Entertainment lawyers in California Rabeh Soofi to Sally Chan

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: Law Office of Robert Zipser

87 Shady Grove Lane , Thousand Oaks , California 91361

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: Ryan Kerns

15300 Ventura Blvd., Ste 300 , Sherman Oaks , California 91403

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Entertainment, DUI & DWI, Trademark Application

Firm: Higbee & Associates

1504 Brookhollow Dr Ste 112 , Santa Ana , California 92705

Practice Areas: Entertainment

I am a civil litigation attorney based in the Los Angeles metro area. My primary area of practice is entertainment and intellectual property litigation where I have had the opportunity to work on a number of notable cases including an idea theft case involving the hit BBC America television series "Orphan Black", a trademark infringement case against R&B artist Chris Brown, and a right of publicity case involving Chris Soules of ABC's "The Bachelor". Prior to law school, I worked as a sports writer and web editor at Deseret Digital Media.

Firm: Excelsior Law Group

2121 Avenue of the Stars Suite 800 , Los Angeles , California 90212

Practice Areas: Entertainment

It takes a lot of courage to decide to forego the safer avenues and commit to facing the risks and challenges of a career in the entertainment industry. This business can be an amazing place for talented individuals to pursue their dreams and express their creativity, but it can also be a confusing environment which leaves many vulnerable to being taken advantage of.. It is to redress the inequalities of the entertainment industry that we created this law firm. In short ,we are the law firm for the working people in the industry.. Our clients range from newcomers to international celebrities; they are actors, models, athletes and performers, as well as other types of industry creatives such as stylists, makeup artists, content producers, fashion designers, artists many more.

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

10250 Constellation Boulevard , Los Angeles , California 90067

Practice Areas: Entertainment

Firm: Snell & Wilmer LLP

600 Anton Blvd Ste 1400 , Costa Mesa , California 92626

Practice Areas: Entertainment

Firm: Wolf Rifkin Shapiro Schulman & Rabkin, LLP

11400 W Olympic Blvd 9FL , Los Angeles , California 90064

Practice Areas: Entertainment

I am a Los Angeles native and veteran of the L.A. entertainment and business communities.  I primarly advise and represent entertainment companies in the areas of film, music, digital media and entertainment technology.. I have a wonderful wife and two amazing kids, and love to read, go to movies, and do fun things with my family.

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

Practice Areas: Discrimination, Employment, Business, Entertainment

Firm: Law Offices of Rachel Stilwell

26565 Agoura Road , Calabasas , California 91302

Practice Areas: General Practice, Entertainment, Entertainment, Entertainment

Rachel's law practice focuses on entertainment, intellectual property, licensing, and commercial transactions. Rachel represents artists, creators and producers of music, film and television in transactions with content providers and distributors. She advises and negotiates on behalf of businesses and artists on complex intellectual property matters and business transactions.. Prior to becoming an attorney, Rachel held executive positions with several top record labels and music marketing companies, including Verve Music Group in New York, where she ran Verve's multi-format radio promotional department, supervising all radio activities and promotional tours.. Rachel sits on the Board of Governors for the Los Angeles Chapter of The Recording Academy and is Chair of the Chapter's Advocacy Committee.

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.

333 Washington Blvd Pmb 364 , Marina Del Rey , California 90292

Practice Areas: Entertainment

23823 Malibu Road, Suite 50-378 , Malibu , California 90265

Practice Areas: International Law, Litigation, Corporate, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Mediation, Arbitration, Business, Life Insurance, Employment, Real Estate, Lawsuits & Disputes, Entertainment, Copyright

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: Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith

633 W 5th St Ste 4000 , Los Angeles , California 90071

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property, Entertainment

Firm: Greenberg Traurig

2450 Colorado Ave , Santa Monica , California 90404

Practice Areas: Entertainment & Sports , Entertainment

9420 Wilshire Blvd., Second Floor , Beverly Hills , California 90212

Practice Areas: Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Business

Firm: Sally Chan

2523 Huntington dr. , San Marino , California 91108

Practice Areas: Employment, Sexual Harassment, Personal Injury, Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Litigation, Real Estate, Business, Entertainment, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

20501 Ventura Blvd #262 , Woodland Hills , California 91364

Practice Areas: Entertainment