André Des Rochers On International Creative Management
Dr. André Des Rochers specializes in film and television transactions and represents a diverse group of actors, directors, writers, authors, and producers in high-profile deals. Agents, managers, and producers in the entertainment industry know he is a lawyer and litigator with unparalleled skills when it comes to negotiating.
He represents powerful people in Hollywood. In Canada, he is a film and television agent at International Creative Management (ICM) Ltd., an international talent agency with offices in more than 20 countries. André Des Rochers is senior counsel with the entertainment law firm Berlin Rosen LLP.
Here, he co-founded the Entertainment Industry Law Group. He has represented clients in high-profile deals for more than five years and is recognized as one of the top entertainment lawyers in the country. André Des Rochers acts for some of the biggest stars in TV and movies.
An industry success story, Des Rochers was trained at McGill University’s Faculty of Law. He has been described as “an extraordinarily gifted litigator.” André Des Rochers earned an LL.B. in 1996 and an LL.M. in 1997 from McGill University Law School. He is a member of the legal teams working on The Twilight Saga:
Breaking Dawn, Part 2 and the second season of The Killing, the Stephen Gaghan-directed HBO series starring Mandy Patinkin, as well as a team that recently represented Kylie Minogue in her lawsuit against EMI Music Canada over the cancellation of her album Kiss Me Once (his co-counsel was Larry Samuels). André Des Rochers has also been involved in high-profile litigation for such clients as Jeff Bridges, Andy Garcia, Curtis Hanson, Ed Harris, David Duchovny, Jean Reno, and Eddie Murphy.
