The entertainment team at Katten is well-equipped to take on matters from a variety of industries, including music, film and television, and new media. Los Angeles-based Zia Modabber chairs the firm’s entertainment practice, which handles copyright infringement cases and defamation matters. Modabber is well-versed in a variety of matters, including IP disputes and First Amendment matters, taking these cases to trial and mediation. David Halberstadter adds depth to the team.
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Key clients
- Creative Artists Agency
- Legendary Pictures
- Lions Gate Entertainment
- Live Nation
- MJJ Productions, Inc.
- Paramount Global
- Pilgrim Media Group
- Showtime Networks Inc.
- Showtime Digital Inc.
- Will Smith
- Sony Music Entertainment
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
Work highlights
Represented Starz Entertainment, Lions Gate Entertainment and others in an alleged copyright infringement case.
Represented Showtime Networks Inc., Showtime Digital Inc. and others in a lawsuit alleging that they infringed upon the plaintiff’s Victorian-era literary characters.
Represented Lions Gate and Starz, series creator and executive producer in a lawsuit relating to the American television series, Power.
Practice head
Zia Modabber
Other key lawyers
David Halberstadter