Nirvana Again Defeats Lawsuit Over Nevermind Album Cover
More than three decades after the release of Nirvana’s Nevermind, the band has once again prevailed in court against claims…
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Live Nation and Latham and Watkins Under Judicial Scrutiny in Ticket Pricing Arbitration Dispute
Live Nation Entertainment and its prominent legal partner, Latham & Watkins LLP, are facing intensified scrutiny over their efforts to…
Hollywood Law Firm Undergoes Transformation: Introducing Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Feldman, Rogal, Shikora & Clark
One of Hollywood's premier boutique law firms, established in 1992 as Lichter Grossman, is changing its name and expanding its…
California Law Schools Dominate in Production of Entertainment Law Power Lawyers in 2018
Summary: Over half of the top 9 law schools for entertainment law are in California, where entertainment and media clients…
UCLA Law Launches Documentary Film Legal Clinic
Summary: UCLA Law is now offering a free documentary film clinic to provide legal assistance to filmmakers. The University of…
Entertainment Attorney Benjamin Adams’ Sexual Abuse Case Goes to Trial
Summary: Entertainment attorney Benjamin Adams is accused of sexually molesting a sexually confused teenager. An entertainment attorney will stand trial…
In House Legal Work? Harder Than You Think
For the lawyers who think in house work is boring, here is someone with a second opinion. Hailing from Biglaw, Jason…
Six Partners Jump from Hogan Lovells to Jenner & Block in LA
Law firm Jenner & Block LLP announced the addition of six partners to its commercial entertainment and media litigation group…
Charlie Sheen Suing Producers of Two and a Half Men, Cites Labor Code Provision
In his recent firing from the hit CBS show “Two and a Half Men”, Charlie Sheen has filed a lawsuit for…
Legal Issues Piling up for Prince
It's rough being an international celebrity and a rock and roll icon these days. It seems everyone wants a piece…
NBC’s Triumph
On Thursday we talked about the legal muscle involved with the Conan O'Brien dustup at NBC, and speculated that Conan…
Former Top Lawyer for Warner Brothers Joins Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
John Schulman, lead counsel for Warner Brothers for 25 years, has joined Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp where he will be…