Entertainment and Media Law

At Lockyer Law, our Entertainment and Media Law Practice Group provides personalized guidance and support to a wide range of clients in the creative industries, including film directors, social media influencers, artists, and musicians. We are dedicated to helping our clients turn their passion into a successful business and source of passive income.


Our attorneys provide a full range of legal services to clients in the music, film, social media, and digital content industries. We represent clients in negotiating and protecting their intellectual property rights, licensing and distributing content, music publishing, merchandising, touring, acquiring and clearing rights, negotiating royalties, and resolving disputes. We also help clients negotiate innovative advertising and promotional opportunities to further develop their brand.

In addition to our services for social media influencers, our lawyers assist artists and musicians in negotiating recording, management, and partnership agreements. We work closely with concert promoters and venues to provide comprehensive consultation and advocacy with respect to a variety of actions, including personal injury and premises liability claims, ordinance compliance, incident investigation, and vendor disputes.

We also have an online enforcement and anti-counterfeiting practice dedicated to enjoining online sellers from selling infringing and counterfeit merchandise on online marketplaces. Our team is committed to protecting our clients' intellectual property rights and stopping the sale of counterfeit goods online.

When disputes arise, our litigation and dispute resolution team at Lockyer Law are uniquely qualified to advocate on behalf of our clients in the courtroom with respect to complex entertainment-related disputes involving copyright infringement, royalty disputes, trademark claims, breach of contract, defamation and First Amendment claims, advertising injury, Digital Millennium Copyright Act claims, and rights of publicity and privacy. Our trial team has won several jury trials and have also represented clients in a variety of matters including white-collar criminal defense, civil rights, wrongful death, employment, and patent and trademark litigation.

At Lockyer Law, we pride ourselves on building personal relationships with our clients and understanding their unique needs and goals. We are committed to empowering and protecting the creativity and imagination of artists, musicians, concert promoters, publishers, athletes, and social media influencers, allowing them to focus on what they do best – create.