Entertainment & Media Disputes

The rapid advancement of AI-generated content and its largely unregulated use have introduced a new wave of legal complexities. One of innovation’s downsides – especially when it involves how we communicate and how we learn about the world – is instability.

If regulations fail to keep up with and defend against technology-enabled threats to intellectual property rights, the situation requires innovative legal thinking to help innovators retain the value of their work.

Our entertainment and media litigation lawyers provide that kind of thinking, resolving a wide range of disputes. They work on behalf of major film studios, production companies, broadcast and cable TV networks, publishers, advertisers, technology and telecom companies, Internet service and content providers, social media platforms, professional sports teams, musicians, composers, and clients in various other industries all over the world.

Reed Smith lawyers have experience resolving the following kinds of disputes:

Accounting-related claims
Matters involving talent who provide personal services on films and TV programs
Creation and exploitation of musical compositions
Data privacy and protection
Defamation and false light
False advertising and unfair business practices
Intellectual property
Film and television
Right of privacy and publicity
Promotion of live events
Sponsorship and endorsement
Video game development and publishing
Advertising and marketing

“Reed Smith has a well-established practice and is highly experienced in representing clients in complex FTC proceedings and privacy-related litigation.”
Chambers USA

“The team has real media and tech expertise and is not a general litigation team that happens to pick up IP work, but one with genuine depth in the industry and a good feel for the negotiating dynamics between rightholders and licensees.”
Legal 500 UK

“The team’s experience in both high-stakes commercial negotiation and hard-fought litigation gives helpful insight - it's rare to see both contentious and non-contentious practices combined.”
Legal 500 UK