The Los Angeles Business Journal Honors Lisa Callif and Dale Nelson in 2026 “Women of Influence: Attorneys” Issue
The firm congratulates Partners Lisa Callif and Dale Nelson on their recognition as “Women of Influence: Attorneys” by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Each year, the Los Angeles Business Journal spotlights the most influential women legal professionals in the Los Angeles area. The women honored for this recognition provide exceptional legal work across an array of practice areas and serve as exemplary leaders through their professional and ethical standards and their contributions to the Los Angeles community.
In Lisa’s profile, the Los Angeles Business Journal highlights her reputation as a “go-to legal advisor for award-winning independent filmmakers,” whose expertise in copyright, fair use, and clearance law is recognized across the United States. The profile underlines Lisa’s legal practice as it intersects with copyright, AI, and personal rights, helping filmmakers create bold, legally sound, and acclaimed documentaries and scripted projects. Lisa’s representation ranges from providing legal guidance to XTR, a leading nonfiction entertainment studio, and their generative AI animation studio Asteria, in a range of responsibilities, to serving as production and clearance counsel on projects such as HBO’s “Pee-wee as Himself.”
In Dale’s profile, she is featured for her extensive experience, having spent 25 years as an in-house intellectual property counsel at Warner Bros. and now championing free speech rights for independent filmmakers. The Los Angeles Business Journal emphasizes Dale’s practice in which she helps creatives express their stories in their own powerful way through supplying legal expertise in areas including copyright, trademarks, personal rights, and clearance. The feature recognizes Dale’s love for a challenge, as her clients bring her unusual projects and she presents them with the legal resources needed to tell their stories.
To view Lisa and Dale’s full profiles in the feature, click here.