Graham Coleman

Practice Areas

Gray Coleman has more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property and general business law. He handles entertainment and media transactions including theater, film, and television financing and production, as well as music and publishing matters. Gray acts as production counsel for a number of independent films, television series, and specials; original productions for online/digital media; and theatrical productions on Broadway and elsewhere. Additionally, he guides clients in trademark selection, registration, licensing, and protection; copyright registration; ownership and licensing issues; manuscript/script review for protection in all media; and a wide variety of contractual arrangements for parties working in the above industries and other businesses utilizing intellectual property. He also assists in the licensing of name/likeness rights, famous trademarks and character rights; and in enforcement, litigation, and dispute resolution support in intellectual property infringement cases.

Professional Memberships

Longtime member and former Chair, Theater/Performing Arts Division, Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries of the American Bar Association

Current Chair, Board of Directors, Film Forum (nonprofit organization established in 1970, New York City's leading exhibitor of first-run independent films and classic film repertory)

Board of Directors, Preservation Hall Foundation (nonprofit organization established in 2011 to support the musical activities of the iconic New Orleans jazz venue, and to preserve, protect and perpetuate the jazz heritage of New Orleans)

Board of Directors, King Family Foundation (providing financial assistance to support film/television studies in undergraduate/graduate school around the country, in the form of individual student scholarships and direct support to schools for professorships, film festivals and other activities)

American Bar Association

New York City Bar Association