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Cheryl L Hodgson
Santa Monica, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, Communications and Trademarks
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Cheryl Hodgson offers a unique combination of legal expertise and practical business experience based upon years of experience in the music industry at a manager, agent, and music publisher. Expert in litigation of matters pertaining to contractual disputes, artist rights, trademarks, copyrights, Cheryl uses her courtroom expertise not only as a litigator but as a mediator in cases involving trademarks copyrights and entertainment related matters. Years in the courtroom provide her clients with strong advocacy for in business transactions, calculated to seal the deal, while minimizing future risks. Hodgson has been certified for...
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Jason Brooks
los angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
Jason provides transactional business and legal affairs services to content creators across a wide spectrum of the creative community. Specializing in the new media, entertainment and business space, Jason frequently works with scripted/unscripted TV producers, social media influencers, and business entities to review, draft and negotiate deal terms on a wide range of production-related projects. Jason also provides business development strategy and corporate counsel to a variety of emerging players in the digital space. If you’re an influencer looking to monetize your content, a new business looking to establish your legal entity or register a trademark, or a digital...
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Brian J. Murphy
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
(310) 473-3500
1901 Avenue Of The Stars
Suite 1900
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports, Business and IP
University of San Diego School of Law
Represents and advises performers, writers, directors, creative talent, producers and entertainment professionals in motion pictures, film, television, animation, HD, CGI and 3D productions, graphic arts and design, the Internet, marketing/advertising and new media of all kinds.
Advising international and domestic motion picture studios, production companies, software/technology companies and Web-based businesses in all aspects of rights acquisition, development, financing, production, licensing and distribution in traditional and all available E-commerce, digital, telephony and wireless media delivery platforms worldwide.
Assists and counsels entertainment content and IP/technology owners in the formulation and execution of strategic global rights exploitation programs to maximize the financial performance...
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Melvin N.A. Avanzado
Pasadena, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
(310) 552-9300
The Walnut Plaza
215 North Marengo Avenue, Third Floor
Pasadena, CA 91101
Entertainment & Sports, Business, Employment and IP
University of Notre Dame
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Melvin N.A. Avanzado is the principal of The Avanzado Law Firm, APLC. Mel is a trial lawyer and outside general counsel, representing clients in complex matters in entertainment, media, intellectual property, sports and employment. Mel has extensive experience practicing with big law firms but now practices in his own small firm so he has the ability to provide personalized service to his clients.
Mel is extensively involved in his community. Mel is active with numerous non-profit organizations, serving as general counsel to the Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles and the UCLA Alumni Association...
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Noël Lohr
Irvine, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports and Business
University of Southern California
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Steven Madoff
La Jolla, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust, Appeals and Business
Syracuse University, University of Miami School of Law and New York University School of Law
For four decades, I have successfully represented clients in the Media & Entertainment industries with Antitrust, Business and Appellate law needs. Licensed in New York and California, I have extensive experience in both domestic and international matters.
As a former Executive Vice President at Paramount Pictures, I am often called as an expert witness for media and entertainment industry disputes. I bring a unique set of skills and understanding to each and every case. I am dedicated to helping clients create strategies and solutions in a quick and efficient manner.
I hold a LL.M. in Trade Regulation, a J.D., and a M.S....
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Tony M. Soliman
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports and Business
California Western School of Law
We are a boutique law firm with attorneys that specialize in personal injury, criminal defense and business law services, as well as entertainment law. We provide aggressive and efficient legal representation for each of our clients and work hard until we get you the results you need and want. Our attorneys will also travel to you if needed.
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Emily Patricia Graham
N Hollywood, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 17 years of experience
N Hollywood, CA 91602
Entertainment & Sports, IP, Real Estate and Trademarks
University of Miami School of Law, Boston University School of Law and Nova Southeastern University
Representing successful businesses and families in the entertainment, real estate, technology, and healthcare industries.
