What Entertainment Lawyers Need from Mediation

Tanaz Irani, Esq. is an attorney at Ropers Majeski PC where she focuses on entertainment, intellectual property, corporate, and general litigation matters. She represents clients across the creative industries, offering practical legal counsel informed by her work in the international music business in Barcelona, Berlin, Toronto, and Los Angeles. Tanaz earned her J.D. from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. She began her legal career in music transactions at LaPolt Law, P.C. and later worked in copyright litigation and regulatory compliance at Charlesworth Law. Combining legal knowledge with real-world industry insight, Tanaz advises artists, companies, and creative professionals on a wide range of legal and business issues.

Jesse E. Morris, Esq. is the owner of the Los Angeles based music law firm, Morris Music Law, PC, where he primarily represents songwriters, artists, producers, managers, labels, publishers, and music-related tech companies. Additionally, Jesse is the founder of Music Law Pro, where he manages and oversees all other attorneys and staff. Jesse is a musician and composer of music himself who has been in several rock acts. Jesse was a co-chair of the LA Chapter of the Copyright Society, and has spoken at events for UCLA, USC, the Association of Independent Music Publishers, California Lawyers for the Arts, Digital Entertainment World, SXSW, and the Beverly Hills Bar Association.

Ken is a seasoned litigator and trial counsel licensed to practice in the state and federal courts of New York and California (among other courts) and has had notable successes in trials, arbitrations, and administrative proceedings in various settings ranging from California Labor Commission proceedings, to IFTA, Guild, and AAA/JAMS arbitrations, to Copyright Rate Court proceedings, to trial and appellate courts (including the United States Supreme Court). Ken is a well-known participant and moderator in panels concerning entertainment law issues.