Our firm provides advice to numerous clients in the entertainment industry (including music, film, professional sports, events, games, etc.) Specifically, we have substantial experience in handling various matters, including the following:
– Music business, including management contracts with artists, exclusive performance contracts with production companies, copyright contracts with writers and sales consignment contracts with sales companies;
– Movie business, including contracts for establishment of movie funds, film production committee contracts, film distribution contracts, television broadcasting contracts and videogram contracts;
– Sports business, including management contracts with professional athletes, promotional contracts concerning sports events, sponsorship contracts, player contracts, commercial advertising contracts and television broadcasting contracts;
– Live entertainment business, including bookings and performance contracts;
– Merchandising, including the manufacturing contracts and license contracts for licensed goods;
– Setting up and operation of joint ventures by corporations related to music and film;
– M&A of corporations related to music and film;
– Organization and operation of corporations and groups related to music, film and professional sports; and
– Defamation of corporations related to music, film and professional sports.