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This program will cover many of the important case decisions, issues, and trends in the world of Entertainment Litigation in the past year, and the possible ramifications for future litigation, including topics such as copyright infringement (music, film, & Internet), breach of contract, defamation, and right of publicity, among others.
Entertainment litigation, media, privacy rights, defamation, employment law
Bryan J. Freedman was selected as an inaugural Variety500 2017 honoree. The Variety500 is an unranked international professional index of 500 business leaders shaping the global 600 billion dollar entertainment industry. Professionals are indexed based upon nominations received from the Variety editorial board, industry leaders, data and research.
Bryan J. Freedman was selected as one of the most influential entertainment litigators in the country by The Hollywood Reporter in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and in all those years has been named in the Top 100 Power Lawyers list. Additionally, Bryan was recognized as a Southern California “Super Lawyer” in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023, a peer-based award reserved only for the top 5% of all lawyers in Southern California. Also, Bryan has the unique distinction of being selected as an Honoree to Variety’s 2015 Legal Impact Report, 2019 , 2020 , 2021 & 2022.
Bryan has been a trial lawyer since 1991 and has extensive experience litigating unique and complex entertainment, real estate, employment and commercial disputes.
William Briggs is a trial lawyer and civil litigator with broad experience in the entertainment industry. William represents some of the top talent in film, television, music, and sports. He has experience in state, federal, and appellate courts, and with arbitrations, involving intellectual property disputes, complex entertainment contract disputes, partnership disputes, rights of publicity and First Amendment issues, and employment matters.
Pierre Pine is a partner at McPherson LLP, where he represents clients in complex entertainment and intellectual property matters, including copyright and trademark infringement, breach of contract, tortious interference, and legal malpractice claims. Practicing law since 2001, he has litigated cases from inception through trial in California’s state and federal courts and was instrumental in securing summary judgment for all defendants in a multi-million-dollar intellectual property dispute involving rights to the “Eleanor” automobile from Gone in 60 Seconds. Since joining McPherson LLP in 2006, Mr. Pine has continued to represent both plaintiffs and defendants in sophisticated entertainment disputes, including Labor Commission hearings involving the Talent Agencies Act.
Mr. Pine’s writing has been featured in leading publications, including the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, and the NYU Journal of Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law blog. A recognized leader in his field, he has received the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Distinguished Service Award for his work as Chair of the Entertainment Law Section and was repeatedly named a Southern California Rising Star by Super Lawyers. Mr. Pine is admitted to practice in California, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. He earned his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law, where he received numerous academic awards, and his B.A. in Political Science from Loyola Marymount University.
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