Entertainment Law Expert Witnesses
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Entertainment law expert witness candidates typically have a background in intellectual property law or contract law, and could have specific expertise in copyright law. Entertainment law addresses many types of media including television, film, music, publishing, advertising, news media, and the internet. Entertainment law has overlap with intellectual property law, and also encompasses other areas applicable to the entertainment industry including employment law, contract law, right of privacy, defamation, advertising, and insurance law. An intellectual property protection program stops others from using an owner’s intellectual property without a licensing agreement.
Litigation support by an entertainment law 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. In a high-profile case, or litigation involving a significant financial stake, a law firm may require an entertainment lawyer with prior expert witness testimony experience.
Cahn Litigation Services is often called on by attorney clients to identify entertainment law professionals; the firm has placed experts for a wide variety of entertainment legal issues. Cases have involved:
- copyright infringement,
- trademark infringement,
- reasonable royalty,
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DCMA),
- first sale doctrine,
- unfair competition, and
- rights of publicity, among others.
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 Law 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 Law experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Entertainment Law landscape.
Expert 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 Law 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 Law Expert SearchExpert Witness #262141
This expert concentrates practice in the areas of corporate litigation and appeals and has represented major corporations, municipalities, unions, small businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals in complex commercial and corporate litigation, construction litigation involving mechanic's lien foreclosures, insurance fraud actions, first-party property litigation, negligence, complex mass toxic tort litigation in both domestic and foreign forums, employment and labor matters involving claims of discrimination, FLSA claims, wage and hour violations and partnership, entertainment law, Article 78 litigation, and real estate disputes.
This expert was previously associated with a prominent national firm.
This expert is admitted to practice law in multiple states and is admitted to practice before United States District Courts and the United States Supreme Court. This expert is a member of State and County Bar Associations.
This expert received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Juris Doctor degree.
Start Entertainment Law 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 Law Expert SearchExpert Witness #265404
This expert, who has practiced law for many years, is one of the most respected names in the field of intellectual property law and licensing. This expert was one of the founding partners of a major IP law firm. This expert has represented many of the leading property owners in the entertainment, sports, celebrity, corporate and art communities and has negotiated and drafted more than a thousand license agreements. This expert now serves as managing partner for a group representing a diverse client base, including Fortune 500 corporations, A-list celebrities, major toy companies, toy designers and design firms, leading consumer packaged goods companies, professional sports league players' associations, mixed martial arts leagues, colleges and universities, licensing agents and brokers, artists, designers and inventors. This expert has published more than 50 books on various aspects of licensing and licensing negotiation. This expert has been designated as an expert in more than 40 cases involving licensing and valuation issues, both in court and arbitration.
Start Entertainment Law Expert SearchExpert Witness #227337
This music services, copyright, and royalties expert is a highly respected musicologist who founded and leads a music services consultancy established over 25 years ago. Since then, this expert has served as a consultant and expert witness in matters involving music copyright infringement, advised on artist career and project development, and addressed a wide variety of music industry topics.
This expert has testified in milestone federal music copyright infringement litigation and in many other notable copyright infringement trials over 20 years. This expert and a team of musicologists regularly advise major entertainment, advertising, film, and television organizations 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 those arising from digital sampling, electronic technology, and Internet musical usage.
This expert holds an M.A. degree in musicology from a prestigious public 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 on Court TV, and presented before a prominent intellectual property law association. This expert is a trustee of a national copyright society, has served as a guest lecturer at several prestigious law schools and professional associations, and co-founded and edited a newsletter on music and copyright topics.
Start Entertainment Law Expert SearchExpert Witness #253708
This economic damages expert is a CPA, CFE, and CFF with extensive experience as an expert witness and royalty auditor specializing in economic damages and marketing across a wide range of legal cases, from local disputes to high-stakes global litigation. This expert has over 40 years of expertise in calculating economic damages in intellectual property, royalty audits, employment law, and business and commercial disputes, including unfair competition, corrective and false advertising, fraud, and tortious interference. Much of this expert's work has been in the entertainment industry, including film, television, and music copyright.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant, with experience in over 5 unfair competition matters and over 20 false advertising matters. This expert has been retained as an expert witness in many litigation matters requiring calculations of lost profits, unjust enrichment, statutory damages, and other similar damages.
Start Entertainment Law Expert SearchExpert Witness #273365
This music royalty expert holds a PhD in economics from a prestigious university and is an economic consultant and expert witness specializing in entertainment, media, publicity rights, and trademarks. This expert has authored publications on media, technology, copyright, law, and economics, and has worked on valuation and royalty matters involving prominent recording artists and musical groups.
Start Entertainment Law Expert SearchExpert Witness #278372
This premises safety and security expert holds a Ph.D. in Hospitality Administration and a Juris Doctorate in Law, and has over 10 years of experience teaching as a university professor in business, hospitality, law, sales, and communications.
This expert has also spent more than a decade in hospitality management and leadership, including work with prestigious hospitality, entertainment, and resort companies. This expert has worked in the legal arena as an attorney, consultant, and expert witness, assisting lawyers with a variety of hospitality-related cases.
This expert is an experienced expert witness and litigation consultant.
Start Entertainment Law Expert SearchExpert Witness #287184
This trademark and copyright damages expert has been involved in numerous trademark and copyright matters for both plaintiffs and defendants across many industries, including entertainment.
This expert has experience in matters involving trademark disputes tied to television programming, as well as copyright and breach-of-contract disputes involving television series.
This expert has substantial experience in copyright infringement and teaches a class at a law school on damages in copyright infringement matters.
This expert has testified in a variety of litigation matters involving patent, trademark, and copyright infringement.
Start Entertainment Law 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 Law Expert SearchExpert Witness #287756
This economic damages expert has worked on hundreds of litigation consulting engagements and has testified as an expert in arbitration, state courts, and federal courts, while also providing mediation assistance in disputes requiring economic, financial, and statistical expertise, including class action litigation, labor and employment litigation, and healthcare disputes.
This expert has substantial experience in wage and hour class actions, including combining and standardizing data from large employment-related databases, payroll data, timekeeping records, telephone records, e-mail records, point-of-sale systems, video recordings, and records from other electronically stored systems generated throughout an employee's work life. These systems typically create electronic timestamps that can be used for data analysis purposes.
This expert has statistically analyzed combined databases and used the results to opine on potentially uncompensated time worked; applied advanced statistical methods such as data imputation, Monte Carlo simulation studies, time series and predictive modeling, and forecasting and backcasting to address missing data issues; designed and conducted surveys, time and motion studies, and observational studies; and statistically analyzed the results of such surveys and studies. This expert also has experience applying statistical sampling methodologies to extrapolate results from a random and representative sample to a universe of individuals, as well as applying economic theory, statistical models, and statistical tests to develop scenarios of economic loss to class members.
This expert has been retained in approximately 250 wage and hour class actions across a broad range of industries, including retail, healthcare providers, hospitality and restaurants, freight services, entertainment, banking, insurance, state workers, warehousing, call centers, software, professional services, law enforcement, newspapers, ferry crews, social workers, IT support staff, help desk employees, shipping, and administration.
Start Entertainment Law 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.
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