PRACTICE SPECIALTIES

As a full-service entertainment law firm, Edelstein, Laird & Sobel represents clients in numerous practice areas. The firm is highly regarded for its vigorous and creative advocacy in virtually all aspects of the complex entertainment business.

The firm represents major actors, writers, and directors in negotiating motion picture agreements, as well as "over-all" deals with movie studios.

We also represent movie producers in all aspects of movie production, including rights acquisitions, talent agreements, financing agreements, script and music clearances, errors and omissions insurance, completion bonds, and distribution agreements. The firm also negotiates joint venture and co-financing agreements between domestic movie studios and foreign partners.

Simply put, in the area of motion pictures, Edelstein, Laird & Sobel offers representation at the highest level. We have experience in virtually every aspect of the business, and our firm is well-known and highly respected by all of the major studios and the top talent agencies.

We represent many well-known actors in negotiating their agreements for television series, specials, and movies for television. The firm has represented talent in starring roles in many of televisions most popular programs.

The firm also represents television writers and producers in negotiating series development deals, distribution agreements, talent agreements, vendor contracts, financing agreements, rights acquisitions, completion bonds, script and music clearances, and errors and omissions insurance. In addition we represent both talent and producers in connection with a number of talk shows and animated television series. We were integral in the formation of one of the country's most popular cable channels.

We have a broad range of expertise in the television business. Our representation has included major dealings with all of the television networks and the premium cable networks.

Edelstein, Laird & Sobel represents musicians, composers, record labels and music publishers in all aspects of the music business. The firm negotiates recording agreements, publishing and administration deals, as well as agreements for the use of music in motion pictures, television and commercials. We also negotiate tour sponsorship and merchandise agreements, and represent major concert tour promoters. We performed all of the legal work for the largest worldwide concert tour in 1993.

Our firm has a rich history of representing musical talent in all genres, including artists prominent in rock and roll, pop, country, jazz, and folk music. We offer expertise not only in the fundamentals of recording and publishing, but also in the increasingly important ancillary areas, such as video, merchandise, and tour sponsorship.

The firm represents major nationally known on-air radio personalities.

Our firm's expertise extends well beyond Hollywood. We represent top talent in Broadway theatrical productions.

Edelstein, Laird & Sobel represents numerous authors of best-selling books in their negotiations with literary agents and book publishers.

The firm represents top talent in negotiating celebrity endorsement deals for commercials, infomercials and with home shopping networks. We have represented well-known clients in licensing agreements for the use of their name and likeness for retail merchandise. Our firm has also negotiated celebrity relationships with popular theme-restaurant chains, such as Planet Hollywood and The House of Blues.

We represent entertainment entities in the formation of corporations, joint ventures, partnerships, financing and equity relationships, leases, labor matters, licensing and distribution agreements and merchandising. The firm also represents major personal management firms in connection with their talent and producing matters. We serve as the primary business advisors for many prominent Hollywood business enterprises.

Edelstein, Laird & Sobel represents major television and music programming suppliers in this rapidly changing industry. The firm is counsel to telecommunication companies in all areas of the business, including technology licensing, distribution agreements and competition and intellectual property protection issues.

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