Top Entertainment Lawyers in Los Angeles | 55 available

Firm: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

1901 Avenue Of The Stars #1600 , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Construction Defects, Entertainment & Sports , Insurance , Products Liability, Entertainment

149 S Barrington Blvd , Los Angeles , California 90049

Practice Areas: Entertainment

Firm: Ahouraian Law

2029 Century Park E Fl 4 , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Entertainment

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 advising on all aspects of motion picture and television development, financing, production and distribution, including state and federal (Section 181 of the U.S. Tax Code) tax incentives. She represents actors, writers, directors, producers, financiers and lenders.

601 S Figueroa St , Los Angeles , California 90017

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Entertainment, Corporate

Firm: rlg, LLP

10474 Santa Monica Blvd. , Los Angeles , California 90025

Practice Areas: Entertainment

Firm: McPherson Rane LLP

1801 Century Park East 24th Floor. , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Entertainment

Firm: AXIS Legal Counsel

5670 Wilshire Blvd. , Los Angeles , California 90036

Practice Areas: Entertainment

Rabeh Soofi is an award-winning attorney in Los Angeles, California with over a decade of experience advising individuals and businesses in a variety of legal disputes spanning multiple industries and practice areas.  Rabeh has been named as one of the "Top Women Lawyers of Southern California Rising Stars" by SuperLawyers and Los Angeles Magazine for three years in a row, 2013, 2014, and 2015.. Rabeh is hired most often for her unique practice philosophy and is known among the legal community as an aggressive attorney with a no-nonsense and solutions-oriented approach to legal engagements. She has represented clients from all over the U.S. and from 17+ countries internationally.. Rabeh’s legal work combines a multi-faceted and broad experience base with outstanding technical proficiency that is consistently the subject of high accolades from clients, lawyers, decisionmakers, mediators, and numerous others.. Rabeh is recognized as  Top Women Lawyer by SuperLawyers and Los Angeles Magazine, as well as being honored multiple times as a “Top Attorney – Rising Star” by SuperLawyers, awarded to only 2.5% of attorneys under 40.  Rabeh is rated as a “Superb” lawyer by , and ranked 10 / 10 for her experience, industry recognition, and professional conduct.  Rabeh has been recognized as a “Future Star” by Euromoney’s Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Firms and Attorneys.. Rabeh has represented clients in deals, transactions, and cases involving some of the nation’s largest companies and organizations, including Xerox, Fed-Ex, Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Peet’s Coffees & Teas, Wells Fargo, Lowe’s, Ralph’s, Kroger, Safeway, Guess?, University of California, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Police Department, the State of California, UCLA, University of Southern California (USC), Allianz, CIGNA, Chevron, National City Bank, Swiss Re, YMCA, Zurich, and numerous others.. Rabeh has provided legal commentary and interviews on a variety of legal matters and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Public Radio International, Orange County’s KM 640 AM, Random House, ALM / , Digital Journal, RFI – Radio France Internationale, Times Dispatch, Malaysia Star Online, National Law Review, Georgetown University Law Center, Lexis-Nexis, American Bar Association, Los Angeles Daily Journal, Iowa Gazette, and others media outlets.