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Yolanda Annette Slaughter
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Trademarks
Western State University College of Law
Ms. Slaughter has over 20 years of trial and litigation experience in Employment and Labor Law, Civil/Business Law, Trademark Infringement, and Personal Injury.
Ms. Slaughter is also a mediator and has successfully bridged the gap to resolution of hundreds of cases. Ms. Slaughter is an adjunct Professor, teaching English, English to Foreign Learners, and Paralegal instruction.
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Joshua Biletsky
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business and IP
Southwestern Law School
I am an attorney who provides legal services to emerging and established artists. I also cater to the legal needs of entrepreneurs and to businesses which are just starting up or have already been established. In representing these clients, I strive to protect the intellectual property of businesses and creative and technical artists across a wide spectrum of media.
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Thomas W Porter
El Segundo, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
Southwestern Law School
Tommy helps entrepreneurs, startups, and businesses of all kinds build great companies. His goal is to be a team member of your company to provide business and legal strategy in an effective and efficient manner. He serves as outside general counsel and advises clients in many different sectors, including technology, media, entertainment, retail, food and beverage, and outdoor recreation industries, among others. He prides himself on personalized services and building lasting relationships with his clients. He likes to work with teams bold enough to build epic brands, solve big problems, and make a dent in the universe.
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Jeannine V. Stepanian
Marina Del Rey, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience
4712 Admiralty Way # 794
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
UCLA School of Law
Jeannine Stepanian is a versatile transactional attorney. Her diverse practice includes entertainment law, intellectual property law, and business transactions. She has represented clients in the entertainment industry, including actors, writers, producers, and directors. She has also represented a wide variety of corporate clients, from small businesses and tech start-ups to non-profit organizations, production companies, and film studios.
Prior to forming SLF in 2019, Ms. Stepanian practiced litigation. She has experience in family law, appellate law, and insurance defense. As a former litigator, she is uniquely suited to drafting and negotiating contracts with an aim to protect her clients from future...
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Jonathan Louis Handel
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Communications and IP
Harvard Law School
I practice transactional entertainment and technology law and was a also a journalist at The Hollywood Reporter from 2010-20, where I covered entertainment labor, law and business. A former computer scientist, I was also active in local politics for over a decade.
A preeminent expert on Hollywood unions and guilds, I'm the author of several books on the subject. I'm also an adjunct professor at USC and Southwestern law schools, and previously at UCLA Law School, and a non-resident research fellow at Rutgers University. I've worked as a talent lawyer; guild attorney; and as a litigator.
I've been a member of the...
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Ori S. Blumenfeld
Beverly Hills, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Bankruptcy, Business and IP
The University of West Los Angeles School of Law
Ori Blumenfeld is a senior associate with Margulies Faith LLP. Mr. Blumenfeld focuses his practice in all areas of complex bankruptcy and insolvency, corporate restructuring, distressed assets, acquisition and disposition, and related litigation matters. In terms of his corporate bankruptcy expertise, Mr. Blumenfeld has represented debtors, trustees, and both secured and unsecured creditors in bankruptcy courts. In addition, a substantial portion of his work consists of serving as general or special counsel to federal and state receivers appointed to general equity, Family Code, rents and profits, Health and Safety Code, and regulatory receiverships, as well as bankruptcy trustees, and...
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Sindee Levin
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports
Loyola Law School
Sindee Levin, ESQ is a veteran entertainment a1orney whose creden7als include business affairs at major film
studios, music publishing, mechanical collec7on and extensive private prac7ce with invaluable contacts with
music publishers and record labels.
• As former owner and past president of American Mechanical Rights Agency, Inc. she handled licensing of
copyrights with record companies: issuing licenses, monitoring accoun7ng and payments; issues
synchroniza7on licenses to film, television, radio, and adver7sing agencies specifying the scope of permission
granted. She offered expert guidance through all emerging technologies and new media formats: website
exploita7ons, digital downloading, ring tones and ring backs before selling AMRA to Kobalt Music Publishing.
