Our Entertainment Practice
The Hamideh Firm, P.C. is uniquely positioned to provide the highest quality legal representation in entertainment matters. We have wide-ranging and real world experience as attorneys, executives, producers, and talent, previously working on every side of the entertainment business. We have a comprehensive understanding of how to approach deals and resolve problems.
We represent a diverse roster of entertainment industry clients focusing in the motion picture, television, music, and fashion businesses. We represent actors, producers, directors, screenwriters, authors, artists, high-profile models, personal managers, individual agents, musicians, composers, publishers, motion picture studios, production companies, investors, distributors, and talent agencies in all areas of entertainment law.
We litigate cases in the areas of rights of publicity and privacy, copyright, trademark, idea submission, First Amendment, defamation, profit and revenue participations, and labor and employment claims.
We take great pride in providing unparalleled protection for our clients.
Representative Matters:
- Negotiate, review, and draft all agreements for A-list talent, up-and-coming actors, and everyone in between.
- Negotiate review and draft rights agreements for producer, directors, writers, and others for motion pictures, television, and other forms of media.
- Advise and represent clients in rights acquisitions and licenses in motion picture, television, and other forms of media.
- Negotiate employment agreements for entertainment executives, talent agents, and managers.
- Negotiate, review, draft, and litigate participation audits for A-list talent, directors, producers, actors, and investors.
- Counsel producers on a full range of production legal matters for motion pictures, television, and other forms of media.
- Represent motion picture studios with all above-the-line agreements as well as counsel on accounting and audit participation matters.
- Negotiate and draft agreements for licensing, recording, distribution, and merchandising for music performers, composers, and record companies.
- Conduct chain of title due diligence and intellectual property clearances for film and television projects.
- Represent video game developers, producers, and talent in all areas of licensing and negation, as well as intellectual property clearance and litigation.
- Negotiate, review, and draft collaboration agreements between multiple writers and authors.
- Manage domain name acquisition, protection, recovery, and dispute resolution.
- Represent authors of “how to” books, fiction and non-fiction novels, and textbooks.
- Acquire rights for the development, creation, and marketing of “coffee table” photo books.
- Negotiate, review, and draft agreements for ghostwriting literary works on behalf of celebrities and others.
- Negotiate, review, and draft agreements in connection with book proposals.
- Counsel on the formation of corporations, limited liability companies, general and limited partnerships, and other business entities for the entertainment industry.
- Represent celebrities, high-profile models, professional athletes, musicians, and others with value in their name, likeness, voice, and signature.