PRACTICE GROUPS: Media, Advertising & Entertainment

Attorneys within the Multilaw Media, Advertising and Entertainment Practice Group possess a wide range of skills and expertise in counseling media and entertainment clients with respect to transactional matters such as negotiation and drafting of contracts, as well as in litigating cases when disputes arise.

Expertise in the libel, privacy, disparagement, advertising and entertainment areas is available in and through the various member firms of the Media, Advertising and Entertainment Practice Group. Cases tried have often been brought to a successful conclusion through court decision, jury verdict or confidential settlement, as appropriate and when requested by the client Additionally, attorneys belonging to the Media, Advertising and Entertainment Group represent clientele before alternative forums, such as arbitration or mediation panels.

Clients served by group members include media clients, such as radio and television broadcasters, newspaper publishers, magazine publishers, composers, music labels, cinema exhibitors, independent production companies, creative agencies and individual producers, writers and performers.

Members of the Media, Advertising and Entertainment Practice Group regularly handle the following types of matters:

- Pre-publication and pre-broadcast review.
- Negotiating location deals for feature and television production.
- Negotiating publishing contracts and license agreements.
- Responses to requests for retraction.
- Responses to informal claims and requests of various types.
- Litigation of lawsuits, including conducting and defending discovery and trying jury and non-jury cases.
- Negotiating management and recording contracts and touring agreements.
- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating advertising service contracts.

Practitioners in the Media, Advertising and Entertainment Practice Group work extensively with clients to minimise legal costs while maximising the chances of a successful outcome. The members of the Media, Advertising and Entertainment Practice Group have broad and deep expertise in the area, aggressively represent clients when necessary, and attempt to find agreement with adverse and potentially adverse parties when appropriate. 

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Multilaw at INTA 2013

The annual joint meeting of the Multilaw Intellectual Property and Media, Advertising & Entertainment group will take place in Dallas during the 2013 INTA Annual Conference 4-8 May and will follow on from the Multilaw Americas Regional Conference. 

Media, Advertising & Entertainment Law Throughout the World - 2011 Edition

Multilaw member firms from around the world worked together with leading legal publisher Thomson West to produce this publication which has set a benchmark in the field. 

The 2 volume book was originally released in May 2008 and was updated in May 2011.  The book can be purchased online through the Thomson West website - click here to purchase a copy.

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