From Deal to Dispute: Litigation Lessons for Entertainment Transactional Attorne
About this program
This program explores how common entertainment transactions can unravel into high-stakes litigation, drawing on real-world cases involving contracts, copyright ownership, influencer marketing, and implied agreements. Through an entertainment litigator’s lens, the program highlights nuanced, hard-to-spot risk areas and explains how courts analyze disputes when deals are incomplete, ambiguous, or never papered at all. Attendees gain practical guidance on drafting and deal practices that can help entertainment transactional attorneys minimize exposure before conflicts arise.
This OnDemand CLE program earns 1 hour of General credit in California. It aired March 18, 2026 and features Ashlee Difuntorum.
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