Talkfest – Music Fest Summit proudly renews its partnership with Cuatrecasas, a leading law firm with offices across Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. This collaboration powers the “Festivals Legal Forum,” a dedicated space where legal experts discuss key challenges in event and festival organization.
Cuatrecasas’ lawyers and consultants lead interactive sessions offering tailored advice to promoters, service providers, freelancers, and artists. Each session includes a Q&A allowing attendees to resolve their legal questions and gain practical tools to navigate contracts, licensing, insurance, taxes, and compliance in the evolving music festival sector.
THEMES 2026
The hiring of Freelancers and Cultural Professionals: relevant aspects of the legal framework and social security
The Wall: How vertical integration (control of artists, promotion, festivals, and ticketing) and horizontal integration (market consolidation) can be anti-competitive
Festivals in areas of natural risk: environmental and safety requirements
From the Ticket to the Biometric “template”: privacy, security, and audience experience at festivals
The Chain: The legality of territorial exclusivity and non-compete clauses
Offstage – the power of ambush marketing
CUATRECASAS TEAM 2026
MUSIC FESTIVAL IN PORTUGAL: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Cuatrecasas has prepared a practical legal guide in collaboration with APORFEST – Portuguese Association of Music Festivals. Covering a wide range of legal topics, its goal is to create value and contribute to the sustainable development of music festivals in Portugal.
This guide is exclusively distributed to APORFEST members and/or registered participants of Talkfest – Music Fest Summit 2026. If you meet these criteria and would like to receive it, please fill out the following form.