• She is...
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Dmitriy Aristov
El Segundo, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
(424) 259-3550
222 N. Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 2000
El Segundo, CA 90245
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
Golden Gate University School of Law
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Howard K. Alperin
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
(310) 424-4088
1800 Avenue of the Stars
12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports, Business and IP
Widener University Delaware School of Law
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Mark Litwak
Santa Monica, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
(310) 859-9595
201 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Ste. 300
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Entertainment & Sports
Univ of San Diego School of Law
Mark Litwak is a veteran entertainment attorney and founder of the Law Offices of Mark Litwak & Associates based in Los Angeles, 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. He also testifies as an expert witness in motion picture industry cases.
Litwak has packaged movie projects and served as executive producer on such feature films as “The Proposal,” “Out Of Line,” “Pressure,” and “Diamond Dog.” He has provided legal...
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Howard Craig Kornberg
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, IP and Real Estate
Southwestern Univ School of Law
A Los Angeles motorcycle accident attorney, Howard Kornberg is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating an attorney can receive from his or her peers. He has extensive experience assisting clients in personal injury and wrongful death cases arising from accidents involving motorcycles, bicycles, scooters, Segways, and other motorized vehicles.
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Paul David Murphy
Santa Monica, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
USC Law School
Paul’s practice focuses primarily on complex business litigation. He was recently named one of the “Top 100 Attorneys in Southern California” by Los Angeles Magazine, has the highest AV rating in Martindale Hubbell, and is regularly listed in various publications as one of the top attorneys in his field.
His practice areas include business and commercial litigation, False Claims Act cases, corporation and partnership disputes, professional liability litigation, entertainment and intellectual property litigation, defense of non-profit and other charity-based organizations, products liability litigation and all related appellate work.
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Erik James Hammett
Pomona, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney
Entertainment & Sports, Appeals and Business
University of La Verne College of Law
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Candice Morson
Sherman Oaks, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer
Entertainment & Sports and Business
Charlotte School of Law
5 years experience with a personal injury firm. Solo practice so I will have plenty of time to provide individualized focus to each of my clients.
Entertainment contract review and drafting experience.
Cannabis brand business formation experience and trademark filings.
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Daniel W. Sheerin
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
(310) 440-4100
1800 Avenue of the Stars
12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Real Estate
Fordham University School of Law
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John Begakis
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
(310) 230-5580
Ext. 1
12100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Entertainment & Sports and Communications
Southwestern University School of Law
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Rodney Alves
Manhattan Beach, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
(310) 948-6477
1590 Rosecrans Ave.
Suite 327D
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business and International
University of California - Los Angeles and Mackenzie University Law School
Mr. Alves's practice focuses on advising startups, emerging growth and middle market companies across a spectrum of industries in corporate, finance and business transactions with emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, entertainment, contracts and project finance.
Licensed in Brazil and the U.S., he practiced for several years at major law firms in Brazil and the U.S. advising domestic and international clients on, among other things, corporate, mergers and acquisitions and investments matters.
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David R. Schwartz
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
(310) 730-4398
1800 Avenue of the Stars
12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports, Business, Consumer and IP
University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Olga Michelle Seanez
Encino, CA, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports and Business
Whittier Coll School of Law
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Harrison Pierce Kordestani
Newport Beach, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Tax
Boston University School of Law and California Western School of Law
I have extensive experience in legal, finance, management and company-building.
As an attorney, my focus has been on transactional drafting and negotiation and providing ongoing legal counsel and contract interpretation to numerous private individuals as well as companies in varied fields such as media and entertainment, oil and gas, mining and exploration, virtual reality technologies, private health care, cannabis, and mortgage lending and real estate.
As an entertainment professional, I have acquired, or produced, and distributed dozens of feature films, while usually being active in managing the business and legal affairs of most the companies I have worked for or founded. My...
