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Entertainment and New Media
The entertainment, new media, and internet industries face unique and complex legal issues. As a result, participants in these dynamic markets require equally innovative and informed legal guidance.
WSHB has decades of experience handling legal matters involving entertainment, new media, and the internet. We are well studied in the most recent laws regulating online businesses and the constantly evolving entertainment law landscape. With experience extending back to the web’s early days, we are a digital firm working with all types of clients and touching almost every aspect of the digital marketplace.
We handle a wide range of issues for different entertainment-industry players:
Celebrities
Musicians
Athletes
Models
Agents
Managers
Record producers
Distributors
Studios
Production companies
Broadcast networks
Cable companies
Representative Matters for Entertainment and New Media
Litigated all forms of contract and commercial litigation disputes and issues on behalf of companies and individuals involved in and with the entertainment, new media, and internet industries
Counseled and assisted internet and new media start up companies on all aspects of legal formation and governance
Handled intellectual property issues and litigation on behalf of entertainment, new media, and Internet companies
Drafted key employment contracts for entertainment and new media companies
Litigated cases involving alleged trade secret and intellectual property improprieties
Prosecuted “use of likeness” matters in traditional and new media, on behalf of entertainers, athletes, and models
Insurance, Commercial and Business Litigation, Transportation, Construction, Professional Liability, Employment, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency, Complex Tort and Casualty, Arbitration
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Commercial and Business Litigation, Transportation, Product Liability, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, Medical Malpractice and Healthcare Law, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices, Complex Tort and Casualty
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Product Liability, Transportation, Professional Liability, Commercial and Business Litigation, Corporate, Real Estate and Land Use, Hospitality, Complex Tort and Casualty, Automobile Accidents, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Insurance
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Construction, Complex Tort and Casualty, Product Liability, Transportation, Insurance, Commercial and Business Litigation, Corporate, Environmental, Employment, Banking Law, Personal Injury, Eminent Domain, Contracts
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5.0/5.0
Review for
Janice Michaels
by a Managing Partner
on 08/02/14
in Construction Law
Janice is a tribute to the legal profession. She invariably exhibits professionalism and decorum. She is always well prepared and has a compelling presence in the courtroom and elsewhere.
Janice is a tribute to the legal profession. She invariably exhibits professionalism and decorum. She is always well prepared and has a compelling presence in the courtroom and elsewhere.
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5.0/5.0
Review for
Melanie L. Thomas
by a Attorney
on 06/04/20
in Medical Malpractice
Ms. Thomas is a brilliant attorney. she understands rules, and the law perfectly, and her application is daunting to opposing counsel. I am proud that she is a member of our bar.
Ms. Thomas is a brilliant attorney. she understands rules, and the law perfectly, and her application is daunting to opposing counsel. I am proud that she is a member of our bar.
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Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP got this award in 2026
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