Entertainment / Intellectual Property

Representative Cases

Disputes involving movie, television, video, internet and new media involving A-list actors, producers, and directors.
Accounting disputes involving movie and television distribution to domestic and worldwide territories.
Contract dispute between NBA basketball team and its manager.
Dispute between partnership interests in 30 reality television shows.
Rock singer’s right of publicity claim for unauthorized use of her caricature in popular video game.
Case in California and Italy involving use of a model's pictures argued to be outside scope of agreement.
Soccer player’s claim that his image on video game cover was without permission.
Claim for defamation by fashion designer against celebrity based on statements in interview.
Claims by writers for misappropriation of work and copyright infringement.
Dispute among successful band’s members involving issues of management and accounting.
Wide variety of intellectual property and trade secret disputes in fields of entertainment, computers, technology, medical instruments, books, music, photography, toys, among others.
Copyright infringement claims involving screenplays, movies, plays, music, photographs, and computer software.
Author's scholarly work claimed to be wrongfully incorporated into a published treatise.
Musician’s claim to royalties for song’s use in game.