Sander Dikhoff has been a lawyer in the field of media and entertainment for 25 years, working nationally and internationally as an entertainment lawyer. He specializes in film, TV, books, advertising, models, sports and fashion. He advises, negotiates and litigates on contracts, deals, intellectual property (especially copyright), (un)lawful publishing and corporate law (collaborations, co-productions, mergers, acquisitions and participations).
Sander works for both creators, such as directors, actors, screenwriters, presenters, creators of films and series, format owners, creative producers and showrunners, as for companies and institutions, such as producers, distributors, broadcasters, agents, film training institutes, film funds, film festivals and film insurers.
Sander completed the prestigious Inside Pictures international film course in Los Angeles and London at the London TV and Film School in 2019.
Examples of cases in which Sander has been involved
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- Deal between Achmed Akkabi and Amazon Prime Video regarding Mocro Maffia
- Transfer Eva Jinek from KRO-NCRV to RTL
- Transfer Eva Jinek from RTL to AVROTROS
- Deal with YouTube about documentary Nikkie Tutorials
- Setting up a loyalty program for Walt Disney
- Deal between the screenwriter of Penoza and Het Jaar van Fortuyn, among others, creator and showrunner of Dirty Lines and Fremantle label Fiction Valley
- Setting up online platform Makers Channel
- Several book adaptations, such as Soof, Nieuwe Buren, Baantjer, Het geheime dagboek van Hendrik Groen and ‘t Hooge Nest
- Proceedings against Maurice de Hond about the film De Veroordeling and podcast De Deventer Mediazaak
- Biography Johan Cruijff: summary proceedings between Auke Kok and his publisher versus the Cruijff Foundation
- Biography Thomas Dekker: summary proceedings between Thijs Zonneveld and his publisher versus Hanegraaf
- Deal between Topkapi Films and Banijay
- Acquisition of the film division by Kaap Holland Film from Warner
vLitigation between Morten Olsen and Umbro
- Litigation between DVD operator and Marco van Basten over “De 100 mooiste doelpunten”
- Deals for presenters/actors/directors/writers/format creators with producers/broadcasters/streamers
Other additional positions
- Vice president of the Nederlands Filmfestival (Dutch Film Festival)
- Guest lecturer at the Nederlandse Filmacademie (Dutch Film Academy)
- Media columnist of Dutch newspaper het Parool
Sander Dikhoff is lid van de volgende verenigingen: Vereniging voor Auteursrecht (VvA), de Vereniging voor Media- en Communicatierecht (VMC) en de Vereniging voor Reclamerecht (VvRr).
Omdat zijn werkveld meerdere disciplines bestrijkt, staat Sander in het rechtsgebiedenregister van de Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten in het volgende hoofdrechtsgebied geregistreerd: Algemene Praktijk. Op grond van deze registratie is hij verplicht elk kalenderjaar volgens de normen van de Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten tien opleidingspunten te behalen op ieder geregistreerd hoofdrechtsgebied.
