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MGO Business Management Team Earns Major Industry Accolades Across Entertainment, Sports And Media Industry

November 19, 2025 [Los Angeles, California] – MGO CPA (MGO) is proud to announce that several of its Business Management professionals have been honored with prestigious industry accolades...

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

How To Strengthen Cash Flow Management For Your Marketing, Advertising, Or PR Firm

Marketing, advertising, and PR firms face unique cash flow challenges due to front-loaded expenses, long client payment cycles, and talent-heavy costs.

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

FCC Systems Back Online Post-Shutdown; Media Bureau Announces Revised Deadlines

The FCC's systems and databases that were affected by the government shutdown are available for use as of November 18, 2025.

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

When Jury Duty Means Surrendering Your Digital Life: Judge Orrick's LinkedIn Sanction And The Surveillance Of American Jurors

"The rules say little about the scope of investigation but instead focus their efforts on defining ‘improper contact'—creating a system where anything goes so long as jurors never find out."

United States Privacy

YMF Law Tokyo

Speeches & Publications

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Media & Entertainment M&A To Top $80 Billion As AI Race Fuels Higher Volume Of Technology-Centric Deals

United States Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Private Capital In Media: From Content Ownership To Content Interaction

United States Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Recent AI Legal Developments Affecting The Entertainment Industry

United States IP

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Newsom Signs Trio Of New Privacy Laws With Potentially Big Implications (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Ecosystems And Legal Systems: Recent Apple Cases In The EU And The UK

United States Anti-trust

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Perkins Coie LLP

Alumni Reflections: Paving New Pathways With Joe Drayton, Kawana King And Nubiaa Shabaka

United States Technology

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

SAG-AFTRA's New Video Game Agreement

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Sheppard Mullin Guides Village Roadshow To Complete Legal Victory And Industry-Shaping Asset Sale In Chapter 11

United States Insolvency

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

What DOJ's New Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch Means For Marketers

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

California Air Resources Board Publishes Draft SB 261 Guidance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Importing Steel Into Mexico A Pillar Of Compliance For Suppliers Trading With Mexico

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

SAG-AFTRA's New Video Game Agreement

The latest iteration of the SAG-AFTRA Interactive Media (Video Game) Agreement is now in effect and addresses the rise of AI by providing a comprehensive framework for the permissible...

United States Media & IT

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Davis+Gilbert LLP

What Phish And Trey Anastasio Can Teach Us About Being An Ally

Trey Anastasio, guitarist and vocalist for the band Phish, surprised "phans" by making a guest appearance with the psych-punk band Guerilla Toss on October 17, 2025...

United States Media & IT

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Ford & Harrison LLP

What's Scary (And What's Not) About Copyright: Lessons From Horror Film & TV (Video)

In the third episode of her RIPL Effect podcast series, Reinhart Shareholder Heidi Thole explores a staple of the spooky season – horror film and television – examining the ins and outs of copyright...

United States IP

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

YouTube Tightens Age Restrictions On Violent And Gambling-Related Gaming Content

YouTube announced new policy updates that will take effect November 17, tightening restrictions on gaming content featuring graphic violence and gambling themes.

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Why Every Music Artist Needs Independent Royalty Accounting

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

Client Alert: An Erie October Surprise: Ninth Circuit Rules Anti-SLAPP Denials Not Immediately Appealable

United States Media & IT

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Jenner & Block

Services Have Boundaries In Trademark Proceedings

United States IP

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Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

2025 Video Game Development Primer: Is Your Studio Ready For New Legal Realities? (Video)

United States Media & IT

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Gamma Law

Klarberg Named 2025 Managing IP Rising Star

United States IP

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Reel Talk Ep 1: Untangling The Web Of IP In Entertainment (Video)

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

IRS Clarifies Requirements For "No Tax On Tips" Deduction

United States Tax

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Cozen O'Connor

ONE Connection | Rock & Roll Power Play

United States Media & IT

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Jones Day

Do You Need A Music License For Your Business? Understanding Performing Rights Organizations

United States Media & IT

MB

Michael Best

Ninth Circuit Strikes Cautionary Note For Studios In The AI Age In "Beast"-ly Decision

United States Technology

MP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

IRS Clarifies Requirements For "No Tax On Tips" Deduction

On September 22, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), fleshing out the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act's "no tax on tips" deduction.

