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Media & Entertainment: Litigation | USA

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This section covers all aspects of work related to the broader media and entertainment sector, encompassing film & television, music, publishing, theater and art as well as social and other digital media. Within these sectors, we spotlight those firms and lawyers who concentrate on either contentious or non-contentious matters. Litigation includes intellectual property, contractual and antitrust disputes as well as First Amendment litigation (which encompasses defamation and access disputes on behalf of news organisation, journalists and other publishers). On the non-contentious side, Chambers recognises lawyers who advise on all aspects of the creation and distribution of content, including production, financing and distribution concerns.

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Band 1
  1. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 1 | 20 Years Ranked
    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP is home to a superb media and First Amendment litigation practice. It handles rights of publicity and misappropriation disputes on behalf of writers and producers in film, television and other sectors of the entertainment industry, as well as libel litigation and prepublication review for news organizations. The team offers significant expertise in breach of privacy and anti-SLAPP litigation. The firm is increasingly active in copyright infringement litigation on behalf of clients in the music industry.
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  2. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
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    Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 1 | 20 Years Ranked
    Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP is prominent in entertainment litigation with several highly respected partners as well as a deep bench of associates. The group is frequently sought out to represent leading film and television studios, record companies and trade associations in complex, industry-shaping litigation. Its particular strengths include copyright infringement, profit participation and antitrust litigation. The team is experienced in handling class actions and internal investigations.
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  3. O'Melveny & Myers LLP
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    O'Melveny & Myers LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 1 | 20 Years Ranked
    O'Melveny & Myers LLP has a long history of handling entertainment litigation on behalf of high-profile individuals and companies involved in the film, television and music industries. The team is experienced with a wide range of disputes, including contractual, intellectual property, profit participation and defamation matters. The firm also offers experience in disputes pertaining to sports broadcasting and live entertainment.
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Band 2
  1. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 2 | 19 Years Ranked
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has a renowned group of litigators consistently engaged in high-stakes litigation for an enviable client roster made up of entertainment, media and technology companies. The firm is capable of handling a broad range of matters, including contractual, accounting and intellectual property disputes, as well as profit participation litigation. It offers additional strength in First Amendment litigation.
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  2. Jenner & Block LLP
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    Jenner & Block LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Jenner & Block LLP is an established entertainment firm renowned for its depth and geographic coverage. It is regularly engaged in some of the biggest copyright, licensing and right of publicity disputes affecting the entertainment sector. Its attorneys are also experienced in handling profit participation claims. The team's clients include leading broadcasters, record companies, movie studios and other corporations, as well as individuals involved in the entertainment sector.
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  3. Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP
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    Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 2 | 14 Years Ranked
    Kendall, Brill & Kelly LLP is a compact litigation boutique capable of representing sizable media and entertainment companies, including major motion picture studios and top broadcasters. Its attorneys are experienced in handling disputes about entertainment finance, content production and distribution as well as intellectual property claims.
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  4. Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir LLP
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    Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump Holley LLP has a team of respected litigators serving an enviable list of corporate and individual clients, with extensive experience representing well-known recording artists and their estates. It is capable of handling the full range of contractual and intellectual property disputes and also adept at handling profit participation and vertical integration litigation.
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  5. Paul Hastings LLP
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    Paul Hastings LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    Paul Hastings LLP has a wide-ranging media and entertainment offering with a growing team of dedicated litigators complementing its enviable bench of renowned transactional lawyers. The firm is adept at handling the full range of disputes including antitrust, profit participation and copyright infringement matters. It acts for an impressive roster of clients, which includes motion picture studios, production companies, talent agencies and record labels.
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Band 3
  1. Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP
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    Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 3 | 20 Years Ranked
    Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP has a highly respected litigation team capable of representing talent as well as corporate clients in a wide array of disputes, including intellectual property, contractual, accounting and defamation litigation. It represents video game and digital media companies, in addition to its long-standing expertise in film and television. The team often acts on behalf of the estates of musicians, writers and producers in disputes about the ownership and exploitation of content.
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  2. Katten
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    Katten
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 3 | 11 Years Ranked
    Katten houses a highly respected group of litigators with extensive experience of advising media and entertainment companies on a wide array of disputes, including intellectual property, contractual, employment and First Amendment claims. It also frequently advises on litigation avoidance during the early stages of film and television production. The firm's clients include individual talent, as well as motion picture studios and television networks.
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  3. Latham & Watkins LLP
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    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 3 | 2 Years Ranked
    Latham & Watkins LLP fields a highly impressive entertainment, sports and media practice. The firm has a strong track record in high-stakes litigation involving media and entertainment companies, as well as the ability to draw upon its market-leading transactional practice. The group's expertise is wide-ranging, spanning intellectual property, antitrust and breach of contract claims.
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  4. Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
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    Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 3 | 7 Years Ranked
    Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP has a respected media and entertainment group which provides expert representation to talent and companies in the music, television and film industries. The firm demonstrates strength in intellectual property and breach of contract disputes involving the financing, production and distribution of content.
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  5. Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
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    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 3 | 20 Years Ranked
    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP houses a bench of well-regarded litigators with considerable experience representing clients in the entertainment sector. The firm is consistently involved in significant contractual and intellectual property disputes on behalf of content creators and distributors. The group's additional experience includes litigation arising out of financing agreements and other breach of contract disputes.
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  6. Lavely & Singer PC
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 3
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Band 4
  1. Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks & Nessim, LLP
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    Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks & Nessim, LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    Bird Marella is a highly renowned litigation firm with a strong entertainment offering. The team has carried out industry-leading work in profit participation litigation. It offers further prowess in disputes relating to breach of contract, copyright and licensing.
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  2. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
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    Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 4 | 8 Years Ranked
    BCLP represented Courthouse News Service in a First Amendment right of access case in the First Circuit against two Maine state court officials seeking injunctive and declaratory relief to redress delays in access to newly filed civil cases as a result of policy decisions made by the Maine state courts in their transition to e-filing.
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  3. Loeb & Loeb LLP
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    Loeb & Loeb LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 4 | 9 Years Ranked
    Loeb & Loeb LLP has a storied national entertainment practice with notable capability in contentious matters in addition to its premier transactional offering. The firm is particularly adept in copyright disputes, and also offers strength in profit participation and contractual disputes.
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  4. Sidley Austin LLP
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    Sidley Austin LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 4 | 2 Years Ranked
    Sidley Austin LLP undertakes high-stakes litigation for clients in the media, entertainment and technology sectors. The team is particularly prominent for its representation of record labels and others in the music business, and is also a go-to firm for clients in film and television. Its areas of expertise include intellectual property, contractual, profit participation and accounting disputes.
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  5. Glaser, Weil, Fink, Howard, Jordan & Shapiro, LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 4
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  6. Jassy Vick Carolan LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 4
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  7. Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
    Media & Entertainment: Litigation
    2023 | Band 4
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