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

Chris Perez recently spoke on three panels at the European Film Market’s 2025 AfroBerlin conference. The three-day event, which took place on February 16-18, celebrated the intersection between film and… 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

Michael Donaldson recently spoke to musicologist Judith Finell and attorney Don Franzen about how the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith et al. Supreme Court ruling and… Full story

Huge congrats to our 16 clients whose films have been selected for SXSW 2025! Full story

We’re thrilled for our seven clients who have been nominated at the 97th Academy Awards! Full story

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Lisa Callif will participate in this year’s Film Independent Fast Track finance market on Wednesday, November 13th from 3:50 to 5:30 PM PT at The Line LA in Koreatown. Film… Full story

Lisa Callif recently spoke to Variety about the ever-changing business models of the independent film industry as the American Film Market, slated to run from Nov. 5 to 10, rapidly approaches.  In… Full story

Dale Nelson and Victoria Rosales recently authored a piece in Filmmaker Magazine outlining the copyright guidelines and First Amendment principles that filmmakers should be aware of concerning the legalities of emerging artificial… Full story

Michael Donaldson recently spoke to the Daily Journal about California Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to significantly increase the state’s annual Film & Television Tax Credit Program. Michael explains that while the proposal… Full story