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Santa Monica Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law Firm
Overview
I am a sole practitioner who specializes in entertainment law, including both contract negotiation and litigation. My clients include independent film and television production companies, individual producers, directors, writers and actors, as well as musicians, songwriters and record labels...
More I am a sole practitioner who specializes in entertainment law, including both contract negotiation and litigation. My clients include independent film and television production companies, individual producers, directors, writers and actors, as well as musicians, songwriters and record labels... I am a sole practitioner who specializes in entertainment law, including both contract negotiation and litigation. My clients include independent film and television production companies, individual producers, directors, writers and actors, as well as musicians, songwriters and record labels. On the transactional side, I have acted as production counsel (drafting and negotiating all contracts from the development stage through completion), for several film and television projects and have represented both artists and companies in drafting and negotiating option agreements, underlying rights agreements, management agreements, distribution agreements, and many other types of entertainment contracts. My litigation practice has included representing plaintiffs and defendants in idea theft, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, rights of publicity, and defamation cases and in disputes regarding the financing, production or distribution of film, television, and music. I have developed and taught several different entertainment law courses as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School for the past 25 years, and I am a 2012 Southern California Superlawyer in Entertainment Law. About Law Offices Of Michael R. Blaha
Practice Areas
- Entertainment, Sports & Leisure
Litigation
- 50%
Honors
- Southern California Superlawyer, - 2012
- Spirit of the Fringe Award (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), - 2005
Classes and Seminars
- Capstone Entertainment Law, Southwestern Law School, - 2010
- Financing and Distributing Independent Film, Southwestern Law School, 2008 - 2012
Pro Bono Activities
- Board of Directors, Academy for New Musical Theater, 2005 - 2012
- Board of Directors, Filmmakers Alliance, 2007 - 2012
Representative Clients
- Philippe Mora
- J.D. Shapiro
- Drive-Thru Records
- Unity Pictures
Representative Cases
References
- MIchael J. Faber (310) 442-6610
- Edward A. Perron (213) 488-7352
- Professor Robert Lind (213) 738-6785
Ancillary Businesses
- Producer's Representative
- Film and Stage Producer
Fees
Offers Free Initial Consultation
Accepts Credit Cards
Office Information
Address
2530 Wilshire Blvd.Third Floor Santa Monica, CA 90403
Phone
Fax
- 310-496-2662
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