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We are a boutique media and entertainment law firm, with over one hundred years of combined experience litigating cases, negotiating deals, and advising clients. We handle defamation, privacy, copyright, and trademark matters; provide newsgathering, copyright and trademark counseling; conduct pre-publication, pre-broadcast, and title clearance; prepare fair use opinion letters; negotiate production, development, access and participant agreements; draft appearance, materials and location releases; and advise influencers and endorsers. Our clients include the country’s leading news and information providers, producers and content developers, celebrity and entertainment publications, filmmakers, artists, writers, and many other creative individuals and entities.
Media Matters Newsletter
- Making Marsy’s Law (better)When Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment known as “Marsy’s Law” – named for Marsy Nicholas, the UC Santa Barbara senior who was stalked and murdered by her ex-boyfriend – some law enforcement agencies took the position that they were prohibited from disclosing the identity of crime victims because the amendment gave victims of a...Read more
Media News That Matters
- Just kidding10/29 - Bill Maher and HBO have been sued by conservative political activist Laura Loomer for a joke made on the HBO talk/comedy series Real Time with Bill Maher. Maher joked that Loomer was “maybe in an arranged relationship” with former President Trump and that the answer to the question “who’s Trump f***ing” “might be Laura Loomer.” ...Read more