Entertainment & media

From our offices in New York and Los Angeles, Silverman Sclar Shin & Byrne provides comprehensive legal and business advice to our clients in the entertainment and media industries.  

We represent creative talent and production companies in television and motion pictures: producers, writers, directors and actors.  We also represent musicians, theatrical productions, live events, athletes, publishers and new technology and new media innovators in maximizing the value of their most prized assets – talent and intellectual property.  Our broad and sophisticated understanding of the value chain available to a client from those assets and the avoidance and/or resolution of the disputes that may arise along the way can make a significant difference to the success of our clients.  

Our experienced entertainment attorneys work closely with the firm’s various practice groups in advising clients on both transactional and litigation matters.  We counsel clients across a full range of their needs, from the negotiation of a first contract through project completion.  Our attorneys advise entertainment clients on matters such as: 

Contract negotiation and review

Licensing and branding

Product endorsements

Talent and corporate consulting

Sponsorship agreements

Marketing, cross-marketing and distribution

Intellectual property protection

International rights exploitation

New technology and media innovation

Privacy issues

Entertainment financing

Media joint ventures

Business entity formation

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