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How to dissolve your California LLC

Top 10 Key Elements every business owner and startup founder must include in their Buy-Sell Agreement

How a business lawyer can help you build your company's brand

This post discusses the opportunities and challenges posed by AI and Chat GPT for Modern Creators

Insights on film distribution from the 2023 Cannes Film Festival regarding the role of streaming, theaters, virtual reality, and festivals

A blog post explaining how to respond to a letter from the United States Trademark Office (USPTO)

A blog post advising artists about how to negotiate entertainment contracts.

This blog post describes the steps involved in trademarking your company's logo with the USPTO

How to avoid five mistakes made by business owners when selling their businesses

Ten Frequently Asked Questions About Estate Planning

A Step-By-Step Guide to Music Licensing for Independent Filmmakers

Understanding Partnership Taxation for LLCs: Contributions, Profit Allocation, and Qualified Income

This post is about how to undertake your own trademark search without a lawyer.

This post is about the benefits of having an experienced business attorney review your business contracts.

This post discusses whether California companies should form out-of-state entities. It explores the advantages and disadvantages of doing so

This post describes the pros and cons of loan out companies, what they are, what purposes they serve, and how they are created

This post describes the differences between an Option Agreement and a Shopping Agreement in Film and Television

This post explains how to avoid the common mistakes made when forming a joint venture

Post about whether to use an entertainment lawyer or an agent to market film and television projects.

This a post about how you can market your film at the European Film Market in Berlin and enjoy what Berlin offers