Entertainment

Strategic counsel from award-winning insiders

Recognized by Variety and Billboard as among the industry’s top music and entertainment lawyers, our attorneys leverage deep legal and business affairs experience from senior roles at major networks, studios, and media companies to deliver strategic counsel across the media landscape. We provide targeted guidance across development, production, distribution, and monetization, with deep fluency in:

• Entertainment transactions and licensing – Representing producers, directors, composers, and private equity groups in multi-platform distribution, licensing, and production agreements.
• Film and television finance – Advising venture and production funds, independent producers, and distributors on tax-advantaged financing, subsidies, co-financing agreements, and output deals.
• Guild and union compliance – Advising on SAG-AFTRA, DGA, and WGA agreements, and resolving disputes related to separation of rights, director’s cut rights, and arbitration matters.
• Intellectual property and rights clearance – Managing complex multi-party rights issues and optimizing IP usage across film, TV, and digital platforms.
• Music and live events – Advising artists, songwriters, producers, labels, and publishers on recording, licensing, royalty, and distribution agreements, and guiding promoters, sponsors, and venues on performance, touring, sponsorship, and compliance matters.
• Production incentives – Structuring and implementing state, national, and international film and TV tax credits for studios, production companies, and government entities.
• Talent and endorsement agreements – Negotiating sponsorship, endorsement, and services deals for actors, TV personalities, and corporate sponsors.

Powering the future of entertainment

In an industry where innovation and regulation move in tandem, we help clients structure deals, protect creative assets, and navigate shifting market dynamics with clarity and confidence. Whether negotiating high-profile talent deals, navigating complex entertainment transactions, or addressing First Amendment and media law matters, we provide strategic guidance to help turn creative vision into commercial success.

Expanded Capabilities

In addition to the services described above, the practice advises clients across the sports and entertainment industry on stadium and venue financing and development, including taxable and tax-exempt bond financings, site selection, land use entitlements, and construction of sports and mixed-use facilities. The practice also provides integrated counsel on sports-related intellectual property matters, including trademarks, licensing, merchandising, naming rights, and right-of-publicity issues; team and league ownership and franchise transactions; athlete representation and endorsement arrangements; and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) compliance for collegiate athletics. Additional capabilities include labor and employment and employee benefits counseling tailored to professional and amateur sports organizations, nonprofit sports governance, and sports-related litigation and dispute resolution.