Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney
Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson, Named A Top Lawyer 14 Years in a Row and Now With Over 45 Years of Experience
The Right Choice in California Entertainment Lawyers
Whether you’re an aspiring artist or an established musician or actor in the entertainment industry, finding the right Palm Springs entertainment attorney to guide and develop your career is the best way not only to protect your interests but also to attain the recognition you deserve for your talents.
Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson offers artists in the Palm Springs area with over 45 years of representing entertainment clients and is ready to assist you in all of your entertainment aspects. We can help whether you need protection against those who would profit from the unauthorized use of your name or image in advertising or need copyright or trademark protection.
We can scrutinize an endorsement deal, songwriter agreement, obtain film music licensing, review and negotiate a modeling agency contract, or draft any type of film production agreement that’s needed in the industry. We can draft artist management contracts, represent you in litigation, or simply provide advice in regards to your aspect of the entertainment industry. Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson stands ready to assist you in all of your entertainment endeavors.
In addition to reviewing Book Publishing Contracts and Literary Agency Contracts, Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson not only drafts, reviews and negotiates both Book Option Purchase Agreements but also drafts, reviews and negotiates Book Shopping Agreements for authors whose books producers want to develop into a film or television project.
In working with Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson, you’re working with a California entertainment attorney who has law degrees both in California and in Great Britain, who was a former musician who performed on the stage internationally and on national TV, the creator of a stage musical recorded in London, a published book author and a writer for California’s top two legal newspapers. He understands the unique difficulties creative people face today and the many ways talented people are taken advantage of.
Choosing the Right Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson for Your Entertainment Event
Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson can provide you with entertainment event contracts and agreements and advise you on issues and arrangements involving sponsorship agreements, merchandise and licensing contracts, vendor agreements and other contracts for services at entertainment events, concerts, live performances, festivals, world tours, athletic events, sporting tournaments and competitions, and sponsor parties for music festivals and athletic events.
When you need a Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson for artist agreements, live performance contracts, licenses, permits, releases or agreements with cities and agencies, tour managers, artist managers, artist business managers, promoters, conductors, stage managers, sound engineers, lighting operators and crews, security, rehearsal space, recording studios, film and television producers, influencers, photographers, or modeling agencies, the right choice is California Entertainment Lawyer Sebastian Gibson.
Whatever your needs for the entertainment event, live performance, festival, athletic competition, sponsor party, world tour arrangements for performances, or for a television or film production, California Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson is the right choice to assist you in your endeavor.
The Right Entertainment Choice, Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson
Entertainment disputes in Southern California can require assembling a team of entertainment dispute lawyers who specialize in litigation to immediately file a lawsuit and take it to trial, or they may simply require utilizing the services of a renowned Palm Springs entertainment attorney such as Sebastian Gibson to draft a letter demanding damages from the other party in the dispute and demanding that they cease and desist from doing further harm to our client.
Because of the years of international experience Sebastian Gibson has had as an entertainment attorney in London prior to opening offices in California, we can assist you whether you reside in Southern California or elsewhere, and whether the actions of the other party are causing damages to you just in California or anywhere else in the world as well.
Whatever size your entertainment dispute is, our law firm can litigate it or resolve it. Fighting is what we do. If hundreds of thousands of dollars or millions are at stake, we’ll put together a team of litigation attorneys in California to prosecute the defendant in your case or to defend you with tenacity and with all the experience we’ve gained in over 40 years of practice.
Palm Springs entertainment attorney Sebastian Gibson has been named one of the Top Lawyers of 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 by Palm Springs Life Magazine. He’s been called “Brilliant” and “A Legend.” If you want a top Palm Springs entertainment lawyer on your side, call Sebastian Gibson today at (760) 776-1810.
Tenacious Arbitration, Forceful Litigation, And Purposeful Mediation To Resolve Your Entertainment Dispute in Southern California
In most cases, before we rush into litigation, we’ll explore whether the other party is open to settling the dispute by means of mediation or arbitration before a retired judge in California or by means of other informal means of dispute resolution. However, if there is the fear that important evidence may be lost without quick action, Palm Springs entertainment attorney Sebastian Gibson can draft and file a lawsuit in the appropriate California court within hours in an emergency situation.
As a law firm which specializes in entertainment disputes, you can feel confident we’ll seek the most we can in compensation not only for the damages you or your business has already suffered, but also for any damages or loss of profits you may have in the future.
For over a quarter of a century in California, the Law Firm of Sebastian Gibson has been successfully handling entertainment disputes and litigation. We’ve recovered millions of dollars for our clients, saved millions more in our defense work, and as a result, Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson has been chosen one of the Top Lawyers for the past 14 years by Palm Springs Life Magazine for good reason.
A Uniquely Experienced And Talented Entertainment Attorney, Ready To Tackle Your Entertainment Litigation in Southern California
With law degrees in both the U.S. and the U.K., Palm Springs entertainment attorney Sebastian Gibson has over 45 years of experience in California and in England. He’s been frequently interviewed on radio and TV for his expertise. The author of thousands of articles on the internet, Sebastian Gibson has also written for the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal newspapers and is the author of a book published in 2012.
