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Bruce P. Jeffer
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 56 years of experience
(310) 201-3501
1900 Avenue of the Stars
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports, Business, International and Real Estate
Harvard Law School
A distinguished Southern California attorney, Bruce Jeffer is dedicated to providing exceptional representation for Corporate Law matters. With an emphasis on Mergers & Acquisitions, Energy and Securities transactions, his practice areas include Entertainment & Sports, International, Investment Management, Natural Resources and Real Estate law matters.
A Founding Member of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, Bruce has 50 years of experience and legal knowledge. He is recognized by peers for both his leadership and business law acumen. Always results-oriented, he is dedicated to outstanding service, legal expertise, and cost-effective representation. Bruce is committed to helping his clients achieve their business goals.
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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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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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Gi Nam Lee
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
Trinity Law School
Ginam Lee has been a California licensed attorney since 1999. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court, Central District of California as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. His areas of practice are litigation, real estate, entertainment, intellectual property, alcoholic beverages, franchises, and business affairs.
Mr. Lee began his legal career as a legal assistant at a boutique criminal defense firm of Beck & DeCorso in downtown Los Angeles. Since then, he has worked in various legal capacities at major firms such as O'Melveny & Myers in...
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Demetria L Graves
Pasadena, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
(866) 774-0344
1055 East Colorado Boulevard
Suite 500A
Pasadena, CA 91106
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Family
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
I focus on the area of family law, including divorce and related matters such as child custody, child support, paternity, spousal support and property division. I also represent clients in matters involving guardianship and dissolution of domestic partnerships.
I will take time to learn about you, your family, and your goals. When taking your case, I want to learn what you hope to accomplish and what your family needs in order to get back on track. I will then develop a detailed case management plan designed to achieve realistic goals for you and your family.
Throughout the legal process, I will keep...
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Joey Arnel Sayson
Santa Monica, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(310) 581-2868
3231 Ocean Park Blvd.
Suite 219
Santa Monica, CA 90405-3232
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports and IP
Whittier Law School
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Erik Swen Syverson
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, Communications and IP
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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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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Justin John Glyer
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(310) 963-9386
1800 Century Park East, Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
Pepperdine University School of Law
Justin Glyer's practice focuses on media, entertainment, marketing, technology and commercial contracts, start-ups, copyright, trademark, content, internet, communications, privacy and general business law.
Mr. Glyer has conducted successful negotiations with digital media start-ups, artists, producers, movie studios, television networks, promoters, talent agencies, multi-channel internet distributors, record labels, publishers, software developers, internet service providers, social media companies, business development professionals, accounting firms, public speakers, job recruiters, universities and academics, advertisers, marketing, telecommunications and technology companies, insurance carriers and a wide range of other individuals and businesses from the very small to the Fortune 500.
As a long-time former business and legal...
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Gordon Philip Firemark
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business and IP
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Gordon Firemark practices entertainment (Theatre, Film, Television, Digital Media), media and business law in Los Angeles. He helps creative industry professionals make deals that make sense, and that get their productions developed, financed, produced and distributed. His practice also covers intellectual property, cyberspace, new media, business transactions, and corporate matters for clients in the fields of media, entertainment, content and digital business.
Mr. Firemark is frequently referred to as “The Podcast Lawyer™”, and is the author of The Podcast, Blog, & New Media Producers’ Legal Survival Guide. (Https://podcastlawbook.com)
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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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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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Chaz Rainey JD/MBA
Burbank, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Communications, IP and International
London School of Economics and Political Science and UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
Chaz Rainey advises clients in the film and television industry on matters related to: copyright litigation, financing, production, new media technologies, rights of publicity, defamation, trade secrets, trademarks, unfair competition and other transactional issues. An internationally recognized lawyer, licensed in the practice of law in California, Nevada, New York, Texas and the District of Columbia, Chaz Rainey is an accomplished litigator, negotiator, and advocate. Chaz has served as lead counsel on over 200 cases in both state and federal court. He has first-chaired more than a dozen jury and bench trials, argued before federal and state appellate courts,...
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Ken Sterling
Century City, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, Employment and Real Estate
University of Southern California Gould School of Law
With over 20 years of experience in media, tech, and law, I am passionate about empowering and representing artists and brands in the digital age. Having founded tech companies, digital agencies and a bank - I have a unique view of how business works and thrives.
Originally a techie (early hacker, Cisco CCNA and Microsoft MCSE), I have a unique understanding of the cyber world, AI and emerging technologies.
As an attorney at Sterling Media Law, I focus on media law, cyber law, business law, and real estate law - negotiating complex and creative deals. My mission is to help...
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Joshua Mogin
Irvine, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business and Real Estate
New York University School of Law
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Mike Arias
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 40 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Appeals, Asbestos and Insurance Claims
Mike Arias is the senior and managing partner of the firm. He handles matters throughout the United States. Mr. Arias has litigated and tried matters from New York to Texas to California, in both state and federal court. He has resolved hundreds of matters, either by trial, arbitration, mediation or negotiated settlement, resulting in millions of dollars in recovery for the firm's clients. His most recent trial victory resulted in a judgment and subsequent settlement in excess of $19 million. His most recent settlements total well in excess of $50 million. Mr. Arias has also successfully defended and counseled many...
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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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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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Jay Nabil Razzouk
San Bernardino, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
(909) 547-7299
473 E. Carnegie Drive
Suite 200
San Bernardino, CA 92408
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business and Securities
Pepperdine University School of Law
Jay has represented and advised investors of public companies in shareholder derivative actions and complex class action litigation for over a decade. He helped secure millions of dollars in financial recovery and corporate governance reforms. He investigated and litigated claims involving such issues as accounting fraud, executive compensation, board entrenchment, board elections, corporate takeovers, inadequate internal controls, and violations of the False Claim Act, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, anti-money laundering laws, and vehicular and aeronautical safety regulations.
