The Most Legendary Entertainment Lawyers (2024)
Above The Law
JUNE 17, 2024
These lawyers are almost as famous as their Hollywood clients. The post The Most Legendary Entertainment Lawyers (2024) appeared first on Above the Law. Congratulations!
NY attorney general: use of facial recognition software to deny venue entry to lawyers may violate civil rights law
JURIST
JANUARY 25, 2023
New York Attorney General Letitia James Wednesday released a letter to Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. The policy may affect up to 90 law firms and thousands of lawyers. ” Further, MSG’s use of facial recognition software “may be plagued with biases and false positives against people of color and women.”
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National Society Of Entertainment And Arts Lawyers Presents The David A. Pierce Award
Above The Law
JUNE 11, 2024
The post National Society Of Entertainment And Arts Lawyers Presents The David A. NSEAL is made up of the country’s top artists’ rights advocates and has litigated some of the most important artists’ rights cases over the past couple of decades. Pierce Award appeared first on Above the Law.
The Hollywood 100: America’s Top Entertainment ‘Power Lawyers’ (2024)
Above The Law
JUNE 13, 2024
Which lawyers were honored on this year's illustrious list of entertainment dealmakers and litigators? The post The Hollywood 100: America’s Top Entertainment ‘Power Lawyers’ (2024) appeared first on Above the Law.
Top Lawyers: Randy Zelin of Cornell University Law School On The 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law
The Estrin Report
OCTOBER 6, 2021
Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? Except for a brief moment when my mother bought me Grey’s Anatomy and the pictures made me want to throw up, I have always wanted to be a trial lawyer. Ok, fantastic.
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Roger Royse: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field
The Estrin Report
OCTOBER 22, 2021
It does little good to be a Top Lawyer if nobody knows about it. Whether it happens by accident or design, Top Lawyers are known. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. I have never known a successful lawyer who did not work hard.
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Rick DeMedeiros: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field
The Estrin Report
NOVEMBER 3, 2021
People aren’t used to this — especially from lawyers. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? Rick DeMedeiros of DeMedeiros Injury Law.
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Top Lawyers: Sheila Murphy of Focus Forward Consulting On The 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law
The Estrin Report
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Lawyers must be able to be strong advocates for themselves, as well as their clients. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? How important is it for a lawyer to go to a top-tier school? And it worked.
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Music Mondays: Entertainment Industry Can Reopen Under New Public Health Orders
The Hollywood Lawyer
JANUARY 25, 2021
The post Music Mondays: Entertainment Industry Can Reopen Under New Public Health Orders appeared first on THE HOLLYWOOD LAWYER. Production companies will be required to do daily COVID-19 screenings, pre-employment testings, and increased use of face coverings, but the new orders allow for shorter quarantine […].
Top Lawyers: Stacey A. Giulianti of the Florida Peninsula Insurance Company On The 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law
The Estrin Report
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? What better way to use those skills in a professional environment than as a lawyer? How important is it for a lawyer to go to a top-tier school?
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Caila A Coleman: 5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Field
The Estrin Report
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Have people to bounce ideas off of: those people can be other lawyers, but also make sure you are talking to people who are NOT lawyers as well. Lawyers are often smart, ambitious, and highly educated. That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? Ok, fantastic.
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Unlikely Careers for Lawyers
LegalTalkNetwork
JUNE 27, 2024
Cannabis Lawyer Nearly a decade ago, pursuing a career in cannabis law may have been next to impossible, but it has recently become a fascinating field for those who have discovered and pursued it. JAG Lawyer A Judge Advocate General is a unique opportunity for those who want to defend their country in court.
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Film Fridays – MGM Sued by Starz Entertainment for Breach of Contract
The Hollywood Lawyer
JULY 15, 2022
Starz Entertainment sued MGM in 2020, and their lawsuit has been allowed to move forward. The post Film Fridays – MGM Sued by Starz Entertainment for Breach of Contract appeared first on THE HOLLYWOOD LAWYER.
Building a Global Platform for Lawyers
LawTechnologyToday
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Lawyers could not be in their offices, could not be in meetings, could not be in court. The basic functionality needed, is secure communication between lawyers and their clients as well as their peers. Information has been misdirected, features created for entertainment had been inadvertently used in a professional setting, and so on.
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This Is… Not What Being A Lawyer Is Really Like
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
But it is entertaining. The post This Is… Not What Being A Lawyer Is Really Like appeared first on Above the Law.
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Five Ways to Reduce Lawyer Burnout and Improve Employee Retention
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 22, 2021
You should be fully focused on retaining associates because otherwise your investment in hiring and training them will be wasted; replacing lawyers is very expensive. More importantly, burnt-out lawyers are not able to be as efficient or effective as more balanced, healthy lawyers — and that is a disservice to our clients.
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Lawyers on TikTok: Tips for Short-Form Video Marketing
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
How Do Lawyers Use TikTok? Recently, lawyers have increasingly started to use TikTok to educate their audience and promote their services by: Creating compelling videos and capturing attention through fast-paced content. Lawyer Anthony Barbuto brings the fun to TikTok with his dancing, rapping, singing and general entertainment videos.
