Dale Nelson recently spoke to IndieWire about Disney and NBCUniversal’s first-of-its-kind lawsuit against AI firm Midjourney, which has the potential to set a precedent for how AI firms can train and commercialize… Full story

Dale Nelson and Victoria Rosales recently authored a piece in the International Documentary Association’s Documentary Magazine offering advice for documentary filmmakers on how to use artificial intelligence ethically and effectively. The article,… Full story

The firm is pleased to announce that Partners Lisa Callif and Chris Perez were lauded as 2025 “Entertainment Business Visionaries” by LA Times Studios for their outstanding achievements over the past year.… Full story

Chris Perez recently joined host and filmmaker Damien Swaby on the “Legal Vision” podcast in an episode entitled “Backing the Vision: Chris Perez on Financing & Distribution in Independent Film.”… Full story

Chris Perez is slated to participate in an online weekend intensive hosted by Sundance Collab, the Sundance Institute’s digital learning and community platform made up of more than 100,000 creators… Full story

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

We’re thrilled for our 23 clients who will be screening their films at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival! Full story