Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.

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Entertainment Law

Foster Swift entertainment lawyers counsel clients on a wide range of issues involving entertainment law, such as film financing, project management, distribution, intellectual property, licensing and optioning of rights. Entertainment law encompasses many broad legal categories. The attorneys at Foster Swift can help artists, writers and producers handle contract, merchandising, securities, employment, taxation, litigation and contested rights issues. Our lawyers work closely with artists, talent and their management to help them pursue their careers successfully.

Our services in the following areas include working with:

  • Film/Television: Studios, Screenwriters, Producers, Directors, Casting Directors, Music Directors, Managers, Agents, Actors and Actresses, Animators, Distributors, Production Companies
     
  • Music: Composers, Songwriters, Producers, Recording Artists and Bands, Musicians, Managers, Agents, Publishing Companies, Record Labels, Distributors, Digital Download Companies, Performing Rights Societies, Concert Promoters
     
  • Theater: Playwrights, Composers, Lyricists, Producers, Managers, Actors and Actresses
     
  • Literature: Authors (fiction, nonfiction and technical), Publishers, Electronic Publishers
     
  • Advertising: Models, Photographers, Writers and Singers of Jingles, Agencies

Foster Swift's entertainment lawyers work diligently on behalf of our clients to provide a strategic legal focus and cover necessary details so the artists can do what they do best: create.

Please contact us for any entertainment law questions or assistance with proposed projects you may be developing.

Foster Swift has created a series of short videos to address a few of the most frequently asked questions regarding entertainment law. To view a video click on the title below.

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Representation of Songwriters in Contract with Talk Show Host

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  • 5.0/5.0 Review for Michael Oliva by a Partner on 07/27/14 in Administrative Agency Practice

    I've known Mike for almost 40 years. He's a first-rate lawyer and a first-rate individual.

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    An absolutely excellent attorney.

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