving the purchase of music catalogues (recording and publishing) and the sale of major fashion brands with global trademark portfolios. Stephen frequently negotiates and drafts of all manner of music-related agreements including recording, publishing, producer, and endorsement agreements. He is experienced in legal issues relating to touring, music festivals, and televised performances.
Stephen is active in the legal community and is a member of the Ontario Bar Association Entertainment, Media & Communications Section, the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, and the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada. He mentors high school students interested in law through the University of Toronto’s Youth Summer Program. He previously coached Osgoode Hall’s Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot team and OCAD University’s Imagination Catalyst entrepreneurs.
Stephen is a graduate of the J.D. program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Prior to attending law school, Stephen received an Honours B.A. in Multimedia and Political Science from McMaster University before working in Canada and Switzerland to assist companies and organizations with their marketing and social media efforts. Stephen also teaches classes at Osgoode Hall Law School on entertainment law and at Western University Faculty of Law on intellectual property issues in franchising.
