Following studies at the University of the Free State and articling at a big 5 corporate firm in Sandton South Africa, I felt that the legal realm may not be the ideal vocation for me. I was unable to square my personal goals with my professional ones from what I had experienced in my work that far.
After a brief stint at ProBono.Org as head of legal strategy, I needed some time to recolaborate and seek a different realm to ply my skills. I locked up my flat, boarded a train and traveled South Africa on a journey of discovery. To make ends meet, I assisted a number of friends in the artistic realm with legal agreements. Later I assisted friends in entrepreneurial ventures. As the journey went on, I cam to realize that I was good at this work with few others were doing.
This was the genesis of Chemaly Attorneys Inc; a law firm that serviced the arts and business with less of a profit motive and more for the development of the industries I serviced.
With this shift in focus as to how and where I ply my legal skills, I easily overcame my previous desire to exit the legal field. That turned into a second journey of developing the firm and engaging an increasing client base. While focusing on the three core pillars of the firm, I build a solid knowledge base for the services offered by the firm and intend to continue servicing clients through the firm for the benefit of the arts and business alike.
Chemaly Attorneys Inc is a firm of attorneys which is excited about the work in entertainment, media and entrepreneurship. We engage in our client’s work deeply to get a complete understanding of our clients’ requirements. This stems of years of coming to realize the infancy of legal knowledge in our focus areas and how those we service have had little opportunity to understand the law that pertains to their work. Chemaly Attorneys Inc aims to fill the gap by providing knowledge with our services so that clients have a greater understanding and control of their legal issues.
From music to video games, we provide legal services that assist in certainty pertaining to intellectual property and agreements with multiple partners
Media is a varied discipline and we provide insight into how multiple aspects of media interact and offer legal mechanisms to control that interaction
Starting a business is a daunting ambition and having our wealth of knowledge around will limit legal risks faced throughout that journey.