Choosing the right Palm Springs entertainment lawyer to handle your case and one who will explain all your options can make all the difference. Sebastian Gibson is known for his wit and humor, and a determination to make sure his clients receive the compensation they deserve. Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson has also been named as a “Superb” Lawyer by Avvo, their highest rating, which rates attorneys throughout the U.S.
With multiple offices in California, our entertainment dispute law firm can represent you in any type of entertainment dispute, anywhere in California, both inland, and up and down the coast, from Newport Beach and throughout Orange County to Palm Springs and Palm Desert, from San Diego to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, from Victorville to Riverside and Indio, from Temcula to Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga and of course Los Angeles, Hollywood, San Francisco and all the other cities throughout California.
Songwriter, Modeling, Publishing and Film Production Agreements Are Just Some of the Contracts We Review
In the field of songwriting, there are predominantly four types of songwriter agreements given to songwriters today. The four type are Individual Song Agreements, Exclusive Songwriter Contracts, Co-Publishing Agreements and Administration Agreements. Each type of agreement varies from the others and each require review by an attorney experienced in entertainment law. Less common are Collection Agreements, Sub-publishing Agreements and Purchase Agreements.
If you’re a songwriter with or without a record deal, call Palm Springs Entertainment Lawyer Sebastian Gibson to have your entertainment contracts reviewed.
Common Entertainment Disputes In Southern California
Most entertainment disputes in California, revolve around contracts with talent, whether it be for film, television or other media, rights acquisitions, film production and distribution, copyright and trademark infringement, production company disputes, cable and broadcast network disputes, defamation, submission disputes, disputes between the rights of the various parties involved in the making of the film, television, theatrical project or music.
Entertainment disputes in the music industry we see in California commonly involve disputes by and against songwriters, performers, music publishers and record labels. They may involve copyrights, royalties, exploitation issues, and misappropriation of copyrighted music over the internet.
In modeling and in the celebrity field worldwide, Palm Springs entertainment attorney Sebastian Gibson is particularly experienced in disputes between models and their agencies, celebrities and their managers, and the misappropriation of their photos, likeness, images and name to endorse products in advertising, thus damaging their reputation and potential for earnings in the future in violation of their publicity and privacy rights, and entitling them to additional damages for the profits generated by the use of their photos, name, image or likeness.
As a music writer and former stage performer who performed internationally and on national TV, the author of a stage musical and as a published book author, Sebastian Gibson is also particularly experienced not only in the field of music, but also in the field of book publishing and in handling disputes between writers and their agents, disputes involving traditional publishers and self-publishing entities over royalties, and with other book and e-book publishing disputes.
Other Southern California Entertainment Disputes, International Disputes, And Litigation
Entertainment dispute areas that also arise in California include fraud, intentional interference and negligent interference with a prospective economic advantage, negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of good faith and fair dealing, civil conspiracy, unfair competition, deceptive business practices, malicious prosecution, and invasion of privacy.
Other entertainment disputes our law firm specializes in, include misappropriation of images for advertising, infringement of publicity and privacy rights of a celebrity, interference with contractual relations, interference with employment relationship, breach of confidence, misappropriation of intellectual property and trade secrets, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, defamation and false advertising.
Internationally, as well as in California and across the U.S., Palm Springs entertainment attorney Sebastian Gibson handles a wide variety of legal matters including contract negotiation and disputes involving agreements of every type. We specialize in publicity rights and privacy rights litigation for the unauthorized use of an individual’s photos, image, name or voice in advertising of products and services, for damage to an individual’s or celebrity’s reputation and future potential for earnings, and for violations of their intellectual property rights.
In the entertainment field we can assemble a highly experienced team of lawyers to assist you with entertainment disputes involving film or television, music, film music licensing, literary rights, publishing, modeling law, sports law, copyrights, trademarks, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, celebrity representation, licensing disputes, intellectual property disputes, art disputes, fashion and jewelry design, apparel design protection and infringement, and trade secret litigation.
When It Matters Most, Call Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson For Your Contract Litigation in California
The time to act and retain a Palm Springs entertainment attorney is now, before the other party in your dispute disposes of crucial evidence or takes actions that will harm you further in your field of entertainment. Call the number at the top of this page to discuss your case with Palm Springs entertainment attorney Sebastian Gibson.
Choosing The Right Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson
Sebastian Gibson’s practice areas in the field of entertainment law include motion pictures, television, music, publishing, modeling, model management, talent agencies, video on demand movie projects, copyrights, trademarks, entertainment events, music and film festivals, live performances, concerts, world tours, comedy festivals, charity events, fashion events, athletic events, sponsor parties, sponsorship agreements, endorsement agreements, film music licensing, merchandise agreements, performing artist contracts, songwriter agreements, book options for films and television, stage productions, art, fashion, modeling, publicity and privacy rights, misuse of images, athlete and celebrity representation and international entertainment matters.
