Chapter 7

Attorneys, Negotiations, and Entertainment Law

This is an introduction to the relationship producers ought to have with their attorneys and associated firms, how producers should participate in negotiating and documenting, the processes that can limit and protect against litigation, and the very valuable extended benefits available to producers from their attorneys and firms.

Attorneys and Their Firms

There are several excellent entertainment law firms, most of which are headquartered in New York and Los Angeles. Some of these are large, multilocation, multifloored firms; some are full-service, one-location firms; and others are specialized, boutique firms. Large firms are not better than small firms or vice versa. The critical factor ...

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