Top Entertainment Lawyers in Los Angeles | 55 available

1875 Century Park East, Suite 700 , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Entertainment

I’m Gano Lemoine. Since 1992 I have been representing a diverse range of people and businesses, including software companies, video game and app developers, film, television, and music professionals, injured people, and those wronged by their employers.. I focus on cost effective and practical solutions to personal and business legal needs, advancing the projects of businesses and professionals of all types.. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss your needs and my ability to help.. ***. Licensed to practice in California, Oregon, and Washington

1801 Century Park E, 24th Floor , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Entertainment, Copyright Application

Firm: Law Offices of Mario F. Gonzalez

10940 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1600 PMB# 674 , Los Angeles , California 90024

Practice Areas: Entertainment & Sports , Entertainment

Firm: LEOPOLD PETRICH AND SMITH

Suite 3110 2049 Century Park East (CENTURY CITY) , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Civil , Copyrights, Defamation, Libel and Slander, Entertainment & Sports , Intellectual Property , Entertainment

Firm: Lisa Borodkin Entertainment and IP Law Group

Los Angeles , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Entertainment

Lisa Borodkin is passionate about popularizing technology, simplifying the law and getting great results for her clients.. She has a private law practice in Los Angeles focused on technology, law and media. She has negotiated licenses and agreements involving the convergence of entertainment and new media since 1998.. Her recent matters have included representing a television streaming service in a case of first impression involving the safe harbor under Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, cases involving the exclusion from liability for user-generated content under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and the application of the new federal Defend Trade Secrets Act in the doll and toy invention industry. Previous matters have included issues related to the discoverability of IP addresses in "John Doe" music copyright infringement cases, setting up agreements to create original intellectual properties in the animation, comics, music, television and film industries, and advising on best practices in online commerce and licensing.. Lisa's practice has evolved with the Internet, from meta tag infringement, cybersquatting, and Napster, to technology IPOs, file-sharing litigation, Web 2.0, reputation rating websites and advising technology startups. She has represented AOL, Network Solutions, Dr. Dre, Metallica and negotiated with film and television studios and online web television distributors. She has also represented parties in arbitrations before the AAA, JAMS, and NASD, and in investigations by the NYSE, SEC, the United States Department of Justice and numerous State Attorney General's offices.. Lisa is a regular contributor to California Lawyer Magazine on legal ethics and social media She also co-produced and hosted "TechZulu Law," a web telvision series on law and technology. She has appeared as a guest on Denise Howell's "This Week in Law" on the TWiT network and guest lectured at USC's Annenberg School.. Lisa served as a law clerk to the Honorable Diane P. Wood, United States Court of Appeals Judge for the Seventh Circuit and to the Honorable I. Leo Glasser, United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York.  Her government service also includes a summer clerkship at the United States Department of Justice.. She received her J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.  Her Columbia Law Review note, "The Economics of Antiquities Looting and a Proposed Legal Alternative," is frequently cited in international publications concerning art and cultural property.  She received her A.B. cum laude from Harvard University in Visual and Environmental Studies. She also has an M.A. in History of Art from the University of London, Courtauld Institute of Art.

Firm: Weitz & Luxenberg, PC

1880 Century Park E , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Litigation, Personal Injury, Defective Products, Intellectual Property, Entertainment

Firm: Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP

10100 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite #2300 , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Employment & Labor , Entertainment

Lee Brenner is chair of the Media and Entertainment practice group and a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Mr. Brenner serves as counsel for individuals, television networks, production companies, corporations and partnerships in business, media, entertainment, employment and commercial lawsuits. Mr. Brenner has extensive experience in litigating complex civil matters in both state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration tribunals. He provides litigation risk analysis and routinely handles consumer fraud class actions, such as those related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Mr. Brenner has also carved a niche litigating matters on behalf of businesses and individuals who have been defamed by anonymous commentators on the internet.. He also has experience defending companies in litigation claims related to California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65) and advising on Prop 65 compliance.. Mr. Brenner is a Committee Chair of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Communications Law, and serves as a co-editor of the Communications Lawyer, the ABA Forum’s publication on communications law.. Mr. Brenner lectures regularly to clients on the subjects of right of publicity, copyright, idea submission and trademark law.. Mr. Brenner is a regular contributor to Drye Wit, Kelley Drye’s media and entertainment law blog.

