Leading entertainment law firm Donaldson Callif Perez LLP is pleased to announce that, effective June 10, 2025, Madison Karsenty and Alexandre Yousefzadeh have been elevated to Partner. Ms. Karsenty joined the Firm in 2021, bringing with… Full story

Alex Yousefzadeh recently joined the “Legal Vision” podcast, where he spoke to host and filmmaker Damien Swaby in an episode entitled “Navigating Clearance in Entertainment.” In the episode, Alex and… Full story

Michael Donaldson recently authored a piece in Realscreen analyzing President Donald Trump’s recently proposed tariffs on foreign-produced films and the potential impact such legislation could have on the film industry.  In the… Full story

Dale Nelson recently penned an article in Forbes entitled “Trump’s Firings Test Separation Of Powers–and Copyright Law,” unpacking the methods utilized by the second Trump administration to target copyright law, and the… Full story

Chris Perez is slated to speak as a panelist at an event hosted by Fine Gold Music in collaboration with DCP and Gray Schwartz LLP on Saturday, June 7, 2025,… Full story

Lisa Callif recently joined the “Legal Vision” podcast alongside longtime client and producer of Lisa Remington. In the episode entitled “The Oscar-Winning Intersection of Creativity and Legality – ‘The Only… Full story

Lisa Callif, Madison Karsenty, and Victoria Rosales recently authored a law review article in the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal, run by the Fordham University School of Law. In… Full story

Dale Nelson recently spoke to Observer about Hollywood’s affinity for film and television projects based on intellectual property – including the prevalence of remakes, reboots, revivals, prequels, sequels, and spinoffs. The article,… Full story

The firm is pleased to announce that Partners Lisa Callif and Chris Perez have been honored in Variety’s 2025 “Legal Impact Report,” an esteemed annual list of leading entertainment industry litigators… Full story

The firm is pleased to announce that Partner Lisa Callif and Associate Jamie Shepard have been selected for inclusion by Thomson Reuters for its 2025 Southern California “Super Lawyers” and “Rising Stars”… Full story

Lisa Callif recently spoke to the Los Angeles Times about television and film writers urging entertainment companies to take legal action against AI firms that may be using their work… Full story

The firm is pleased to announce that Lisa Callif is slated to speak as a panelist at this year’s Loyola Entertainment Law Conference taking place on Friday, February 21, 2025… Full story