Business Litigation in the Entertainment Industry
Blecher & Collins has prevailed in a number of high-profile lawsuits involving major media companies and record labels, professional sports teams and college athletics organizations. These cases have yielded important legal decisions with far-reaching implications for athletes, entertainers and employees in those industries, as well as benefits to consumers.
Our law firm is an acknowledged leader in complex litigation and unfair competition law, including trail-blazing decisions in antitrust litigation. The entertainment law cases that we handle often fall into those categories, and require an in-depth understanding of each industry and the technical specifics of their contracts, licensing agreements and royalties.
We have prosecuted and defended sophisticated entertainment law cases in the state and federal courts of California, as well as New York and jurisdictions throughout the United States, including:
- An antitrust restraint of trade lawsuit that challenged NFL and NBA policies, enabling the L.A. Raiders and then the L.A. Clippers to relocate their teams
- Two antitrust price-fixing lawsuits against the NCAA: one seeking damages for the downfall of the Aloha Bowl, the other lifting caps on financial aid to student athletes
- Class action settlements on behalf of music composers and publishers, against television and cable television companies (Viacom/MTV, ABC and Fox) in actions for unlicensed and uncompensated use of songs and recordings
- Class action settlement against major record clubs for copyright infringement
- Successful defense of a movie theater chain against a Department of Justice antitrust prosecution
- Numerous other cases involving cable companies, movie studios, TV networks, sports teams, sports agents, sports merchandise and memorabilia, screenwriters, songwriters and other parties in the sports, entertainment and media sectors
Our accomplished trial lawyers routinely handle entertainment law contract disputes over royalties and profit sharing; breach of recording contracts and oral agreements; licensing, copyright and other intellectual property litigation; and other conflicts that arise in these fast-paced and highly competitive industries.
Contact our Los Angeles office to arrange a consultation. We welcome referrals and inquiries from other attorneys seeking co-counsel or consultations about entertainment law.
