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Michael S. Sherman

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Education

  • University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1970, J.D., Order of the Coif
  • University of California, Los Angeles, 1967, B.A., cum laude

Professional Admissions / Qualifications

  • California

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court - Central District of California
  • State Supreme Court - California
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Michael's practice emphasizes general business law with a particular focus on the entertainment, media, licensing and advertising industries, as well as trademark and copyright matters. He represents a diverse group of individual and institutional clients across the motion picture, television, Internet, music, theatre, sports and other industries.

Employment History

  • 2010 - Reed Smith
  • Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro

Honors & Awards

  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review, AV Rating
  • Honored as a "Power Lawyer"—one of "The 100 Most Influential Attorneys in Entertainment", by The Hollywood Reporter, July 2008

Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Los Angeles Copyright Society
  • Co-chair, UCLA Entertainment Law Symposium, 10 Annual Symposia
  • Member, Board of Directors of The Bogart Pediatric Cancer Research Program
  • Associate in Law, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, 1971-72
  • Volunteer In Service to America, East Palo Alto, California, Legal Aid, 1970-71

Media Mentions

  • Daily Journal: Chinese Firms Eye New U.S. Investment: The Hollywood Film Industry (cover story)
  • Daily Journal: Zep, Dead Drop Lawsuit Over Concert Footage
  • Daily Journal: Deadheads Wanna Know Who Owns '60s Concert Footage
  • Publishers Weekly: Sterling Signs U.K. Bestseller
  • Hollywood Reporter: The 100 Most Influential Attorneys in Entertainment
  • Splitting the Revenue Pie
  • The Christian Science Monitor: Writers' Strike: Fast-changing Technology Complicates
    Talks Between Writers
  • Daily Journal: Google, Viacom Could Be Inching Toward Settlement, Experts Say
  • Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Reel 'Em In: Texas as Tinseltown? That's the Idea, as
    Lawmakers Dangle Big Incentives in Hopes of Luring More Filmmakers Here
  • The Dallas Morning News: TV Prime for Movie Trailers, MEDIA: Big Blockbusters Are
    Beholden to the Small Screen
  • Wall Street Journal: L.A. Firm Bets on Hollywood Ending for Profit Deals
  • Los Angeles Business Journal: Company Targets Top-Line Talent for Equity Deals
  • Daily Variety: Viacom Gets Vexed: Suit Puts YouTube Clips in Crosshairs
  • Fast Company: YouTube's Newfound Clout
  • CNBC.com: Pirated trailers of the upcoming Spiderman 3 movie
  • Daily Journal: Growth in Overseas Entertainment Deals has Law Firms Testing the Waters (cover story)
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