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Guide to the Global Leaders in Media Law Practice
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Davis+Gilbert’s Media practice is known for its work on content creation, talent agreements, music licensing, intellectual property rights and distribution matters across all platforms.
Renowned for handling complex talent, music and creator agreements, the firm frequently negotiate against, or on behalf of, high-profile celebrities across sports, film, television, theater and music, managing both domestic and international transactions. The team advises creators, producers, publishers, sports leagues and technology platforms on the full lifecycle of content development and distribution.
Davis+Gilbert is fully integrated into its clients’ business and creative workflows and often brought in at the earliest stages to identify talent or secure IP for new projects. Its work spans global deals, multimillion-dollar transactions and nuanced service and relationship agreements.
Lawyers also counsel technology companies and content distributors on regulatory, copyright, advertising, privacy and commercial issues arising from the shift toward streaming and direct-to-consumer distribution, including evolving sports broadcasting models and data-driven audience engagement strategies.
The practice extends across traditional media and publishing as well as emerging digital and social platforms, enabling it to guide clients through an increasingly intricate environment. We provide clear, practical and commercially grounded counsel designed to advance both creative and business objectives.
Davis+Gilbert is equally regarded for its copyright clearance, fair use analysis and IP risk management, regularly advising on matters involving high-value artwork, archival news footage, literary properties and iconic cultural imagery.
The firm’s guidance minimizes legal risk while preserving creative integrity, allowing major productions and publications to move forward without disruption. The firm is consistently ranked for Media and Intellectual Property by leading legal directories.
Notable Matters:
Represented the producers of a documentary series on the breakthrough 2023 WNBA season, advising on copyright clearance, defamation risk, media law issues and distribution strategy with a streaming platform.
Advised a magazine publisher on transitioning print subscribers to digital editions, helping grow digital readership while mitigating subscriber loss, reputational harm and litigation risk associated with digital migration strategies.
Assisted a celebrity client in combating online schemes falsely claiming his endorsement of cannabis/CBD products. Following a forensic investigation of infringing advertisements, we filed trademark, right of publicity and false endorsement claims, identified additional parties through subpoenas and negotiated confidential settlements that stopped the activity, protected the client’s reputation and secured settlement payments.
Manages the U.S. and international trademark portfolio for a leading video game and e-sports company, including trademark clearance, prosecution and a significant volume of opposition and cancellation proceedings.
Advised a streaming device manufacturer on copyright risks associated with integrating a channel offering unlicensed live local broadcast programming, analyzing potential direct and contributory copyright liability.
Represented a television producer in licensing its acclaimed unscripted series for U.S. and international reboots and theatrical production, structuring licensing terms that protect the integrity of the original series while preserving creative control for licensees.
Represented the estate of a rock icon in a dispute involving unauthorized use of the artist’s personas and trademarks on sneakers. These rights are valuable estate assets licensed for apparel partnerships. We resolved the matter on confidential, favorable terms without major litigation.
Serves as media and technology counsel to a global sports streaming platform, advising on advertising, product and privacy compliance, U.S. platform launch, subscription structures and ad tech and privacy regulation.
Obtained a complete victory for two record labels in a copyright ownership dispute involving a seminal Houston rap track; the federal district court dismissed all claims with prejudice following our motion to dismiss.
Advised a leading children’s publisher on building a multimedia property based on a best-selling series, including negotiation of talent and production agreements for an animated streaming series and compliance with SAG-AFTRA and WGA requirements.
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Legal mastery is critical but not enough. Even the best legal strategies must work in tandem with your business realities. Our industry focus and deep insight into the issues that drive your business enable us to provide solutions that make a difference.
Davis+Gilbert’s proactive approach stems from our long history of working with key industries not just as advocates, but as counselors. We helped guide the marketing communications ecosystem as it evolved from the early 20th century to today’s world of data, digital and social media. For many years, we have successfully applied that same forward-looking focus to real estate, financial services, hospitality, technology and other service-sector industries, becoming the firm of choice for market leaders of today and tomorrow.
From our base in New York, the epicenter of advertising and media, we represent a diverse range of clients across the country and around the world. Our Media and Intellectual Property practices are consistently recognized for leadership in advertising, entertainment, sports, publishing and digital content matters.
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