The entertainment industry is changing and there has never been a better time to be a content creator to create, distribute, and market their work to appreciative audiences. We act as legal and business counsel to content creators and their related businesses. Our entertainment practice covers the full spectrum, and includes representing independent film producers, directors, talent, screenwriters, distributors, and authors in their film rights deals. We negotiate script to film; help raise money for independently financed films; negotiating and drafting services includes, option agreements, writer agreements, production agreements, and license agreements; copyright registration and protection of screenplays.

We also advise recording artists, songwriters, independent labels, music producers and managers. Our transactional work includes: drafting and negotiating recording agreements; label and production agreements; joint venture contracts; agreements for the sale or licensing of recording or publishing catalogs; agreements between artists and independent producers, managers and agents; partnership or shareholder agreements among band members; contracts with performance venues; co-publishing and administration agreements, as well as the licensing of songs for synchronization, mechanical reproductions, public performance, and print uses. We counsel artists on the digital music industry, structure prevailing business models, from digital downloads to streaming to hybrid subscription services. We also counsel music producers and labels respecting copyright, defamation, and rights of privacy issues that arise with music lyrics, album cover designs, and music videos.