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Jason Brooks
los angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
Jason provides transactional business and legal affairs services to content creators across a wide spectrum of the creative community. Specializing in the new media, entertainment and business space, Jason frequently works with scripted/unscripted TV producers, social media influencers, and business entities to review, draft and negotiate deal terms on a wide range of production-related projects. Jason also provides business development strategy and corporate counsel to a variety of emerging players in the digital space. If you’re an influencer looking to monetize your content, a new business looking to establish your legal entity or register a trademark, or a digital...
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Sindee Levin
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports
Loyola Law School
Sindee Levin, ESQ is a veteran entertainment a1orney whose creden7als include business affairs at major film
studios, music publishing, mechanical collec7on and extensive private prac7ce with invaluable contacts with
music publishers and record labels.
• As former owner and past president of American Mechanical Rights Agency, Inc. she handled licensing of
copyrights with record companies: issuing licenses, monitoring accoun7ng and payments; issues
synchroniza7on licenses to film, television, radio, and adver7sing agencies specifying the scope of permission
granted. She offered expert guidance through all emerging technologies and new media formats: website
exploita7ons, digital downloading, ring tones and ring backs before selling AMRA to Kobalt Music Publishing.
• She is...
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Harrison Pierce Kordestani
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Tax
Boston University School of Law and California Western School of Law
I have extensive experience in legal, finance, management and company-building.
As an attorney, my focus has been on transactional drafting and negotiation and providing ongoing legal counsel and contract interpretation to numerous private individuals as well as companies in varied fields such as media and entertainment, oil and gas, mining and exploration, virtual reality technologies, private health care, cannabis, and mortgage lending and real estate.
As an entertainment professional, I have acquired, or produced, and distributed dozens of feature films, while usually being active in managing the business and legal affairs of most the companies I have worked for or founded. My...
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Joshua Mogin
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
(310) 440-4100
1800 Avenue of the Stars
12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports, Business and Real Estate
New York University School of Law
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Joseph Albert Yanny
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Real Estate
Univ of Dayton School of Law
Joseph A. Yanny was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, and attended college and law school at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Yanny obtained a B.E. in Engineering in 1975 and his J.D. in 1978. Mr. Yanny began practicing as a patent attorney in Chicago, Illinois where he obtained his first million dollar judgment before moving to California in 1980. Prior to founding his own law firm in 1983, Mr. Yanny worked in the aerospace industry in California.
Mr. Yanny is a member of the Chicago, Beverly Hills, South Bay, Los Angeles County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations;...
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Gordon Philip Firemark
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business and IP
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Gordon Firemark practices entertainment (Theatre, Film, Television, Digital Media), media and business law in Los Angeles. He helps creative industry professionals make deals that make sense, and that get their productions developed, financed, produced and distributed. His practice also covers intellectual property, cyberspace, new media, business transactions, and corporate matters for clients in the fields of media, entertainment, content and digital business.
Mr. Firemark is frequently referred to as “The Podcast Lawyer™”, and is the author of The Podcast, Blog, & New Media Producers’ Legal Survival Guide. (Https://podcastlawbook.com)
He is also a podcaster himself. ...
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Donald Victor Smiley Jr
Santa Monica, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
(310) 496-5788
100 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 700
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Entertainment & Sports and Arbitration & Mediation
Pepperdine University School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
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Mitra Ahouraian
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
With degrees from both UCLA and Loyola Law School, and a specialty from UCLA in Entertainment Studies with an emphasis in Film and Film Finance, Mitra has worked in legal affairs at MTV, has worked on the merger of 2 major record labels, and has been of-counsel to several high-profile copyright infringement cases involving artists and major studios. Her entertainment practice specializes in film and entertainment financing, negotiating and structuring artist and production deals, and all Intellectual Property matters, including rights clearance, licensing, copyrights, trademarks, and patents. Mitra’s film practice specializes in intellectual property, film finance, corporate law, and production...
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Jonathan Louis Handel
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Communications and IP
Harvard Law School
I practice transactional entertainment and technology law and was a also a journalist at The Hollywood Reporter from 2010-20, where I covered entertainment labor, law and business. A former computer scientist, I was also active in local politics for over a decade.
A preeminent expert on Hollywood unions and guilds, I'm the author of several books on the subject. I'm also an adjunct professor at USC and Southwestern law schools, and previously at UCLA Law School, and a non-resident research fellow at Rutgers University. I've worked as a talent lawyer; guild attorney; and as a litigator.
I've been a member of the...
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Daniel W. Sheerin
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
(310) 440-4100
1800 Avenue of the Stars
12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Real Estate
Fordham University School of Law
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Navid Soleymani
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(310) 919-0091
1875 Century Park East
Suite 1240
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports, Business, Employment and IP
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Navid handles business litigation and employment litigation for individual and corporate clients in a wide range of industries, from small businesses to large publicly-traded corporations. As a seasoned Los Angeles entertainment lawyer, Navid has extensive experience in the media and entertainment industries, representing clients such as recording artists, managers and agents, production companies and content providers. Navid has litigated numerous intellectual property claims involving, among other things, copyright and trademark infringement, cyber-squatting, defamation, right of publicity, and trade secret misappropriation. Navid handles sexual harassment, wrongful termination, disability discrimination and pregnancy discrimination.
