Spiller Law Business and Entertainment Law Blog

This post discusses the mistakes business owners make when it comes to trademarks.

This post speaks of the advantages of businesses working with smaller boutique law firms over big law firms.

This post is about the relevance of film and television markets like Cannes, MIPCOM, AFM, and EFM (Berlin) in today's changing entertainment

This post gives 5 tips on how startup entrepreneurs can successfully negotiate with venture capital firms about funding their businesses

A post about how Artificial Intelligence will affect screenwriting, film marketing, special effects, and audience engagement in Hollywood.

A post about how independent contractors could benefit from forming Loan-out corporations

This article discusses the value a business lawyer and general counsel can bring to a digital startup, small business, or mature business.

How you can settle a California tax debt with the FTB by offering an amount in compromise.

Describes how a Film Producer's Representative can help a film production from development to distribution.

The article discusses legal issues like IP infringment, data protection, privacy, and ethics violations.

This article discusses what an offer letter is and why startups use it instead of a long-form employment agreement.

An interview with Michael Haye, film sales agent, about what kinds of films you should be making and what sells

Interview with Film/TV insurance broker Marc Spivey about the types of insurance needed in film production.

Lindsay Spiller, interviewed Premier Entertainment's Senior Vice President of Sales and Internatinal Distribution, Devin Carter.

Entertainment attorney, Lindsay Spiller, provides an insider's guide to MIPCOM, the premier global television and media market held annually

A blog post suggesting 4 ways you can transfer an LLC to a new State

A discussion of the requirements under the California Talent Agency Act

Some tips to filmmakers on how to sell your film at the American Film Market

This is a blog post about work-for-hire agreements.

A blog post about the costs of registering an international trademark and tips on saving on that cost