Entertainment and Media Law operates at the complex intersection of labor & employment law, contract law, intellectual property law, and artistic expression. This practice area governs the lifecycle of creative endeavors, ensuring that intellectual property is successfully developed, financed, distributed, and protected. The legal landscape is shaped by a combination of federal and state constitutions, primarily implicating freedom of speech concerns; federal and state statutes, primarily the Copyright Act and the Lanham Act; a host of regulatory bodies such as the FCC, the FTC; and, finally, state-specific mandates regarding the Right of Publicity and common law rights of action.

This field is implicated in a number of artistic disciplines including: film, television, print media, music, live performance, photography, fine art, literary works, news media, and more. Legal matters in this field are similarly diverse, ranging from the transactional to the adversarial. On the business side, typical matters include the negotiation of talent and crew agreements, the registering of copyrights and trademarks, the securing of option rights for literary properties, and the structuring of licensing and distribution deals for film, television, and digital platforms. On the litigation side, the practice addresses high-stakes disputes such as copyright infringement analysis, labor & employment violations, defamation defense, breaches of contract, and the enforcement of royalty and profit participation rights.