USA Guide 2026 : California
Ranked Individuals
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Our service platform covers all segments of the entertainment industry including film and television, music, digital and interactive media, theater and sports. We represent virtually all types of individuals and institutions touching both the creative and business sides of the arts, entertainment and media communities. Areas of strength include:
Entertainment Labor
We are at the forefront of the #MeToo and Time’s Up Movements. Ivy Kagan Bierman has been a major figure at the intersection of entertainment and labor law for decades, and she is the go-to consultant with respect to high-profile sexual harassment complaints.
Digital and New Media
We play a lead role in cutting-edge digital content financing, distribution and licensing deals, including in the areas of virtual and augmented reality. We are advisors to leading digital content creators and distributors, including prominent social media influencers.
Music
We represent the world's largest music companies and many of today's most successful talent, as well as financial institutions, investors and technology companies. We are experienced in the live music and festival arena, acting on behalf of event producers, investors, sponsorship and marketing partners, and other entities as they launch and manage intellectual property for multi-day festivals.
Sports
We represent athletes, leagues, teams, ownership groups, media companies, financiers and investors in a wide range of matters touching every side of the sports business.
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Loeb & Loeb LLP is a respected firm known for its strong track record of advising clients in the entertainment sector. The firm has notable prowess in the music industry, and is proficient in transactions involving film and television content. It also offers specialist expertise in matters relating to live entertainment as well as guild and other labour negotiations unique to the entertainment industry.
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Loeb & Loeb LLP represented the Academy of Country Music in connection with a three-year media rights agreement for the ACM Awards with Amazon Prime Video.
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The team is fast, smart and aggressive, but also fair.
We always receive thoughtful and well-researched advice from the Loeb & Loeb team.
The Loeb & Loeb team is responsive and strategic in its thinking.
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John Frankenheimer is a hugely experienced media and entertainment attorney with particular prowess in the music industry. He regularly negotiates publishing, licensing and touring agreements on behalf of well-known recording artists as well as corporate clients.
John has seen it all.
John is a legend.
Scott Edel leads the firm's entertainment group. He has vast experience acting on behalf of film and television production companies and investors, often handling complex financings and distribution agreements.
Scott is pragmatic, available and creative.
Scott runs a nimble department with a great breadth of experience and expertise.
Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Media & Entertainment: Transactional
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Scott Edel
Head of Department
Roger Arar
Head of Department
Scott Edel
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Practice area: Media & Entertainment: Transactional
Location: Illinois
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