Since 2002, Navid Soleymani has been litigating complex business, entertainment,...
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Mark Litwak
Santa Monica, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
(310) 859-9595
201 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Ste. 300
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Entertainment & Sports
Univ of San Diego School of Law
Mark Litwak is a veteran entertainment attorney and founder of the Law Offices of Mark Litwak & Associates based in Los Angeles, California. His practice includes work in the areas of copyright, trademark, contract, multimedia law, intellectual property and book publishing. As a Producer’s Representative, he assists filmmakers in arranging financing, marketing and distribution of their films. He also testifies as an expert witness in motion picture industry cases.
Litwak has packaged movie projects and served as executive producer on such feature films as “The Proposal,” “Out Of Line,” “Pressure,” and “Diamond Dog.” He has provided legal...
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Paul David Murphy
Santa Monica, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
USC Law School
Paul’s practice focuses primarily on complex business litigation. He was recently named one of the “Top 100 Attorneys in Southern California” by Los Angeles Magazine, has the highest AV rating in Martindale Hubbell, and is regularly listed in various publications as one of the top attorneys in his field.
His practice areas include business and commercial litigation, False Claims Act cases, corporation and partnership disputes, professional liability litigation, entertainment and intellectual property litigation, defense of non-profit and other charity-based organizations, products liability litigation and all related appellate work.
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Tifanie Jodeh
Beverly Hills, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports and Business
Loyola Law School
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Howard K. Alperin
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
(310) 424-4088
1800 Avenue of the Stars
12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports, Business and IP
Widener University Delaware School of Law
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Michael Machat
West Hollywood, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
(310) 860-1833
8730 W. Sunset Blvd., Ste. 250
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
UCLA School of Law
Michael Machat is one of the few private attorneys that has taken a case to the U.S. Supreme Court and won. His practice covers all aspects of trademark law from the selection and filing of trademarks to fighting all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to protect his clients' rights.
Mr. Machat represents various types of clients, including start ups, artists, entrepreneurs, wealthy businessmen and even other lawyers. In addition to working on transactional matters, he has tried numerous jury trial cases to verdict, most recently winning over $700,000 representing a client suing for trademark infringement. ...
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Noël Lohr
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
(310) 440-4100
1800 Avenue of the Stars
12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports and Business
University of Southern California
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Daniel R. Freytag
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 49 years of experience
(310) 623-4562
2029 Century Park East
Suiet 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Daniel R. Freytag is Of Counsel with Meyer Wilson, LPA. He was born in Napoleon Ohio and earned his B.A. at Wittenberg University where he graduated magna cum laude. He went on to attend the Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University and earned his J.D. summa cum laude.
Mr. Freytag has been a trial lawyer for more than thirty-four years and has represented hundreds of large corporations, small businesses, professionals, and individuals in a variety of complex tort, insurance, and business cases. He has personally examined or cross-examined more than 1000 lay witnesses and more than 150 expert...
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Paul David Supnik
Beverly Hills, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 52 years of experience
(310) 859-0100
9454 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 550
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Entertainment & Sports and IP
UC Hastings COL
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Mick Longo
Beverly Hills, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, Cannabis Law and IP
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Mick Longo is an attorney licensed to practice law in the States of California, Florida, North Carolina and Oregon. Motivated by an entrepreneurial desire to change the way law firms operate, Mr. Longo founded Longo & Alach LLP with partner Patrick Alach in 2009. In 2013, Mr. Longo orchestrated and oversaw Longo & Alach LLP’s expansion to Miami, Florida and then in 2015 he expanded the firm again to Charlotte, North Carolina. His practice areas include Entertainment Law, Sports Law, Business Law, Cannabis Law, Hospitality Law, Real Estate Law, Privacy Law and Legislative Advocacy.
Mr. Longo represents a myriad...
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Howard Craig Kornberg
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, IP, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Southwestern Univ School of Law
A Los Angeles motorcycle accident attorney, Howard Kornberg is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating an attorney can receive from his or her peers. He has extensive experience assisting clients in personal injury and wrongful death cases arising from accidents involving motorcycles, bicycles, scooters, Segways, and other motorized vehicles.
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Tre Lovell
Century City, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
With more than 20 years of experience, Tre Lovell has been noted among the elite trial lawyers in the nation, having been named "Lawyer of the Year" Finalist, 2016, by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and further honored by The National Law Journal as one of the Top 50 Litigation Trailblazers in the United States. Mr. Lovell has been recognized among the top 1% of attorneys in the country as a litigator through such esteemed organizations as America's Top 100 Attorneys, Distinguished Justice Advocates, National Academy of Jurisprudence, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Rue's Best Attorneys of America. In addition,...
