Entertainment Law
Why do you need an entertainment lawyer?
An entertainment lawyers spend a lot of time negotiating, drafting, and reviewing contracts to protect you. Our attorneys will ensure that all contracts you sign reflect industry standards, the terms you agreed to, provide you with appropriate compensation, and protect your intellectual property.
Moreover, hiring an entertainment lawyer is more important in today’s digital age because individuals are now more susceptible to widespread pirating of their work and infringement of their intellectual property rights. There are so many ways for unscrupulous people to pirate your work or infringe on your intellectual property and, at the same time, to make it all go viral. Without proper protection in place, you may lose the value of your work, intellectual property, and (ultimately) your source of income as an entertainer.
Our attorneys have guided many well-known California-based entertainers navigate through the murky waters of California’s entertainment law. We are here to guide you by explaining how the industry works and preventing you from making bad deals or engaging in costly disputes.
We can assist you with all your entertainment law needs, whether it is securing contracts, negotiating terms, or resolving disputes:
1) Development and production contracts, i.e. writer agreements, talent agreements, recording agreements.
2) Distribution deals for a project.
3) Financing agreements, i.e. sponsorships, bank loans, co-production investments, etc.
4) Form agreements, i.e. appearance releases, location releases, license agreements.
5) Reviewing any contracts or documents to analyze client’s rights or client’s questions.
We know you take pride in your work and we are here to guide you in protecting your work, you intellectual property, and (ultimately) your source of income. Let us handle all the negotiation, drafting, disputes, and litigation so you can place your focus on your creative endeavors.