Entertainment and Sports
Bruce A. Friedman, Esq. has built a rich, diverse practice handling entertainment matters with copyright issues arising from illegal downloading and use of music, profit participation, production and distribution of films, insurance and more in regards to the film, television, music, and internet industries. His invaluable understanding of the nuances that make each industry unique has made him an unmatched resource for his clients. Along with his calm, respectful demeanor and dedication to considering the points of all sides, he applies an evaluative approach and consistently helps parties find a satisfactory resolution.
Representative Matters
- Arbitration of disputes between lender and international film distributor involving conspiracy between bank and production company to defraud distributor into entering agreements and paying production costs of multiple films
- Suit by creators of internationally released film against bank that loaned production costs involving conspiracy claims to defraud them out of profit participation
- Arbitrated dispute under film completion bond over issues of whether film met delivery requirements of production agreement
- Disputes between film production companies and insurers involving slate of films insured for recovery of production costs
- Arbitrated disputes between European production company and Asian distributors over breach of distribution agreement
- Copyright claims by record companies claiming illegal downloading of music on the Internet
- Copyright claims on behalf of songwriters against motion picture and television studios for infringement of songs used on daytime television
- Class action age discrimination actions brought by television writers over 40 against studios and networks
- Member of the Independent Film and Television Alliance arbitration panel
