Bonnie Eskenazi at Greenberg Glusker LLP focuses on litigation in media and entertainment, representing talent, estates, and production companies. Her recent work includes defending sports agencies in database and client disputes, managing international IP and harassment issues, and protecting creative rights in complex franchise cases. Eskenazi also provides transactional support, including licensing and contract negotiations, serving as outside general counsel for estates and projects.
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Key clients
- Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Limited (Bob Marley Estate)
- Horror, Inc. (owners of rights in the Friday the 13th
- Franchise)
- William Sherak
- Paul Neinstein; Project X Entertainment
- STX Entertainment
- Endurance Sports Management
- Top Film Distribution Corp
- Peter Dundas
Work highlights
Serving as outside general counsel to the Bob Marley Estate, including: (i) pursuing international litigation against an individual falsely claiming to be Marley’s child who has engaged in a global harassment and infringement campaign; (ii) handling a $13m licensing dispute with Tilray Brands over unpaid guarantees related to Marley-branded cannabis products; and (iii) negotiating and clearing rights for Bob Marley Hope Road, an immersive Las Vegas experience at the Mandalay Bay Hotel, while pursuing related trademark protection.
Serving as outside general and litigation counsel to Horror, Inc., owner of the iconic Friday the 13th franchise. We devised and executed a strategy to recapture rights previously dispersed over decades, enabling Horror to: (i) terminate New Line Cinema’s feature film and ancillary rights; (ii) secure major new licensing deals, including Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights 2025 and a collaboration with Boston Beer’s Angry Orchard brand; (iii) negotiate a landmark television series rights deal with A24 for a 2026 debut; and (iv) oversee audits of prior films and the successful Friday the 13th video game.