About Us
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
- Duke sings the “White Lotus” bluesNow that The White Lotus has wrapped, talk of Duke University is fading. But as attorneys who love both Duke and the intersection of trademark law and entertainment, we want to keep the conversation going. Duke stirred controversy when a character in The White Lotus wore a “DUKE” sweatshirt during a tense scene. The university objected, stating t...Read more
Media News
- Third times a charm4/21 - Sarah Palin's defamation retrial against The New York Times began Tuesday. Palin claims the Times "deliberately disregarded" the truth when it erroneously linked her PAC's campaign materials to the 2011 Tucson shooting that injured Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. This marks Palin's third attempt to hold the newspaper liable after a federal appe...Read more