PRACTICE AREAS
Our firm offers a full spectrum of services focused on Television/Film, Intellectual property, Internet & Interactive Media, Contracts, Sports & Entertainment, Bankruptcy and Business/Corporate transactions. We provide a comprehensive approach to monetizing clients’ brands. With professional experience in technology, communications, entertainment and sports, our attorneys deliver diverse perspectives and informed strategies designed to maximize the value of our clients’ names, images, products and creative output across all platforms of media and entertainment. Our team assists clients in achieving their business goals — helping to avoid missteps in the execution of their projects and protecting their assets and resources to sustain and build their personal and professional wealth and reputation. –
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Our Intellectual Property practice group focuses on protecting the rights of those who create original works. Our Intellectual Property practice covers everything from original plays and novels to inventions and company identification marks. The purpose of intellectual property laws are to encourage new technologies, artistic expressions and inventions while promoting economic growth. When individuals know that their creative work will be protected and that they can benefit from their labor, they are more likely to continue to produce things that create jobs, develop new technology, make processes more efficient, and create beauty in the world around us.We perform the following services on behalf of clients:
Render opinions on trademark registration ability and trademark infringement
Registration of original works of authorship with the US Copyright Office
Record registration with the US Customs and Border Protection
State, federal, foreign and common law searches for clearance of trademarks and service marks
Selection, adoption and registration of trademarks and servicemarks with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Drafting comprehensive patent applications and Working with attorneys to negotiate with the Patent Office the scope of rights afforded by patent applications
BUSINESS/CORPORATE LAW
We work with numerous entrepreneurs to establish business entities (LLC, Corporations, S-Corps, C-Corps and Partnerships). We advise and counsel clients during all stages of business formation. We also prepare and negotiate the following:
Business Plans
Operating Agreements
Partnership Agreements
INTERNET/INTERACTIVE MEDIA
Internet/Interactive media is a major component of today’s agreements. Our office represents Internet, e-commerce, computer and new media business across the United States and around the world. Our attorneys have served as trusted advisors to both startup and multinational corporations on their core commercial transactions. We perform the following services on behalf of clients:
Draft and negotiate content agreements
Prepare development and licensing deals
Draft website ‘Terms of Use’ and ‘Privacy Policy’ statements
Draft Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) and Confidentiality Agreements
TELEVISION/FILM
Our Television/Film Practice, one of the primary components of our Firm, provides individuals and companies working in the television/film industry with representation in all aspects of the television/film business, including the development, production, and distribution of film projects. We also negotiate, draft, review and analyze the following:
Option Agreements
Below-the-Line Agreements
Above-the-Line Agreements
Location Release Agreements
Product Placement Agreements
Private Placement Memorandums
Distribution Agreements -(Domestic and Foreign)
Music Licensing Agreements -(Master Use and Synchronization)
SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
We perform the following services in conjunction with our sports practice:
Launch of sports-related events
Incorporation of non-profit organizations and foundations
Negotiation of sponsorship, endorsement, television, film and new media Agreements
Our clients include:
Artists, Athletes and Actors Playwrights and Screenwriters
Motion picture production companies
Internet and web-based entertainment companies
Individual producers and directors of filmed entertainment