Entertainment Attorney Jobs An entertainment attorney is a person legally authorized to deal with issues related to entertainment and media law. Providing service to the entertainment sector and dealing with the areas of entertainment law which may overlap with intellectual property law forms an essential part of his/her duty. The attorney may work in the different areas of entertainment field such as film, music, television, radio, theater, multimedia, publishing, visual arts and design, and defamation. Duties may include managing all aspects of legal clearances for live action entertainment releases as well as advising marketing and creative personnel. May negotiate licensing of music, talent and contract terms and may oversee trademark and title clearance requests from brand through corporate legal. An entertainment attorney also, reviews and administers promotion and distribution agreements to ensure legal compliance with their terms. Also, reviews and approves DVD bonus materials which may include music, talent, third party rights issues, VHS and DVD wraps, labels, rebates, publicity copy of TV spots and trailers. Can also play the role of mediators for bands and managers.
Attorney must be a holder of J.D. degree with license to practice law in the particular State Bar. Knowledge of securities, employment, immigration, insurance and intellectual property laws becomes a necessity to succeed. Sometimes attorneys have to go to court to litigate on behalf of their client and hence a knowledge of multiple levels of representation from copyright to royalties is required.
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Santa Rosa office seeks a senior tax attorney with 5 years of transactional tax experience. The ideal candidate should have corporate tax, executive compensation and tax opinion experience and a familiarity with real estate, partnership and tax credit transactions or a willingness to expand the practice into those areas. A portable book of business would be an additional attraction. "This firm's core practice areas are corporate and commercial, real estate, tax, estate planning, ...
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