Firm: Law Office of Larry Zerner

1801 Century Park East , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Entertainment

In practice since 1991, Larry Zerner has earned the reputation as one of the most passionate and committed entertainment attorneys in Los Angeles.  Larry is committed to safeguarding your most valuable assets: the words, images and ideas that you have created. He passionately represents entertainment industry clients and others looking for results in the fairest, fastest way possible. Beyond that, on a very real and human level, Larry is known to be comforting, non-intimidating, easy to work with and, despite his profession and his industry accomplishments, one of the most plain-speaking entertainment attorneys you will ever find. In other words, he speaks with his clients in real English... not in legalese! Larry started his career as an actor and comedian in Hollywood (giving Jason Vorhees his hockey mask in Friday the 13th Part 3) which gives Larry a unique perspective on the entertainment business.  In his off time, Larry is busy seeing movies, playing with his dogs, and playing guitar and golf (neither very well)

Firm: Helmer, Friedman, LLP

1801 Century Park East , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: General Practice, Entertainment

Firm: Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Et Al

11601 Wilshire Blvd Ste 2200 , Los Angeles , California 90025

Practice Areas: Entertainment, Copyright Application, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Appeals

Firm: Proskauer Rose

2049 Century Park East Suite 3200 , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Entertainment & Sports , Intellectual Property , Entertainment, Entertainment

Firm: Biletsky Law

7080 Hollywood Blvd. , Los Angeles , California 90028

Practice Areas: Entertainment

Joshua M. Biletsky is committed to providing exceptional legal services to clients in the entertainment industry and to businesses in any stage of their development.. During law school, Joshua interned at Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world’s largest music publishers. At Warner/Chappell, Joshua gained knowledge and experience in drafting and reviewing publishing agreements and researching international copyright laws. Joshua also worked on legendary artists’ files such as James Brown, the Gershwin Brothers, and many other prolific artists. After passing the California bar, Joshua worked as a commercial and theatrical agent at an across-the-board talent agency. This gave Joshua a unique background in SAG contracts as well as knowledge of movies, television, commercials, print, music video, and new media formats. Joshua has represented talent of all ages from toddlers to actors in their 90’s.. Joshua has experience with drafting and negotiating contracts across a wide range of different businesses and entertainment industries. Recently, Joshua has worked in a real estate law firm where he mastered the art of managing a heavy caseload of clients and defended the rights of homeowners against corporate lenders. Joshua now takes this experience with him to defend the artists and entrepreneurs against those who attempt to infringe upon their work.. Joshua grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and moved to California to attend law school. Joshua graduated from Southwestern School of Law in Los Angeles and received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. In law school, Joshua belonged to the Entertainment and Sports Law Society as well as the National Lawyers Guild. Joshua established Biletsky Law in 2014 and is committed to offering clients a unique and professional service which accommodates each client’s individual needs.

