Entertainment Law, Media Law and Telecoms Law

I specialize in transactional entertainment law across film, TV, publishing and podcasts/digital media. My work includes negotiating deals for talent, authors and production companies...

On April 23, C-SPAN sent the U.S. Supreme Court a letter asking permission to televise the May 15 oral arguments concerning issues related to President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order.

Almost 15 years have passed since the introduction of UEFA's Financial Fair Play Regulations at the start of the 2011/12 season. UEFA's stated intention for those regulations was to promote financial sustainability...

Yesterday, the FTC issued FAQs to answer common questions about its Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees...

The 32nd edition of Meet the Money® national hotel finance and investment conference was held May 5-7 at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott. Some of the insightful presentations included observations on the current economy...

On April 8, 2025, the New York State Legislature took up Senate Bill S7289, which, if enacted, would amend the New York Labor Law (NYLL) by adding a new article 35-A, otherwise known as the "New York State Fast Food Franchisor Accountability Act," and impose joint and several liability on fast-food franchisors for certain labor law violations.

Warner Music Group (WMG) recently filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in Utah against Crumbl Cookies, accusing the dessert brand of using more than 150 copyrighted songs...

Seyfarth Synopsis: Two recent New York district court decisions underscore how serial website accessibility plaintiffs are encountering greater challenges to demonstrate their standing to pursue ADA claims in federal court.

The recent surge in music catalog acquisitions offers valuable lessons for intellectual property due diligence across all innovation-driven sectors.

A group of parents sued Roblox, along with Nintendo, Sony, Rockstar, and others, claiming their games were intentionally addictive, kind of like the lawsuits against Big Tobacco.

In an earlier piece, we discussed the increase in recently-filed California Invasion of Privacy Act ("CIPA") TikTok trap and trace device lawsuits.

On May 15, the CFPB withdrew three Biden-era rulemaking proposals, including a December 2024 proposal to regulate data brokers as consumer reporting agencies under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA),