Strategically located throughout the major entertainment capitals of the world,
including Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, Nashville, New York, Paris,
Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo, our team of lawyers across practice areas are
trusted by clients in publishing, film, television, music, streaming media, and
gaming for their extensive experience litigating, negotiating, enforcing, and
managing some of the industry’s most sensitive, cutting-edge, and
high-profile legal matters.
We have represented clients across all facets of the industry such as major studios,
broadcast networks, cable and pay television services, streaming media platforms,
and music labels, as well as talent agencies, managers, and performing artists.
Media and Entertainment Litigation
With our deep bench strength, we have tackled some of the global entertainment
industry’s most complex and high-profile litigation matters. We are well
positioned to represent our clients’ interests at every phase of dispute.
Our litigation experience includes:
Protecting and enforcing valuable intellectual property rights across
content areas, including copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, and
rights of publicity.
Providing representation in idea theft claims.
Prosecuting and defending complex disputes over profit participation and
contract claims.
Providing representation in sensitive investigations involving claims of
misconduct, wrongful termination, discrimination, and other employment
claims, while being sensitive to the impact on labor relations.
Prosecuting and defending actions involving First Amendment issues, speech
restrictions, defamation, slander, libel, and privacy.
Media and Entertainment Transactions
Leveraging our Corporate practice’s strong transaction experience, we are
adept at providing industry-specific advice and counsel to prominent clients
across the spectrum of entertainment industry transactions. Our lawyers’
deep understanding of the needs of our industry clients make them well situated
to bring a creative approach to transactional issues in the media and
entertainment space. We assist with:
Company formation and corporate restructuring through mergers and joint
ventures, as well as with managing financial aspects, operational capital,
and ongoing business activities.
Crafting and executing licensing deals, technology-related contracts,
engagement in capital markets, and strategic acquisition and monetization of
company assets.
Forming strategic alliances and overseeing financial transactions relevant
to the creation, production, and distribution of content, coupled with
monetizing intellectual property internationally in existing and nascent
markets.
Texas is home to 31.3 million people, and with two of the country’s
leading metropolitan areas by economic output, Texas is the world’s
eighth largest economy at US$2.7 trillion.
The Washington state legislature has adjourned for 2026, and key tax changes
are in store if Governor Bob Ferguson signs several tax-related bills into
law, and if those tax changes then survive expected legal challenges.
The year 2025 saw significant regulatory activity in the realm of digital
assets. The US Congress and financial regulators took steps to create and
implement a clear legal framework to facilitate financial transactions using
digital assets, and they will continue to do so in 2026.
With the passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for
US Stablecoins Act on 18 July 2025, Congress established a federal
regulatory framework for payment stablecoins.
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