Since 2017, Jay has focused his legal practice on helping entrepreneurs successfully form and operate their businesses, representing clients in contract or business...
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Kamal Andrew Moo
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports and IP
Southwestern Univ School of Law
Music and entertainment law was a natural progression given my background. Having had jobs / positions in production, publishing, artist and label management, I have unique perspective. I love helping artists with their business issues so they can focus on developing their craft.
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Sean Stuart Varner
Riverside, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business and Real Estate
Pepperdine University School of Law
Sean S. Varner, Managing Partner of Varner & Brandt, is a corporate and transactional attorney focusing his practice on corporate and business law, real estate, transactional law, contracts and mergers & acquisitions. With over 20 years of legal and business experience Sean takes time to know his clients and their goals and objectives. He handles numerous critical issues, including complicated transactions, facing many different industries and clients including the technology sector, retail/food & beverage industry, real estate developers, restaurants, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, officers and directors of corporations, and a variety of family-owned businesses.
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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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Sarah G. Hartman
Irvine, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Patents
Vanderbilt University Law School
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Jason Brooks
los angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 17 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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Leticia M. Kimble
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney
(310) 440-4100
1900 Avenue of the Stars
12th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports, Business and Employment
University of Michigan Law School
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Howard Craig Kornberg
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 45 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, IP, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
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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Daniel R. Freytag
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 49 years of experience
(310) 623-4562
2029 Century Park East
Suiet 1400
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Entertainment & Sports, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Daniel R. Freytag is Of Counsel with Meyer Wilson, LPA. He was born in Napoleon Ohio and earned his B.A. at Wittenberg University where he graduated magna cum laude. He went on to attend the Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University and earned his J.D. summa cum laude.
Mr. Freytag has been a trial lawyer for more than thirty-four years and has represented hundreds of large corporations, small businesses, professionals, and individuals in a variety of complex tort, insurance, and business cases. He has personally examined or cross-examined more than 1000 lay witnesses and more than 150 expert...
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Brandon J. Anand
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 15 years of experience
(323) 325-3389
5455 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1609
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
Southwestern Law School and Chapman University Fowler School of Law
Brandon Anand is a seasoned business and real estate attorney and Court-appointed Referee. Brandon has advised as to countless matters at each stage of the business life cycle—from formation—to operations (partnerships/joint ventures, IP protection, licensing/sales, and litigation/conflict resolution)—to reorganization, sales, and mergers, with a focus on two primary areas: real estate and entertainment/sports.
Brandon's real estate practice centers around the sale, financing, and lease of real property. In addition to private representation, he serves as a Court-appointed Partition Referee throughout California, where he is called upon to streamline sales, accounting, and distribution of proceeds from real property (e.g....
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Gennady Shnaider
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, IP and International
UCLA School of Law
We are dedicated to providing quality legal services at reasonable rates. Our attorneys are experienced, business-oriented and responsive to client needs. We have experience in licensing and other technology transactions, intellectual property counseling, product distribution and marketing, contracts, corporate organization and governance, mergers and acquisitions, financings, employment, real estate, entertainment law and general business and corporate matters.
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Yolanda Annette Slaughter
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Civil Rights, 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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Brad Andrew Hakala
Long Beach, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Having previously practiced at an American Law 100 firm as well as in-house counsel for a multi-national corporation, Mr. Hakala brings both legal expertise and business sense to the business transactions that clients seek to accomplish and the complex legal problems that they seek to litigate and resolve. Mr. Hakala has not only litigated various complex business and employment matters on behalf of Fortune 100 clients, he also provides general business, technology, and media law representation to various companies, including start-up businesses and those in the renewable energies sector. Mr. Hakala is an experienced business litigator who has also...
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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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Lisa Kathleen Condon
Marina Del Rey, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Environmental, Native American and Personal Injury
University of California - Irvine and Western State University College of Law
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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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Desiree T. Washington
Torrance, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Bankruptcy, Civil Rights and Criminal Defense
University of Iowa College of Law
Washington Law Firm is a full-service law firm headquartered in Los Angeles County, representing individuals and companies of every size. The firm is recognized for its premier practice, providing business advice to a broad range of persons and companies.
Desiree T. Washington is the owner of Washington Law Firm. She obtained a B.A. from the University of Chicago, where she majored in Medieval and Early Modern History. Thereafter, Desiree Washington attended the University of Iowa, College of Law, where she obtained a J.D. emphasizing jurisprudence and civil rights law. Desiree Washington is licensed to practice before the highest courts in the...
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Tre Lovell
Century City, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationEntertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
With more than 20 years of experience, Tre Lovell has been noted among the elite trial lawyers in the nation, having been named "Lawyer of the Year" Finalist, 2016, by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and further honored by The National Law Journal as one of the Top 50 Litigation Trailblazers in the United States. Mr. Lovell has been recognized among the top 1% of attorneys in the country as a litigator through such esteemed organizations as America's Top 100 Attorneys, Distinguished Justice Advocates, National Academy of Jurisprudence, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Rue's Best Attorneys of America. In addition,...
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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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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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Steven Lawrence Weinberg
Los Angeles, CA Entertainment & Sports Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Entertainment & Sports, Business, IP and Trademarks
Loyola Law School
I am a 25 year veteran attorney specializing in representing music, film and television entertainment industry clients in a variety of intellectual property and complex business related disputes and transactions.