Firm: Rome & Associates APC

2029 Century Park E Ste 1040 , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Entertainment

Jerl Leutz is an associate with Rome & Associates, handling a variety of litigation and Internet-related matters involving intellectual property claims, commercial disputes, governance and compliance.. Mr. Leutz’s Internet law work, includes advising and consulting with clients on governance, contractual compliance, and developing internal and external policies. He has also defended clients from consumer claims, anti-SPAM claims, as well as prevented and neutralized claims associated with phishing attacks, fraud and reputational harm. He has resolved dozens of domain name disputes and internet governance proceedings in numerous international tribunals. He regularly advises clients on other commercial matters, such as affiliate program policing, “sponsored-link” advertising, user privacy matters and law enforcement inquiries. Mr. Leutz has successfully recovered scores of virtual assets, including domain names, abusive and impersonating blogs, and social media networking accounts.. His intellectual property experience includes heading up a collection of related trade secret misappropriation cases in the payment card processing space, having advocated for parties at various levels in the processing chain. In this industry, Mr. Leutz’s work has led to dismissals and favorable settlements.. Mr. Leutz has also overseen a variety of creative online brand protection services for growing, well-known online companies, such as Skype, BitTorrent, Sharman Networks, Joost, Rdio, Vdio, LiveJournal, Riot Games and others. Further, he continues to develop an area of practice in the sector of “disruptive” technologies.. For his clients abroad in electronic payment processing matters, Mr. Leutz obtained a $1.45 million verdict in a breach of oral agreement and fraud case. His commercial litigation experience includes defending several global financial institutions in high-stakes matters.. He is admitted to practice in both the State Courts of California and the Federal Courts of the Central, Southern and Northern Districts of the Ninth Circuit in California. He is fluent in Spanish.

Firm: California Sports Lawyer®

811 Wilshire Boulevard , Los Angeles , California 90017

Practice Areas: Entertainment, Contracts, Media, Corporate, Intellectual Property

Jeremy M. Evans is an award-winning attorney and industry leader based in Los Angeles and Newport Beach, California. Mr. Evans is an expert in best practices and negotiations in entertainment, media and sports. He represents entertainment, media, and sports clients in contractual and intellectual property negotiations with a focus on dealmaking. His clients range from Fortune 500 corporations to entrepreneurs, advertising and production companies, studios, agencies, talent, and more.. Mr. Evans is the CEO, Founder, and Managing Attorney of California Sports Lawyer®. He hosts the California Sports Lawyer® Podcast with Jeremy Evans on the Bleav Network, which focuses on the latest topics and most interesting legal angles in entertainment, media, and sports law.. Within the community, Mr. Evans serves as the 2021-2023 President of the California Lawyers Association, a voluntary bar association of over 80,000 members. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors for the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation, a centennial campaign for the Rose Bowl Stadium. He serves as an advisor to entrepreneurs in entertainment, media, and sports for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and is a member of the faculty of law at the California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) Graduate Program in Sport Management.. Mr. Evans received his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California. Additionally, Mr. Evans holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) in Entertainment, Media, and Sports Law from Pepperdine University’s Rick J. Caruso School of Law, and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Entertainment, Media and Sports Management from Pepperdine University’s George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management.

Firm: Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP

801 S Figueroa St Ste 1500 , Los Angeles , California 90017

Practice Areas: Entertainment

Firm: Jensen Law Firm

11601 Wilshire Blvd Ste 2080 , Los Angeles , California 90025

Practice Areas: Business, Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Entertainment, Internet

5042 Wilshire Blvd #26291 , Los Angeles , California 90036

Practice Areas: Entertainment, Internet, Business, Media

Harry Finkel is an attorney and business strategist serving clients in North America, South America and Europe. He was previously an entrepreneur in the professional recording industry with legal and business experience in entertainment, commercial transactions, negotiation, licensing agreements, trademark and copyright issues.. Harry serves as legal counsel and an executive board member Guitars in the Classroom, a nonprofit that provides instruments and training to teachers and students nationwide to help integrate music into the general educational curriculum.  He also serves as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for foster kids in L.A. County. Additionally, Harry is a panel attorney with California Lawyers for the Arts.. Harry is admitted to practice law in all California state courts and the federal District Court for the Central District of California. He earned his J.D. from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles and B.A. in Film Production and Music Business from Hofstra University in New York.. In his spare time, Harry enjoys writing, music-making, and collaborating with other creatives.