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 , Entertainment

Firm: Pafundi Law Firm, APC

11693 San Vicente Blvd , Los Angeles , California 90049

Practice Areas: Entertainment

Robert Pafundi, the founder of Pafundi Law Firm, A Professional Corporation, and a Hollywood Entertainment Lawyer, has practiced law in California for more than 30 years.. Robert’s passion is working in the entertainment industry. He has spent the last 20+ years representing children and young adults in Hollywood, both as a lawyer and as the owner of the infamous MGA Talent Agency, originally known as the Mary Grady Talent Agency, which launched the careers of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (The Olsen Twins) and of countless other celebrity children and young adults who became Star Name actors in Hollywood and throughout the world.. In January 2020 Robert was approached by the President and CEO of United Productions, which is wholly owned by the highly regarded Keyholder, Inc, a JASDAQ publicly traded Japanese corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. President and CEO Atsushi Morita formalized this request in May 2020, specifically seeking Robert’s expertise and involvement in opening a Los Angeles Branch Office of the Tokyo based Film and TV Company, United Productions with initial plans for 10 Film or Streaming Projects. The new office expects to launch with Robert at the helm in late 2020 or early 2021 depending on what makes sense in the current economic climate and give entertainment industry considerations related to the production of Film, TV and Steaming projects.. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AS A CALIFORNIA ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY• Representing actors, actresses, talent agents, talent managers, TV and film producers, production companies, casting directors, and other industry professionals.• Handles resolution of disputes by way of Demand Letters, Lawsuits, Mediations, Arbitrations, California Labor Commission Hearings, Court Trials Before a Judge, and Jury Trials.• Handles contract negotiation for TV, film, commercials, and commercial campaigns. Reviews talent contracts for actors and actresses. Prepares contracts for talent agents and talent managers.• Serves as production counsel, offering a full array of services from the commencement to the close of production.• Prepares Petitions for Court Approval of Contracts with Minors, on behalf of producers, production companies, studios, and talent agents.• Intervenes in family law and divorce proceedings on behalf of children when issues arise as to the proper use and disbursement of the minor’s income and earnings.• Qualified Expert Witness on all issues related to children in entertainment.• Handles a broad array of legal issues and matters related to the representation and protection of children in entertainment and young Hollywood.. Robert has negotiated contracts and represented actors and actresses, talent agents, talent managers, producers, directors and many other industry professionals in contract negotiations with major network TV and major motion picture production companies. He has also acted as lead counsel in an array of entertainment disputes, many involving children in Hollywood.. Robert speaks regularly on a vast array of subjects related to the practical, business and of course the legal side of the entertainment industry, and in particular about children in Hollywood. Robert has been a special guest panel speaker for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) Foundation, and the Entertainment Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. He has also been a special guest speaker for Children in Film, The ATLA Expo, The 3-2-1 Acting School, The Young Actors’ Camp, The LA Acting Program for Columbia College, Chicago and many others.. Robert’s life mission is to educate and safeguard those who work in every capacity in TV and Film, and to protect and serve those who are currently active and experienced professionals as well as those who are new to the industry, so people are led to a higher level of understanding and commitment. One of Robert’s daily passions is to motivate all entertainment professionals to join him by conducting ourselves at the highest moral, ethical, and spiritual levels when it comes to all aspects of the entertainment business, whether you are actor or actress, a representative, or involved with production, all with a goal toward making the world of entertainment not only fun, but safe and also profitable for Hollywood Adults, up-and-coming Talent, those on all sides of Production, and of course, the most vulnerable, our Entertainment Children and the Children of Celebrities.. AUTHOR• Safe Stardom: How to Protect Your Children on Their Road to Fame (Dunham Book, 2014);. PRODUCER• Managing Producer and lead Production Counsel on the Award-Winning inspirational documentary film titled The 25,000 Mile Love Story, narrated by Oscar winner, John Ridley (Best Screenplay Adaptation, 12 Years a Slave), and directed by Emmy nominated, John Davies.• Production, Casting and Legal Counsel: Story Game, a feature film, shot in Japan and Hawaii, now out for Worldwide Distribution: A Collaboration with TalkStory Productions.• Lead Producer: Los Angeles Branch Office of United Productions, wholly owned by the Keyholder, Inc, a JASDAQ publicly traded Japanese corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan.• Producer: Sand Woman, a feature film to be shot in Japan: Pre-Production Phase: Script Complete. Based on a Novel by Kobo Abe.• Producer: Goo Goo G’Joob, a feature film to be shot in Japan: Development Phase: Script Complete. Original Concept Script.

2658 Griffith Park Blvd #270 , Los Angeles , California 90039

Practice Areas: Discrimination, Employment, Business, Entertainment

Firm: Roger J. Kaplan, Attorney-at-Law

10250 Constellation Boulevard , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Entertainment

Firm: Parker Shaffie, LLP

800 West 6th St. , Los Angeles , California 90017

Practice Areas: Litigation, Business, Entertainment, Wrongful Death, Dog Bite

Shawn Shaffie’s practice, as partner at Parker Shaffie LLP involves all aspects of litigation, business, wrongful death, and deal making.  Mr. Shaffie also focuses on professional liability concerning attorneys, accountants and other business professionals. He has favorably resolved numerous multi-million-dollar lawsuits and arbitrations, and has wide-ranging litigation experience in a variety of substantive areas including business disputes, contracts and finance, habitability, franchise law, risk management and loss prevention, intellectual property, insurance, and sober living home and drug treatment center malfeasance.. Mr. Shaffie is passionate about protecting artists and their imaginations. Within his entertainment law practice, he represents talent in all phases of deal making, contracts and negotiations, as well as litigation arising from such matters.

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 , Entertainment

Firm: Mosley & Associates

1055 W. 7th St. , Los Angeles , California 90017

Practice Areas: Entertainment, Business, Personal Injury, Intellectual Property, Employment

Mr. Mosley leads both the Corporate and Entertainment, Media & Technology practice groups at Mosley & Associates where he participates in a broad-based corporate, securities, real estate, finance, intellectual property, sports, media, arts, fashion and entertainment practice.  He represents issuers, funds, investment banks, high-net worth individuals and small businesses in a variety of corporate finance, film finance, private equity, merger and acquisition and corporate advisory matters.  Mr. Mosley handles trademark, copyright, licensing and general corporate matters as well as representing talent, producers, production companies and labels in film, music, television and fashion projects.  He also negotiates marketing, endorsement and other campaigns for his varied sports and entertainment clients. As a litigator, Mr. Mosley has defended both public and private billion dollar acquisitions, as well as a SEC investigation related to option back-dating.  As a watchdog, he provides transparent checks and balances for his entertainment clients, monitoring the actions and deals of the sports agents, managers, business managers, accountants and agencies.  To that end, he has brought cases against business managers and large bookkeeping firms for fraud, mismanagement of funds and breaches of fiduciary duty for his entertainment clients.

221 N Figueroa St #1200 , Los Angeles , California 90012

Practice Areas: Entertainment