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Bruce Howard Singman
Pacific Palisades, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 51 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
UC Berkeley School of Law Boalt Hall
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David Allen Sergenian
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
University of Virginia School of Law
David A. Sergenian is the founder of Sergenian Law, a Professional Corporation. His practice concentrates in the areas of copyright, trademarks, trade secrets, partnership and startup disputes, appellate practice, and general commercial litigation. In addition, he has extensive experience in patent law, securities litigation, entertainment litigation, and employment actions. He has represented clients on “both sides of the v.,” including numerous Fortune 500 companies, in litigations, trials, arbitrations, and alternative dispute resolutions.
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Miles J. Feldman
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
(310) 440-4100
1800 Avenue of the Stars
12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports, Arbitration & Mediation, IP and Trademarks
University of California - Berkeley
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Neil Juneja
Santa Monica, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
Neil Juneja is an intellectual property and cannabis lawyer. He is the founder and managing partner of Gleam Law, a cannabis law firm headquartered in Seattle, WA. His impeccable track record and years of cannabis business law experience – including navigating the complexities of patents, trademarks, and copyrights – helps Gleam Law stand out from the competition.
Neil founded Gleam Law because he realized other cannabis law firms provided legal advice to businesses in a vacuum. He wanted to provide legal decisions in the context of the business world and counsel long-term success. Other cannabis business attorneys are not just risk-adverse...
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John Allen Case Jr
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 38 years of experience
(310) 203-3911
11601 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
Stanford University
John A. Case, Jr. is a Los Angeles business lawyer and an active member of the State Bar of California since 1986. He is a graduate of Columbia University, Stanford Law School, and the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. After practicing with major law firms such as O'Melveny & Myers and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, he opened his own law office in 1996. He has guided clients through all kinds of business problems and disputes for more than 30 years.
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Steven Lawrence Weinberg
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
Loyola Law School
I am a 25 year veteran attorney specializing in representing music, film and television entertainment industry clients in a variety of intellectual property and complex business related disputes and transactions.
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Anthony Kling
Santa Monica, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports and IP
Loyola Law School
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Justin David Sobodash
West Hollywood, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Communications, Insurance Claims and Trademarks
UCLA School of Law
Justin has over 20 years of law firm experience in litigation and intellectual property prosecution matters. His experience includes trial and appellate work in breach of contract, business torts, copyright, trademark, defamation, environmental, real estate, public interest, and cannabis matters. He maintains a robust reputation management practice.
Justin’s clients include large entities, small businesses, and individuals. He is attuned to the need to tailor advice regarding current and potential legal issues to the client’s familiarity with legal issues and means of accomplishing legal compliance.
Justin practiced at big firms for the first 10 years of his legal...
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Farshad Dehbozorgi
Studio City, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney
Entertainment & Sports and Personal Injury
Attorney Farshad Dehbozorgi earned a B.A. from UCLA & a J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law, in combination with a Certificate in Alternate Dispute Resolution from the internationally recognized Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.
Years ago, Mr. Dehbozorgi was involved in a tragic car accident that left him with two torn discs & a herniated disc in his spinal cord. The traumatizing experience ignited a profound interest to advocate for plaintiffs dealing with the trauma of personal injury incidents. Mr. Dehbozorgi’s educational background, coupled with his personal experience in the lengthy treatment & pre-litigation process, gave him the insight...
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Jeong-Ho Lee
West Hollywood, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
(310) 651-2000
9229 W. Sunset Blvd.,
Suite 950
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Entertainment & Sports, IP and International
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Allan Edward Mesia
Beverly Hills, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, IP and Tax
Brooklyn Law School
Allan is an Attorney and CPA whose practice focuses on legal and business management services for passionate clients in the entertainment/media and fashion/apparel industries. His unique background allows him to service clients with all aspects of transactional entertainment matters, copyright and trademark matters, licensing, and financial and tax consulting. Allan serves as counsel to musicians, records producers, managers, record labels, music publishers, actors, film and photography production companies, designers and apparel companies. His past professional experience includes EMI Music, Woods & Middleton, LLP, Deloitte (tax, licensing, royalty audits), and Tommy Hilfiger. He also has experience...
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David Benjamin Graubert
West Hollywood, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business and Estate Planning
Stanford Law School and Stanford Law School
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Keri Rochelle Montrose
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports and Business
UCLA School of Law
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Richard Lloyd Sherman
Beverly Hills, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, Civil Rights and IP
UCLA School of Law
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Peter Laurence Kaufman
Santa Monica, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
(310) 294-1624
2425 Olympic Boulevard
Suite 4000W
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Entertainment & Sports and IP
Boston University School of Law
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Margaret D Wilson
Granada Hills, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
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Alexander Shekarchian
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Appeals, Bankruptcy and Business
Loyola Law School
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Ty Supancic
Woodland Hills, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer
(888) 852-9961
21051 Warner Center Lane
Suite 100
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
Entertainment & Sports, Estate Planning and Family