Our people: Mike Cleaver

• Performed production counsel work for numerous television and motion picture clients;
• Regularly leads U.S. media law seminars in the U.K.
• Graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Law in Chapel Hill, one of the top-ranked law schools in the US;

He has performed production counsel work for numerous other television and motion picture clients, including 20th Century Fox (in connection with its $262 million movie release, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”) and Chicago Borough Films and director Gabriel Range, in connection with “Death of a President”, (the International Emmy Award-winning docudrama involving the fictional assassination of President George W. Bush).

Mike is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar and the United States District Court of the Middle District of North Carolina.

Mike also has drafted high value media agreements and has represented major U.S. publishing companies in copyright infringement cases. While at law school, Mike was a member of the North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology, on which he served as both a staff writer and an editor. He was also consistently placed on the Dean's List for academic achievement.

Before attending law school, Mike received his Bachelor of Arts in Communications, also at the University of North Carolina, graduating with distinction. There he concentrated on Media Production and held an internship with a local entertainment production company. During this time Mike was exposed to many of the challenges a production company faces in shooting documentaries and independent films. He also gained experience as a set production assistant, rounding his understanding of the tasks involved in many of our clients’ day-to-day work.