Entertainment Industry Expert Witnesses
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Entertainment industry expert witness candidates typically have a background in intellectual property law, contract law or music law, and could have specific expertise in royalty rates arrangements or as a producer. An expert witness should not only have substantive expertise, but also possess the ability to explain evidence to a judge and jury. In a high-profile case, or litigation involving a significant financial stake, a law firm may require an entertainment industry professional with prior expert witness testimony experience.
The entertainment industry encompasses many types of media including television, film, music, publishing, advertising, news media, and social media. Litigation support by an entertainment industry expert witness could include research, an expert report, expert opinion, expert testimony and/or trial testimony. An economic damages expert could be called upon to provide lost profits and damages estimates. In addition, a legal team may request an entertainment industry specialist for pre-litigation consulting work.
Cahn Litigation Services is often called on by law firms to identify specialists in various aspects of the entertainment industry, and has placed expert witnesses for a wide variety of entertainment issues including:
- copyright infringement,
- trademark infringement,
- reasonable royalty rates,
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA), and
- rights of publicity, among others.
Representing the plaintiff or defendant, Cahn Litigation Services is skilled and experienced at identifying the ideal expert to support all types of entertainment industry matters.
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Entertainment Industry Expert Witness - Representative Bios
Please Note: All Cahn Litigation expert witness searches are customized to attorneys' precise specifications and preferences. Attorneys are encouraged to discuss search parameters with a Cahn search specialist.
The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Entertainment Industry experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Entertainment Industry landscape.
Expert Witness #251259
This expert focuses on large scale event production and execution, nationwide. With many years' experience in the industry, this expert been associated with notable productions and venues. This expert's awards include those for innovation in entertainment, largest headliner event, best special event planning, and best place to work in entertainment. This expert has earned the designation of CSEP - Certified Special Events Professional. This expert is well-published including a book that has become a standard resource for the industry. This expert has also written or contributed to scores of articles for industry journals and magazines. This expert has some experience as an expert witness, having given a deposition but has never testified at trial.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #264944
This expert is a nationally recognized entertainment and IP law scholar, and an expert witness and consultant in copyright, trademark, right of publicity and entertainment contract cases. This expert has many years of experience teaching and practicing Entertainment Law, Copyright Law, Publicity Rights, and International Entertainment Law.
In addition to a consultancy, this expert is a professor teaching music law courses, including the topics of music revenue streams, the distinction between the composition copyright and the sound recording copyright, and the relationships between the players in the music industry (such as composers, performers, record labels, and music publishers). This expert holds a law degree, is a regular speaker speak at academic and law practitioner conferences, and is well-published in music copyright law.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #261483
This expert leads an entertainment law firm. For many years, this expert has represented some of the largest entertainment law transactions in history. This expert's client list is a who's who in the entertainment industry from Hip Hop Grammy Award winners to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame members.
This expert transformed a practice from litigation to purely transactional, specializing in complex publishing agreements. This expert helped found a record company and worked with many very well- known musicians.
Throughout entertainment law practice, this expert has been awarded gold and platinum records from internationally acclaimed artists.
In addition to work as a litigator and record producer/promoter, this expert has handled the complex licensing negotiations and agreements, been involved in the purchase and sale of record companies, publishing companies, and businesses of all descriptions.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #264955
In addition to work as a professor, this expert advises creators, owners and distributors of music, media and technology and the investors that are active in those sectors. This expert counsels music creators and rights holders on public policy and litigation, and has provided expert testimony before the Copyright Royalty Board and in arbitration, and supports media and technology companies and their financial sponsors on capital formation and growth strategy, digital product/service development, acquisitions and restructuring. This expert’s long career in the music industry has provided him with a deep understanding of music royalty rates.
This expert teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Music Entrepreneurship, Music Analytics, Strategic Marketing, Global Music Management and the Business Structure of the Music Industry. This expert founded and operated a Grammy Award winning independent record label and music publisher where this expert signed, recorded and published multi-platinum artists. This expert has authored a book, as well as many podcast, papers and presentations. This expert is a member of the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA) and the Music Business Association.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #261495
This expert has worked as an independent Music Producer/Consultant servicing the TV, Radio, Digital Media and Advertising communities. This expert's business is focused on music production, song licensing and creating Brand Partnerships. Concurrently, this expert serves as Director of Strategic Marketing for a digital audio technology company founded by an iconic music producer. This expert's role is multi-dimensional across a variety of industries: Consumer & Entertainment, Medical, and Aviation.
Most of this expert's career has been spent producing music for major Brands in the world of advertising. This expert is probably best known for work serving as SVP/Executive Music Producer. This position afforded executive level marketing experience while creating relationships at the highest levels of the music industry. This expert helped set the standard for music licensing which drives today's market. This expert helped break down the barriers between the music and ad industries by giving many famous artists the opportunity to lend their talents to brand advertising.
