Types of Entertainment Law Firms
There are different types of entertainment law firms, and different types of entertainment practices within law firms. Not all entertainment lawyers do the same thing for their clients, so as a client, one must identify what he need help with, and from which kind of lawyer to seek assistance. Generally, there are two different types of entertainment lawyer, just as there are in other areas of law - litigation attorneys and transactional attorneys. Litigation attorneys specialize in offensive and defensive legal actions involving other parties (i.e. responding to a lawsuit from another person, issuing preliminary demands or commencing a legal action when one believe someone is violating his legal or contractual rights, responding to governmental inquiries or when accused of violations of the law, etc.). Transactional attorneys specialize in facilitating business deals, negotiation tactics, strategic business initiatives, and other contractual matters involved in business (i.e. production deals, talent deals, financing deals, etc.), even when no other party than the client is involved (i.e. business formation, trademarks, copyrights, etc.). Individual lawyers tend to focus on one type of entertainment matter, but entertainment law firms often have a diversified practice group. While larger law firms can provide breadth of coverage, they tend to also require higher payments from clients, have less individual interaction with their clients, and follow a more formal attorney-client relationship pattern. Boutique firms and solo practitioner lawyers tend to focus more acutely on one area of entertainment, but they also charge lower fees, have less access to and knowledge base of the wide areas of the entertainment business, and tend to interact more one-on-one with their clients.
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