10940 Wilshire Blvd 16th Fl , Los Angeles , California 90024

Practice Areas: Entertainment

Firm: Law Offices of Mark Litwak & Associates

11766 Wilshire Blvd. , Los Angeles , California 90025

Practice Areas: Entertainment

Mark Litwak is an entertainment attorney based in Beverly Hills, 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. His filmmaker clients have had award winning films in Cannes, Toronto, Telluride and other festivals.. The firm has represented filmmakers who have produced award-winning films such as Prisoner of the Mountain (Director’s Fortnight, Cannes), To End All Wars (Telluride, Toronto), Hustle & Flow (Audience Award, Sundance), and winners of top prize at the Hampton’s International Film Festival (Unconditional Love, Mugshot, and Screen Door Jesus), and DeNadie (winner World Cinema Documentary Audience Award, Sundance 2006). During Sundance 2005, three clients had films acquired for distribution: Hustle & Flow, which won the Audience Award; The Matador and Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm School. Five clients had films exhibited during Sundance 2007 (Black Snake Moan, The Ten, Padre Nuestro, Expired and Fido).. Litwak is the author of six books: Reel Power, The Struggle for Influence and Success in the New Hollywood (William Morrow, 1986), Courtroom Crusaders (William Morrow, 1989), Dealmaking in the Film & Television Industry (Silman-James Press, 3rd. Ed. 2009)(winner of the 1996 Krazna-Kranz award for best book in the world on the film business), Contracts for the Film & Television Industry (Silman-James Press, 3rd Ed. 2012), Litwak's Multimedia Producer's Handbook (Silman-James Press, 1998) and Risky Business: Financing and Distributing Independent Film (2nd Ed. 2009).He has contributed articles for The Los Angeles Times, The Business of Film, The Hollywood Reporter, Moviemaker and The Independent. He is the creator of the popular CD-ROM program Movie Magic Contracts.. Mark Litwak earned a B.A. and M.A. from Queens College of the City University of New York, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University Of San Diego School Of Law. Mr. Litwak has been a lawyer since 1977. After graduation he was admitted to the bars in New York, California and Washington D.C. His practice today is based in Beverly Hills, California. He has an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer by Law & Politics magazine in 2006, 2007 and 2012.. As a law professor he has taught such subjects as entertainment law, copyright, torts and worker’s compensation at such institutions as U.S.C. Gould School of Law, Loyola Law School and the University of Puget Sound School of Law. He has taught entertainment law courses at U.C.L.A. extension for more than 20 years. Litwak has lectured for continuing legal educations programs of the American Bar Association as well as programs offered by the California and Texas state bar associations. A frequent speaker, he has presented seminars across the United States, and in England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Canada including lectures at the American Film Institute, Harvard, Columbia, N.Y.U, the University of British Columbia and the Royal College of Art in London.. Litwak has represented clients in entertainment industry arbitrations. He also serves as an arbitrator on the AAA and IFTA entertainment panels. He has completed several AAA commercial arbitrator training workshops.. His background also includes stints as a television journalist, writing and producing news segments for Telepictures, and as a television producer, with Marble Arch Productions. He is a former Vice President and General Counsel for Dorason, a merchant banking and communications company. Litwak has packaged movie projects and served as executive producer on such feature films as "The Proposal," "Out Of Line" and "Pressure." He has provided legal services or worked as a rep on more than 200 motion pictures.. Litwak has been interviewed on more than 100 television and radio shows including ABC News, "The Larry King Show," National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," and CNN. He has been the subject of articles in California Law Business, Australian Lawyer and L.A. Weekly. He is the creator of the Magellan 4 Star site, Entertainment Law Resources, at .. Litwak was featured in a 2006 article in Southern California Super Lawyersmagazine.

Firm: Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley A Professional Corporation

445 South Figueroa Street , Los Angeles , California 90071

Practice Areas: Business And Commercial Litigation, Entertainment, International, Intellectual Property, Contract/UCC, Corporate Governance/Partnership Disputes, Unfair Business Practices, Product Liability, Maritime and Multimodal Transportation, Technology, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Electronics, Sports