It’s much more than a matter of money when someone accuses my client of dishonesty or idea theft. “When litigating idea submission claims, it is never lost on me that I’m fighting for someone’s reputation. Well-versed in copyright, trademark, and general business matters, Rosenberg also provides threat-management services to high-profile individuals dealing with stalking and harassment.įight for Rights: Anti-SLAPP matters are important to Brenner, who fights for First Amendment rights. Fink spends a considerable amount of time on confidential, alternative dispute resolutions for celebrity clients, and represented DMG in its dispute with its former GM, Chris Fen- ton.
Briggs - who also serves as president of Los Angeles’ Board of Police Commissioners -obtained $15 million in damages in singer Kristina Buch’s case against producer Noel “Detail” Fisher, and reps numerous high-profile performers in cases spanning copyright and contractual issues, endorsement deals, and other litigation. Much of Brenner’s work includes anti-SLAPP cases and idea submission claims in recent months he’s handled confidential matters for Hydra, ViacomCBS and Showtime. Venable’s Entertainment & Media Litigation Group has taken on cases for clients such as ViacomCBS, Showtime, Fox Digital Entertainment and several A-list celebrities. Partners Entertainment and Media Litigation Group General Counsel, Exec VP, Business & Legal Affairs
Sign of the times: “What a lot of folks are dealing with now is how to compensate talent for the value that they’re bringing to a project when the metrics we’ve used historically to value that talent’s work are changing so dramatically,” Berlinski says. Significantly, despite Johansson having signed an agreement with Disney to arbitrate her dispute with the Mouse House in a confidential hearing, Berlinski managed to inflict widely publicized public embarrassment upon the studio, leading to a significant payout for the actor. The actor complained that Disney forced its subsidiary Marvel to release “Black Widow,” in which she starred, on its Disney Plus streaming service simultaneously with the film’s release in theaters, violating a commitment to an exclusive theatrical release and resulting in devaluation of Johansson’s compensation, which was to be largely based on the film’s total box office. Berlinski, a talent-disputes expert, found himself in a swirl of publicity recently via his representation of Scarlett Johansson in her fight with Disney.
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