Who we negotiate with on behalf of our clients
Practice Areas
Focused counsel across entertainment, media, live events, and sports — explore where we work below.
- Content Creators and Digital MediaHelping creators move beyond content and build businesses through strategic deal making, NIL & IP protection, brand partnerships, and other commercial transactions designed to maximize revenue and create lasting value.
- Traditional Talent (Actors, Writers, Directors)Representing actors, writers, directors, and producers in career-defining transactions designed to maximize fixed and backend compensation, strengthen leverage, and create long-term opportunities across the entertainment industry.
- Production LegalComprehensive production counsel, managing the business and legal affairs of film, television, and digital media productions. We advise producers through every stage of production, structure deals, and resolve issues before they jeopardize financing, delay production, complicate distribution, or increase risk.
- Film FinanceEvery financing transaction brings together two sides with different goals but a shared interest in getting the project made. Pitt Entertainment Law represents both producers and financiers, negotiating transactions that secure capital, allocate risk, and protect long-term economic interests.
- Live EventsLive events are built on a network of producers, talent, brands, venues, and vendors. Pitt Entertainment Law structures and negotiates the agreements that bring those relationships together, aligning interests, protecting revenue, and keeping productions moving from planning through execution.
- SportsAdvising brands, creators, sponsors, and media businesses on the commercial relationships that drive the modern sports ecosystem, including sponsorships, licensing, content, advertising, and strategic partnership transactions.
- UnscriptedSupporting unscripted talent, producers, and production companies through production counsel, talent agreements, rights management, clearance review, and strategic counsel designed to protect rights, create leverage, minimize production risk, and maximize the value of unscripted content across traditional and digital platforms.
- MerchandiseTransforming brands, NIL, and intellectual property into scalable consumer businesses through licensing, manufacturing, fulfillment, distribution, and brand partnership transactions designed to create lasting revenue streams and durable brand equity.
- Corporate Counsel and Business FormationProviding strategic corporate counsel to production companies, digital media businesses, and creators by structuring businesses for growth, aligning ownership and management interests, facilitating capital formation, and helping clients navigate the complex decisions that shape long-term value.
- A.I.Advising AI innovators, production companies, and brands on the development, licensing, and commercialization of artificial intelligence-driven content and technologies, helping clients protect valuable assets, navigate evolving legal frameworks, mitigate risk, and capitalize on emerging business opportunities.
- Rights, Clearance, and Fair UseGuiding creators, productions, brands, and intellectual property owners through rights, clearances, and risk management issues, including chain of title, content review, and E&O support.
- Copyright and TrademarkProtecting intellectual property, brands, and market position through copyright and trademark registration, ownership analysis, licensing transactions, rights management, and enforcement.
- Dispute ResolutionEnforcing agreements, protecting intellectual property, recovering compensation, and resolving disputes through strategic advocacy designed to maximize leverage, minimize disruption, and achieve practical business outcomes.
- Physical Production and CrewAdvocating for physical production personnel and department heads to secure meaningful compensation, backend participation, and prevent unfair treatment.
- EmploymentBuilding the legal framework that allows entertainment businesses to grow with confidence through employment counsel, personnel agreements, and workforce strategies designed to protect assets, minimize risk, and support long-term growth.