Palm Springs Film and TV Production Attorney Sebastian Gibson
With over 45 years of experience both in London and in California as an entertainment attorney, Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to British Film and TV producers and how streaming services and platforms are affecting the UK film and industry and has written on this subject. There is currently nowhere that the changes brought about by streaming is having a bigger effect on a country’s film industry than Britain and the UK’s talent and producers, known for their excellence, have never been in more demand.
We can protect your film and television concepts and submissions with copyright and trademark protection, registrations with the Writers Guild of America and the Motion Picture Association of America, with contracts and agreements, and with submissions by an experienced California entertainment attorney. Importantly, we also know what to look for in analyzing submission releases so a producer or writer does not waive important rights.
With the experience of California entertainment lawyer Sebastian Gibson in the entertainment industry both as a writer and musician, we’re very familiar with all of the various ways in which film and TV projects are conceived and developed and we can assist a producer in the early creative stage as well. With experience in advertising as well, we can assist a producer later in writing the perfect pitch and preparing submission materials including show bibles and film lookbooks of the professional quality that’s expected today in the entertainment industry.
The submission process today is becoming more and more competitive with literally tens of thousands of producers competing to get their concept for a television series, limited episode TV series or reality show made and their film project financed. As a result, submission materials must be of the highest professional quality.
We’re also closely following the developments of the WGA lawsuit against four major talent agencies, their new Code of Conduct, the firing by WGA members of their talent agencies and the counter lawsuits by talent agencies against the WGA. We can advise producers with respect to packaging fees charged by talent agencies and how the lawsuit and firing of talent agencies by WGA members currently affects the talent agency packaging system currently still in place by most talent agencies.
In the creative stage of development, we can draft collaboration agreements, work for hire agreements, copyright assignments and other contractual agreements to ensure that a producer is the sole owner of all the underlying rights to their project and to ensure that when an E&O insurance legal opinion is requested by an insurer, they will be able to confirm the proper legal contracts have been signed with every participant in the creation and development of the project.
California entertainment attorney Sebastian Gibson can assist a film or television producer to obtain development money and to structure a development money deal, film investments and we can review and negotiate a producer’s pre-sales and negative pick-up domestic and foreign distribution agreements.
We’ve reviewed and negotiated book and script options, life story agreements, shopping agreements and with our expertise in copyrights, trademarks and licensing, we can assist a producer in securing the rights to any of the underlying rights to their project.
With securing investor money so crucial to a producer, we can advise producers when it’s necessary to have an experienced securities lawyer prepare a private placement memorandum known as an offering to passive investors, the requirements for qualifying for an exemption from registration, and when an offering is not required when obtaining investments from accredited investors. We’re also familiar with California securities laws, venture capital investment and debt financing,
With decades of experience in corporate law and formations, we’ll explain the advantages and disadvantages of sole proprietorships, C and S corporations, limited and general partnerships and LLCs. We can also handcraft an LLC operating agreement to fit the structure and plans of a producer’s team for their umbrella LLC and create individual LLCs for each project which becomes ready for development.
We’ll help a producer develop a plan for submitting their film to the right film festivals for the producer’s film and for being prepared with an experienced festival team including sales agents, a website for the film, a Facebook page, trailers, a movie poster, and other materials in order to hit the ground running with a cohesive advertising and publicity campaign formulated in advance.
California entertainment lawyer Sebastian Gibson can also assist a producer to develop the most appropriate marketing plan for distribution for all of the various platforms and markets and advise them when it’s best to fragment distribution and retain certain areas of distribution for themselves. If a negative pick-up, pre-sales deal or minimum guarantee is not available or in a producer’s interest, we’ll advise a producer accordingly.
Having written on the changes streaming is having in the entertainment industry and changing strategies by streaming platforms, California entertainment attorney is particularly knowledgeable in the area of streaming VOD platforms and services, and we can advise a producer the best way to approach streaming services if a producer is interested in marketing a project to them. We’ll also advise a producer on the advantages and disadvantages of retaining an aggregator.
We can draft all of a producer’s production contracts and we are extremely knowledgeable in drafting, negotiating and reviewing actor contracts, and how to structure profit participation contracts to protect an actor’s back end points.
With our knowledge of the music industry, we’re also knowledgeable in the complex field of film music licensing, and drafting composer agreements, and music supervisor contracts.
Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson, The Clear Choice
When you need a Palm Springs Entertainment Attorney Sebastian Gibson for any stage of a film or television project production, for any corporate matters or pre-production, production and post-production agreements, the right choice is Palm Springs Entertainment Lawyer Sebastian Gibson.
With offices in both the Palm Springs area, home of the Palm Springs International Film Festival and Newport Beach, home of the Newport Beach Film Festival, the Law Firm of Sebastian Gibson is proud to be able to assist independent film producers submitting their films to film festivals around the world.
