The Legal Side of Entertainment, Sports, and Media Leading Lawyers from Shearman & Sterling, Weil, Gotshal & Manages, Morrison & Foerster & More on th (Inside the Minds) [Paperback]

Aspatore Books (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1587623536 | ISBN-13: 978-1587623530 | Publication Date: March 1, 2004

Inside the Minds: The Legal Side of Entertainment, Sports, and Media is an authoritative, insider's perspective on the laws that shape these industries, the characteristics and capabilities of the successful practitioner, and the future of these legal disciplines, on a global scale. Featuring Department Heads, Group Chairs, and Leading Partners, all representing some of the nation's top firms, this book provides a broad, yet comprehensive overview of these practice areas, discussing the current shape and future state of these unique industries, as well as the laws that outline, influence and regulate them. Addressing the challenges, intricacies, and rewards of representing high profile clients – musicians, sports teams, and publishing houses alike – as well as the underlying complexities of contracts and strategic negotiations, raising critical points around keeping up with the latest technological advances and ever-changing laws, these authors articulate the finer points around entertainment now, and what will hold true into the future. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as experts offer up their thoughts around the keys to success within these fascinating practice areas – where law and entertainment intersect.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This book is written by:

Creighton O'M. Condon, Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions Group; Head, Sports Group, Shearman & Sterling LLP - Sports Law: An Emerging Area of Practice

James W. Quinn, Senior Partner; Chair, Litigation Department, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP - Sports Law: Beyond the Media Madness

Kelly Charles Crabb, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP - Quirks, Customs, Empathy, and Anti-Glam: Welcome to My World

John M. Genga, Litigation Partner, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP - Making It as an Entertainment Lawyer

Joel A. Katz, Chair, National Entertainment Practice, Greenberg Traurig - An Enlightening Look at Entertainment Law

Kent Newsome, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP - The Long and Winding Road: Finding Your Way in the Entertainment Industry

Bonnie E. Berry, Partner & Chairperson, Entertainment Department, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP - Achieving Success and Personal Satisfaction in Entertainment Law

Barry B. Langberg, Partner, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP - Integrity and Responsibility: Keys to Entertainment Law Success

Joshua J. Kaufman, Esq., Chair, Copyright, Unfair Trade & Entertainment Law Group, Venable, LLP - The Entertainment Lawyer: Protector of the Creative and Innovative

David A. Gurwin, Chair, Entertainment & Media Law Group; Chair, Technology Transactions Group, Buchanan Ingersoll PC - The Successful Entertainment Lawyer

Arnold P. Peter, Partner; Chair, Entertainment Practice Group, Lord Bissell & Brook - The Growth of Entertainment Law

Roger L. Armstrong, Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP - Foresight Meets Reality: Deal-Saving Negotiations in Entertainment Law

M. Robert Dushman, Partner, Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP - Media Law and the Passion for Freedom of Speech

Product Details

• Paperback: 213 pages
• Publisher: Aspatore Books (March 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587623536
• ISBN-13: 978-1587623530
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,946,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)