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Navid Soleymani
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(310) 919-0091
1875 Century Park East
Suite 1240
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports, Business, Employment and IP
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Navid handles business litigation and employment litigation for individual and corporate clients in a wide range of industries, from small businesses to large publicly-traded corporations. As a seasoned Los Angeles entertainment lawyer, Navid has extensive experience in the media and entertainment industries, representing clients such as recording artists, managers and agents, production companies and content providers. Navid has litigated numerous intellectual property claims involving, among other things, copyright and trademark infringement, cyber-squatting, defamation, right of publicity, and trade secret misappropriation. Navid handles sexual harassment, wrongful termination, disability discrimination and pregnancy discrimination.
Since 2002, Navid Soleymani has been litigating complex business, entertainment,...
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Adam Lewis Prossin
San Diego, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, Consumer and IP
Golden Gate University School of Law, Thomas Jefferson School of Law and Western State University College of Law
Our founding Attorney, Adam L. Prossin, Esq., has been a practicing attorney since 1994. The Prossin Law Firm focuses on local law in practice areas such as Family Law (Divorce, Custody, Support, Restraining Orders, Guardianships, Adoptions etc.), Dispute Resolution (Mediation & Arbitration), Estate Planning, Business Law, Sports Law & Athlete Representation, Immigration Law, etc. We are the only Issaquah Highlands Law Firm. You can click on the Practice Areas tab on our webpage to see the areas of law that we focus on primarily. The Prossin Law Firm advises and represents individuals and corporate clients both locally and globally. We...
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Ethan D Kirschner
Culver City, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, Communications and IP
University of Minnesota Law School
Ethan D. Kirschner is an experienced litigator with clients in California, throughout the United States, and overseas. Originally from Wisconsin, Mr. Kirschner was a champion high school and college debater. He has a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan, graduated cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School, and received an LL.M. in intellectual property law from the University of California, Berkeley.
Mr. Kirschner has been practicing law since 2005. He is licensed to practice law in California.
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Mitra Ahouraian
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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...
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Tammy Wu
Irvine, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Miles J. Feldman
Irvine, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Arbitration & Mediation, IP and Trademarks
University of California - Berkeley
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Lisa Kathleen Condon
Marina Del Rey, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports and Environmental
University of California - Irvine and Western State University College of Law
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Donald Victor Smiley Jr
Santa Monica, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
(310) 496-5788
100 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 700
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Entertainment & Sports and Arbitration & Mediation
Pepperdine University School of Law and Pepperdine University School of Law
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Russell Bryan Sommers
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business and IP
University of California - Berkeley
Russell Sommers is a seasoned transactional attorney who helps individuals and businesses maximize the value of their Intellectual Property (IP) through the strategic application of copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, and other IP laws.
The Law Office of Russell Sommers offers quality legal services tailored to meet the specific IP needs of businesses and individuals in the spheres of business, technology & entertainment.
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Luke Hasskamp
La Jolla, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Antitrust, Appeals and Business
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Dominic Matthew Carucci
Laguna Niguel, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
Georgetown University Law Center
Mr. Carucci was born and raised in San Diego, California. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of San Diego where he graduated from the Honors program with a degree in Business Administration. Mr. Carucci then attended law school at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C.
During law school, Mr. Carucci interned for the Honorable Frederick H. Bysshe of the Ventura County Superior Court and externed with the Department of Justice in their Fraud Department. At Georgetown, Mr. Carucci was also a Senior Articles Editor on the American Criminal Law Review and a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution...
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David Allen Sergenian
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
University of Virginia School of Law
David A. Sergenian is the founder of Sergenian Law, a Professional Corporation. His practice concentrates in the areas of copyright, trademarks, trade secrets, partnership and startup disputes, appellate practice, and general commercial litigation. In addition, he has extensive experience in patent law, securities litigation, entertainment litigation, and employment actions. He has represented clients on “both sides of the v.,” including numerous Fortune 500 companies, in litigations, trials, arbitrations, and alternative dispute resolutions.