Media and Entertainment

Advised a high-tech campus in Doha, Qatar, on the establishment of intellectual property, technology, and data protection laws for the Qatar Free Zone and Qatar Media City.

Advised a Taiwan-based live social entertainment platform on tax issues in its global restructuring plan.

Represented a sports-focused digital media company and its owners in claims stemming from a sale of the company and entitlement to the resulting proceeds.

Represented a Christian media publishing company in the negotiation of a headquarters lease in Nashville, Tennessee, for 46,000 square feet of office space.

Assisted a Korean production company that created a world-famous TV game show in initiating emergency proceedings against the alleged infringement of its television program format by a Turkish production company.

Assisted an international in-store provider of music and interactive mobile marketing products with reviewing and negotiating a consulting agreement with a French consultant.

Represented a South Carolina-based diverse portfolio of industry-leading brands, strategic partnerships, and proprietary technology in connection with the sale of its gaming and entertainment media brands.

Served as lead counsel for a multifaceted media organization promoting professional wrestling in a lawsuit over trademark licensing rights to a brand started by our client's talent and social media personalities.

Conducted an independent investigation into employee allegations of race discrimination, pay disparity, and hostile work environment on behalf of a global media solutions company.

Represented a German digital and print media publisher in an immaterial damage claim matter due to breach of GDPR provisions.

Assisted a digital company that operates in the media and entertainment business in connection with a capital increase subscribed by a venture capital company.

Assisted an American mass media company with comment letters to Treasury officials on the Inflation Reduction Act corporate alternative minimum tax and stock buyback excise tax.

Advised a California-based health website, one of the fastest-growing publishers of digital health media, in the sale of the assets which comprised its e-commerce division.

Advised on and drafted regulations for a global media corporation relating to anti-bribery money laundering regulations.

Advised a global media technology company on various antitrust aspects of the trade union initiative in respect of their recommendations of minimum rates and working conditions for contractors.

Advised a leading media company on a wide range of employment and labour law issues arising in the UAE, including obligations under federal employment laws, end-of-service obligations, structuring, overtime obligations and all-inclusive salary schemes, sick and unpaid leave, conditional offers of employment, drafting of employment contracts, and drafting of termination and settlement agreements.

Assisted a racing-focused broadcast media company with various employment advice, litigation support, and negotiation of agreements with certain motorsports circuits.

Represented a cable TV advertising service provider in an ad hoc arbitration dispute arising out of breach of licensing agreement with a multichannel programming distributor partner.

Served as trial counsel for a multifaceted media organization promoting professional wrestling in a case involving alleged copyright infringement via the use of tattoos in videogames.

Served as lead counsel for a multifaceted media organization promoting professional wrestling in parallel trade secret litigation filed in Texas state court and the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas involving alleged proprietary rights related to a football league.

Represented an independent entertainment marketing and production company in its acquisition of a New York, New York-based event production, talent booking, trend forecasting, marketing, and editorial booking firm, which specializes in the entertainment industry, from its owners.

Advised and represented an independent film producer regarding copyright, trademark, and other production and distribution issues.

Advised a global business, financial information, and news leader, and many subsidiaries and affiliates, as to matters of Delaware corporate, limited liability company, and limited partnership law in connection with a credit facility refinancing.

Advised a provider of a media platform based in Taiwan in its proposed combination with a technology-focused special purpose acquisition company backed by a Singaporean state investor.

Acted in LCIA arbitration, seated in Doha, Qatar, under English law, with claims and counterclaims in excess of US$100 million related to a design and build contract for a new IT system.

Served as US counsel to British Columbia, Canada-based industry leader in sports content distribution, in its sale to a global technology and content company specializing in sports and culture.

Served as lead trial counsel in defense of a VR publisher in a patent infringement case before the US District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Served as lead trial counsel to two Polish media conglomerates in an international intellectual property infringement/piracy matter before the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Advised a Qatari bank on the pursuit of litigation in Turkey relating to the construction of a high-profile waterfront residential development in Istanbul.

Represented an integrated media and entertainment company in six lawsuits originally filed in jurisdictions across the United States—two putative class actions, a putative mass action brought by 60 plaintiffs, two wrongful death actions, and a lawsuit brought by two former employees—concerning alleged traumatic brain injuries suffered by employees.

Assisted a major Korean webtoon publishing portal with conducting M&A due diligence on a target company.