Over time, artists and Brands became an effective, in-demand marketing "solution". This expert oversaw many such deals and managed the relationships. This expert's skills in both copyright and contract law were honed during these years. As is the nature of the business, this expert helped fend-off inevitable copyright infringement suits (all of which were successfully defended), and repaired issues as they arose with artist/brand partnerships. This expert worked hand in hand with an attorney as problems arose; and while this expert never provided expert testimony as an outside consultant (he was contractually prevented from doing so), this expert has given depositions, provided testimony, created defense strategies and researched data.
From a marketing perspective, music has always been a critical element to consumer engagement. As the stigma of advertising melted away mostly due to music piracy, artists and record labels lined up at this expert's doorstep looking to make a deal.
Brands became the new major source of revenue replacing record sales. Brands loved the cache associated with these artists and their music, providing "instant equity". Pop and Rock artists were the first wave. The second wave was bigger, more intense and out of the box - Hip Hop. Wholesome brands were foregoing "morals clauses" in their contracts to align themselves with the Gansta element. And this expert knows, as this expert did many of those deals. And they wouldn't have been done if the data did not support the value of the partnership.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #265214
This expert, one of the industry’s premier innovators and foreign licensing experts, is Principal of a licensing group specializing in Entertainment, Lifestyle and Corporate Brand licensing. The firm represents manufacturers with the acquisition of licenses and consults on licensing to both licensors and licensees as well as to organizations and government entities. This expert holds a master’s degree in Mass Communications, and a fellowship in Communications. This expert has been committed to the development of the licensing industry’s trade association. This expert has shared knowledge of licensing at numerous licensing conferences, and has taught a course on licensing at the college level. This expert brings over forty years of licensing experience to the table, and has performed expert witness services in over 25 licensing related cases.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #227333
This music services, copyright, and royalties expert is a highly respected musicologist and senior leader of a music services consultancy founded over 25 years ago, with experience as a consultant and expert witness in music copyright infringement, artist career and project development, and a wide variety of music industry topics. This expert holds an M.A. degree in musicology from a prestigious university and a B.A. in piano performance from a well-regarded university. This expert has written numerous articles and a book on contemporary music and copyright infringement, appeared in trials and before a prominent intellectual property law association, served as a trustee of a national copyright society, and guest lectured at prestigious and well-regarded law schools, bar associations, copyright societies, and music publishing associations. In addition to consulting and expert witness work, this expert has served on faculty in musicology and the music industry at a well-regarded university.
This expert has testified in notable copyright infringement trials for over 20 years, including a milestone music copyright infringement case in Federal Court. This expert and a team of musicologists regularly advise entertainment, advertising, film, television, recording, publishing, and music industry clients on musical works for commercials, films, and television series. This expert also frequently advises attorneys, advertising agencies, entertainment and recording companies, publishing firms, and musicians on copyright issues and royalties, including issues arising from digital sampling, electronic technology, and Internet musical usage.
This expert is an accomplished and experienced expert witness.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #247885
This entertainment industry and copyright expert has over 20 years of hands-on experience in film development, production, finance, and distribution, including producing and directing over 5 feature films, live-streaming television, dozens of commercials, corporate videos, and events, with experience in both studio and independent film and television environments.
This expert has provided expert testimony, reporting, and consultation in matters involving copyright infringement, breach of contract, and reputational harm. This expert has prepared expert reports and provided deposition and trial testimony in matters before state and federal courts and in arbitration.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #264922
This music royalty expert is an Esq. with over 45 years of multifaceted experience in the music industry as a senior record executive, manager, representative of artists, songwriters, and publishing companies, and expert witness. After holding top executive-level positions at major record and entertainment companies, this expert became an expert witness and independent consultant to the music industry.
This expert has over 20 years of consulting experience, including service on the advisory board of an entertainment mediation institute. This expert has served clients including major music companies and industry associations.
This expert previously held an executive vice president role at an entertainment company with responsibility for administration and negotiation of royalty deals. This expert was also responsible for licensing agreements, sampling clearances, side-artist clearances, video production agreements, and photography and artwork agreements.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #268139
This gaming and entertainment software expert is a Professor Emeritus with over 20 years of teaching experience and has served as a founding academic leader of several computer science game programs.
Before teaching, this expert worked on vision and realization games produced for the U.S. military. This expert's publications include work on gaming models and the game design of entertainment and serious games. This expert is a frequent presenter at industry and academic conferences, holds numerous subject matter-related patents, and has numerous publications.
This expert has developed significant gaming software for commercial and military applications. This expert is an experienced patent infringement litigation expert witness with experience in lawsuits and IPRs involving gaming and software issues.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #272637
This media and entertainment executive expert is a director, writer, producer, and filmmaker who has received numerous awards, manages international trademark and name-and-likeness rights associated with a notable entertainer, and graduated from the film school at a prestigious university.
