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We are a boutique media and entertainment law firm, with over eighty 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
- “Lol, no.”4/23 - Entertainment Agency IMG recently sent a legal letter to the Cola Corporation on behalf of its client the Los Angeles Police Department Foundation, demanding that Cola remove the acronym LAPD from a parody t-shirt sold by Cola that included an LA Lakers logo with the phrase "F*** the LAPD" emblazoned on top. Instead of responding in kind, coun...Read more