Entertainment / Leisure / Media

  • Represented major league baseball franchise in drafting and negotiation of design and construction contracts for $100 million renovation of prominent historic baseball park.
  • Helped to avoid an order vacating the grant of summary judgment in a multi-billion dollar litigation involving Indian gaming casinos
  • Drafted a concert promotion agreement and various venue agreements for a major music festival in the Southeast
  • Counseled an investor in a new music publishing company in developing best practices for protecting the investment
  • Reviewed a major artist's engagement agreement on behalf of the concert promoter and venue
  • Advise news directors, producers or reporters about methods to obtain stories (such as use of hidden cameras and microphones, trespass considerations, Kentucky's Open Records Act and copyright infringement).
  • Review subpoenas and provide advice regarding responses, including opposition to subpoenas when warranted.
  • Advise news directors, producers or reporters about story content (including reviewing scripts, sometimes within minutes of airing).
  • Respond to correspondence from disgruntled viewers.
  • Assist in obtaining access to court records and proceedings.
  • Provide seminars for news directors, reporters and producers regarding legal topics of interest, such as recent cases involving the media, important defamation cases, copyright infringement and the like.
  • Successfully prosecuted an appeal of an unfavorable libel judgment.
  • Advised management concerning commercial free speech issues in proposed advertising.
  • Defended a claim for copyright infringement against a media defendant.
  • Advise client on program management and dispute resolution methods for $250,000,000 arena project.