This expert has over 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry, including content development, marketing, and distribution.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #277114
This music industry and licensing/royalties expert focuses on talent representation in the music industry and related issues involving emerging technologies and copyright.
This expert has been involved in matters related to talent services in the entertainment industry, including the negotiation, drafting, and review of recording agreements, publishing agreements, co-branding agreements, merchandising agreements, sponsorship and endorsement agreements, live concert and personal appearance agreements, digital distribution agreements, and composer agreements.
This expert is an experienced witness and has attended depositions, provided litigation counsel with guidance, and assisted with trial preparation.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #282411
This media management expert is a former television network president and major television studio president who oversaw a large development budget and supervised over 40 employees across business affairs, development, production, and marketing.
This expert is a graduate of a prestigious university school of theater, film, and television, serves on the school's steering committee, and teaches annually in its graduate producers program. This expert is also a former president of a prominent entertainment industry association and currently chairs a charitable foundation founded by an award-winning actress.
This expert has served as an expert in a number of prior cases that settled before trial. This expert has experience as a former network and studio president, has executive producer experience on an Academy Award-winning film and other film and television titles, has co-led a graduate producers program at a prestigious university, has served as a continuing lecturer, and has published industry commentary in major business and entertainment trade publications. This expert is an industry expert and can calculate losses.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #286076
This candle industry expert first gained product development experience as a senior buyer in character merchandise for a major entertainment attractions company. After transitioning into the home fragrance and decor industry, this expert worked with prominent specialty retail brands and later moved into manufacturing roles to build deeper experience and skills in the candle industry.
This expert later founded a candle manufacturing company that has produced product lines using wooden wicks for large retail clients for over 10 years.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #287697
This gaming economics, management, operations and regulation expert has worked with colleagues at a gaming and leisure advisory firm for over 35 years on studies of the economics, management, operations, taxation, and regulation of leisure and entertainment businesses in many states, provinces, and foreign countries, with particular focus on gaming and wagering.
The subjects of these studies have included sports, entertainment, communications, casinos, sports wagering, lotteries, and all segments of the racing and pari-mutuel wagering industries. These projects have included advising clients on alternative gaming and leisure strategies in legal proceedings, legislative efforts, and proceedings before regulatory agencies; optimizing gambling privilege tax rates and assessing the impacts of changing tax rates on government and industry revenues; assessing the overall economic contribution of commercial gambling industries to countries, states, and localities; assessing the degree of gaming saturation and potential for growth in various markets; estimating the revenue potential and economic feasibility of new projects; assessing the value of existing gambling facilities; evaluating the economic impact of commercial gambling located on U.S. Indian lands on non-tribal state-regulated wagering industries; and advising state governments and lotteries on issues associated with lottery operational efficiency, product analysis, privatization, and valuation.
With over 45 years of combined principal and associate experience in gambling, this expert's firm has substantial experience in this sector of the economy. Unlike general consulting firms, the firm includes specialists in gambling and related forms of leisure. The firm is regularly cited as an authority on gambling in the news media and has a strong reputation for integrity, detail, knowledge, and skill in assessing existing and new gambling markets and investments.
The firm has advised numerous racing and gaming commissions, state lotteries, gaming or wagering licensees and license applicants, vendors, law firms, and investment banks.
This expert has significant expert witness experience on many gambling industry topics, as well as subject-matter experience with sports betting and sports betting regulation. This expert has followed and is familiar with the increasing instances of palpable-error issues in many states as sports betting has rapidly expanded across the United States.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #288932
This reputation management and repair expert is a recognized specialist in online reputation management and founded a firm providing reputation management services to high-net-worth families, law firms, investigative agencies, and multinational financial companies. The firm is known as a trusted, nonpartisan online reputation management resource for CEOs, business leaders, entrepreneurs, rising public figures, VIPs, and their organizations, with experience serving entertainment figures, luxury brands, public figures, philanthropists, prominent wealth-ranking clients, entertainment industry leaders, FinTech leaders, technology founders, venture capitalists, and others.
This expert's work has included reputation monitoring and crisis response planning for high-profile clients facing the risk of false allegations and reputational harm. This expert has also provided counsel in the context of a widely publicized crisis involving false information in media coverage and has published blogs and articles addressing the impact of false allegations.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #292203
This talent agency expert is a former founding partner of a prominent talent agency that was later acquired by another major talent agency.
This expert has provided expert testimony in entertainment industry disputes involving talent agency issues and profit participation matters.
Start Entertainment Industry Expert SearchExpert Witness #294895
This amusement ride safety expert provides risk management, ride operation and maintenance safety audits, employee safety, and review and analysis of equipment design for theme parks, family entertainment centers, and other attractions.
Throughout a career in the amusement and attractions industry, this expert has developed and implemented regulatory programs, safety protocols, and educational initiatives for a major theme park, significantly enhancing program safety for both guests and employees.
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