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More TED Talks For Paralegals to Watch
Paralegal Bootcamp
JUNE 28, 2021
Why the World Needs More Lawyers. Ray shares his ideas about social change and creative lawyering in this TED talk. RegTech, Law Tech, and the Future of Lawyers. Think Like a Lawyer. Christine Carter gives an entertaining talk on how we all have the best intentions, but lack the follow-through. Watch this TED Talk.
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Convert ‘Resting B h Face’ to ‘Neutral Alert’
Attorney at Work
MAY 7, 2023
While it is entertaining to explore the links that come up when you Google “RBF,” there is a serious lesson in this for lawyers. The post Convert ‘Resting B h Face’ to ‘Neutral Alert’ appeared first on Attorney at Work.
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The Most Entertaining, But Still, Somehow Depressing, Supreme Court Transcript — See Also
Above The Law
OCTOBER 7, 2021
The Most Egregious Lawyer Stereotypes: But ranked! Who'd Have Thunk I'd Be Firmly On Justice Gorsuch's Side: But, here we are. Chuck Grassley Really Put His Foot In It: And he doesn't even know it. Embarrassing Google Search History? Hopefully that's protected speech.
Sivonnia DeBarros: How to Be a Top Lawyer in Your Field
Attorney at Work
MARCH 23, 2022
What does it take to become a successful lawyer in your particular niche or practice area? In a series of in-depth interviews for the Estrin Report , Chere Estrin profiles top lawyers from all types of practices. Five Things You Need to Become a Top Lawyer. In this column, we zero in on their top tips. Sivonnia DeBarros.
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Madison Square Garden lifts ban on some lawyers as it explores sale of Tao Group
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
The Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. has made a change to a policy that bans lawyers from its venues if they have "active litigation against…
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Lawyer Tech Tips: Things That Go Bump in Legal Tech!
Attorney at Work
OCTOBER 29, 2021
But danger lurks behind certain technology, or the way lawyers and staff might use it. What are some scary things WFH has revealed about lawyers’ tech habits? Home computers that are shared with family members and used for entertainment as well as work. For many lawyers, the answer is “I clicked on things until it worked.
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Music Mondays – Chance The Rapper Sued By Former Manager For $3M
The Hollywood Lawyer
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Disclaimer: Please note that the information contained within this news post and site is offered simply as a consideration to visitors who are in the entertainment industry and are seeking to learn more about various areas of entertainment, be it in film, movies, television, music, digital, new media, film financing, merchandising and/or branding.
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Film Fridays- Writer from the 1984 Muppet Babies Series Sues Disney
The Hollywood Lawyer
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Disney filed a motion to dismiss a recent lawsuit by Jeffrey Scott, one of the original Muppet Babies 1984 series writers and developer (1984 – 1991), against the entertainment giant. The post Film Fridays- Writer from the 1984 Muppet Babies Series Sues Disney appeared first on THE HOLLYWOOD LAWYER.
Summer Reading List For Lawyers
InHouseBlog
JULY 10, 2022
If you are looking for a reading list for lawyers to enjoy this Summer, BTI Consulting has pulled together a helpful post with selections to choose from. They entertain, teach, help you improve, and sometimes just provide an escape. Don’t forget to update your blog reader as well with helpful blogs for in-house counsel !
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#FilmFridays: Warner’s Hollywood Backlash Includes Insult From Christopher Nolan
The Hollywood Lawyer
DECEMBER 11, 2020
Legendary Entertainment, which has co-produced Godzilla vs. Kong and Dune with Warner Bros, plans to take legal action against the decision. The films will be available for one month on HBO Max while keeping their full theatrical release, but this means less income for Hollywood actors and production companies, and they are not happy.
The Lawyers of Substack
LawSites
MAY 5, 2021
At least one lawyer is in this pantheon of top-paid publishers on Substack – Glenn Greenwald , the former litigator turned Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of four New York Times bestselling books on politics and law, including No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Another lawyer-turned-journalist is U.K.-based
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Music Mondays – Swift’s Masters Sold For $300M
The Hollywood Lawyer
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Disclaimer: Please note that the information contained within this news post and site is offered simply as a consideration to visitors who are in the entertainment industry and are seeking to learn more about various areas of entertainment, be it in film, movies, television, music, digital, new media, film financing, merchandising and/or branding.
Morning Docket: 12.10.24
Above The Law
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Lawyer Monthly ] * Pro se Rudy is the most entertaining Rudy. American Lawyer ] * Collusion by algorithm is still, you know, collusion. ABA Journal ] * Former power lawyer Tom Girardi looking at possibility of 14 years. Reuters ] * New lawyers don't need to master AI. LegalCheek ] The post Morning Docket: 12.10.24
Film Fridays – California Approves $420M in New Incentives for Film and TV Projects
The Hollywood Lawyer
AUGUST 6, 2021
New legislation in California benefitting the entertainment industry would invest into the California incentive program by $330 million over two years, and it includes a diversity requirement to reflect California’s population. An additional $150 million fund will go to renovating sound stages in and around Los Angeles County.