United States Tax

CO

Cozen O'Connor

ONE Connection | Rock & Roll Power Play

It sort of sneaks up on you, and then it overwhelms you, not unlike the movement and music it was created to celebrate. A strikingly simplistic 150,000-square-foot mashup of common geometric patterns...

United States Media & IT

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Jones Day

Do You Need A Music License For Your Business? Understanding Performing Rights Organizations

Whether it's background music in a boutique or live entertainment in a restaurant, music can elevate the customer experience.

United States Media & IT

MB

Michael Best

Ninth Circuit Strikes Cautionary Note For Studios In The AI Age In "Beast"-ly Decision

On September 11, 2025, beauty was in the eye of the copyright holder, as the Ninth Circuit reinstated a 2023 jury verdict finding Walt Disney Pictures (Disney) vicariously liable...

United States Technology

MP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

First FASC Order Could Broadly Impact ICT Supply Chains And National Security In Federal Systems

United States Government

WR

Wiley Rein

New York Federal Court Dismisses Adtech Class Action Because No Ordinary Person Could Identify Web User

On September 3, 2025, in Golden v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC, No. 22-CV-9858, 2025 WL 2530689 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 3, 2025), Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted a motion to dismiss with prejudice for a media company on a claim that the company's use of website advertising technology on its website violated the Video Privacy Protection Act

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

The Final Denver Broncos Right Of First Refusal Case (ROFR): A Masterclass In Complex Trust Litigation And Media Management

When the Denver Broncos transitioned ownership following Pat Bowlen's death, it triggered an intriguing intersection of complex trust law, fiduciary duties, and media scrutiny.

United States Litigation

FL

Fennemore

October 1, 2025 FCC EEO Deadlines For Stations In FL, PR, VI, IA, MO, AK, GU, HI, OR, AS, And WA

Radio and television station employment units (SEUs) located in Florida, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Iowa, Missouri, Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Oregon, America Samoa, and Washington...

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

What The Beach Boys And Charles Manson Can Teach You About IP And Contract Law

At first glance, the Beach Boys and Charles Manson have almost nothing in common.

United States IP

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Klemchuk

50 Cent's Fight Over His Image Highlights Challenges In Copyright And Right Of Publicity Lawsuits

United States IP

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Miller Shah

The End Of An Old Payday: Combat Sports Disrupted By Saudi Arabia's Advance Model

Worldwide Media & IT

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

California AG And DAs Settle With Direct Mail Company Over Deceptive Mailers

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Velos Media, Under New Ownership, Takes Litigation Aim At TikTok

United States IP

RC

RPX Corporation

Pryor Cashman Partners Named To Variety's 2025 Music Legal Elite Report

United States Media & IT

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

FCC Temporarily Suspends Biennial Ownership Reporting Requirement For Broadcasters

United States Media & IT

WR

Wiley Rein

Inside Luxury's Move Into Film And TV Financing

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Misinterpretation Of Supreme Court's Alston Decision Is Skewing Sports Decisions

United States Media & IT

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Jones Walker

Key Considerations In Sports And Entertainment Mixed-Use Developments

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

From Soft Caps To Hard Lines: How The NBA's Latest CBA Reshapes Spending And Teambuilding Strategy

United States Media & IT

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton: What The Supreme Court's Age Verification Decision Could Mean For All Websites—Not Just Adult Ones

United States Privacy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

What To Expect From The FTC In Youth Privacy And Online Safety

United States Privacy

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

Mandatory Registration Of Influencers/YouTubers - Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing

United States Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Foul Play Off The Field: DOJ Indicts Sports Executive In Texas Bid-Rigging Scheme

United States Anti-trust

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

The WNBA Compensation Debate: Both Sides Have A Point — And That's Exactly The Issue

United States Employment

AP

Anderson P.C.

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What's Scary (And What's Not) About Copyright: Lessons From Horror Film & TV (Video)

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

2025 Video Game Development Primer: Is Your Studio Ready For New Legal Realities? (Video)

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Gamma Law

Reel Talk Ep 1: Untangling The Web Of IP In Entertainment (Video)

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: Media And Entertainment (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Client Conversations With Jae Broderick (Video)

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K&L Gates LLP

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