Music Mondays: U.K. Publisher Sues Brown and Sony Over Copyright Infringement
The Hollywood Lawyer
JULY 19, 2021
.” They filed a lawsuit naming Sony Music Entertainment, Chris Brown, and Chris Brown TV for copyright infringement over “Privacy,” Brown’s 2017 hit, and Jamaica-born Red […]. Publisher Sues Brown and Sony Over Copyright Infringement appeared first on THE HOLLYWOOD LAWYER. The post Music Mondays: U.K.
Film Fridays: ‘The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity’ Set To Debut On Netflix
The Hollywood Lawyer
DECEMBER 18, 2020
Disclaimer: Please note that the information contained within this news post and site is offered simply as a consideration to visitors who are in the entertainment industry and are seeking to learn more about various areas of entertainment, be it in film, movies, television, music, digital, new media, film financing, merchandising and/or branding.
Video Marketing for Lawyers: 5 Best Practices for Winning New Clients
Attorney at Work
AUGUST 12, 2022
Of all the marketing tools for lawyers, video is the most engaging — and one of the best at helping you project professionalism and competence. Yet despite evidence that video marketing for lawyers is remarkably effective, law firms have been slow to use video compared with other industries. Create videos that are easy to watch.
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Film Fridays: Netflix Sued by Actor Over COVID-19 Safety at “Stranger Things Drive-Into Experience”
The Hollywood Lawyer
APRIL 30, 2021
Netflix jumped into live entertainment last year with a Stranger Things drive-in show. The post Film Fridays: Netflix Sued by Actor Over COVID-19 Safety at “Stranger Things Drive-Into Experience” appeared first on THE HOLLYWOOD LAWYER.
Film Fridays: Lionsgate Sued for Copyright Infringement Over “P-Valley”
The Hollywood Lawyer
JANUARY 21, 2022
Screenwriter Nicole Gilbert-Daniels is suing Lionsgate Entertainment and Starz over their highly-recognized series “P-Valley,” which premiered in 2020 and resembled her play, “Soul Kitten Cabaret,” from 2011. She left two copies of […].
Film Fridays: Kyla Pratt Sued By Ex-Manager Over Unpaid Commissions
The Hollywood Lawyer
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Kyla Pratt, the new star of “Call Me Kat” on FOX, has been sued by her ex-manager at Industry Entertainment Partners (IEP) over nonpayment for a 2018 contract. The post Film Fridays: Kyla Pratt Sued By Ex-Manager Over Unpaid Commissions appeared first on THE HOLLYWOOD LAWYER. The company claims […].
Singapore court rejects appeal against execution of man with intellectual disability
JURIST
MARCH 31, 2022
While his November execution was postponed in light of his testing positive for COVID-19, his lawyer filed a civil appeal to review the High Court’s confirmation of his sentence and a criminal motion for his intellectual disability to be assessed by a panel of psychiatrists, both in 2021.
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Music Mondays – CA Labor Commission Rules Against Dion
The Hollywood Lawyer
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Disclaimer: Please note that the information contained within this news post and site is offered simply as a consideration to visitors who are in the entertainment industry and are seeking to learn more about various areas of entertainment, be it in film, movies, television, music, digital, new media, film financing, merchandising and/or branding.
Australia law firm files class action against Star Casino for securities violations
JURIST
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Australian law firm Maurice Blackburn Lawyers filed a class action for shareholders of the Star Entertainment Group (Star Casino). Both Maurice Blackburn Lawyers and Slater and Gordon filed suit in Australian courts. Star Casino announced it “intends to defend the proceedings.”
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Film Fridays: Stan Lee’s Likeness Licensed for 20 Years
The Hollywood Lawyer
JUNE 17, 2022
Entertainment, a media company, co-founded by […]. The post Film Fridays: Stan Lee’s Likeness Licensed for 20 Years appeared first on THE HOLLYWOOD LAWYER. Stan Lee Universe is a venture between global kids media company Genius Brands International and POW!
Afghanistan dispatches: ‘women cannot show up on TV shows or on other visual media’
JURIST
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. We are seeing religious and political shows are replacing music and entertainment TV. For privacy and security reasons, we are withholding our Correspondent’s name.
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Music Mondays: “Despacito” Creator Sued Over Copyright Infringement
The Hollywood Lawyer
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
“Despacito” creator Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, Warner Music, Universal Music Latin Entertainment, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and others were all named in a new lawsuit over copyright infringement by Steely & Clevie Production, a Dancehall label.
Are you a Corporate Paralegal? You may just be in luck.
The Estrin Report
MARCH 23, 2022
Tremendous amounts of mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring, but high on the list is corporate lawyers are experiencing a surge in work due to the coronavirus as companies seek ways to back out of contracts or prevent deals from falling apart. It’s not a huge firm, it’s not a small firm.
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