Sports, Entertainment & Media

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Sports, Entertainment & Media

Whether you are an athlete, entertainer, or team owner, the Legal Origins Sports, Entertainment & Media attorneys are here to provide a complete package of legal services focused solely on your career.[/fusion_text][separator style_type=”none” top_margin=”20″ bottom_margin=”” sep_color=”” border_size=”” icon=”” icon_circle=”” icon_circle_color=”” width=”” alignment=”” class=”” id=””][/one_half][one_half last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][/one_half][/fullwidth][fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding_top=”130px” padding_bottom=”130px” padding_left=”30px” padding_right=”30px” hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][two_third last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][fusion_text]

Practice Overview

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Unlike many other legal disciplines, there is no single body of rules and regulations that constitute “sports,” “entertainment,” or “media” law.

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The sports, entertainment, and media industries are an intricate web of legal and regulatory considerations that greatly vary from one jurisdiction to another and often encompass laws from antitrust, contracts, corporate governance, employment, immigration, finance, real estate, and tax.

From contract negotiations, to intellectual property protection, our attorneys specialize in negotiations, deal structuring, insurance protection, and trust planning. We are incredibly fortunate to be able to assist athletes, entertainers, and media personalities in the furtherance of their careers. [/fusion_text][/two_third][one_third last=”yes” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”all” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding=”” margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” animation_type=”” animation_direction=”” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][imageframe lightbox=”yes” gallery_id=”” lightbox_image=”” style_type=”none” hover_type=”zoomin” bordercolor=”” bordersize=”0px” borderradius=”0″ stylecolor=”” align=”none” link=”” linktarget=”_self” animation_type=”fade” animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”1″ animation_offset=”” hide_on_mobile=”no” class=”” id=””] [/imageframe][/one_third][/fullwidth][fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”https://legalorigins.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/331.jpg” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”center center” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” padding_top=”50px” padding_bottom=”50px” padding_left=”0px” padding_right=”0px” hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][one_fourth last=”no” spacing=”yes” center_content=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”right center” hover_type=”none” link=”” border_position=”right” border_size=”3px” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” padding=”” margin_top=”25px” margin_bottom=”25px” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ animation_offset=”” class=”” id=””][fusion_text]

VISION

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“Question Assumptions. Create Value. Simplify the Legal Process.”

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Athlete Representation

It is often the job of a sports attorney to act as both a lawyer and an agent, representing the legal and financial interests of players, coaches, and teams. Our attorneys understand that for every touchdown, there’s a contract to negotiate. For every home run, there’s a union dispute to resolve. And for every slam dunk, there’s often a lawsuit to settle. While our clients focus on playing, teaching, and managing, our attorneys focus on securing employment contracts, negotiating salaries, bonuses, and sponsorship deals, and creating legal protection for related business ventures.

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Do Actors Always Need Legal Representation?

Most attorneys will tell you that actors always need legal representation when they are presented with a contract to sign. While this is not wrong, the question that one must ask is at what cost? Most entertainment attorneys charge actors either 5% or $300+ an hour. While it would be ideal to always have attorney representation, in reality, if it is for a small role or a SAG-AFTRA deal, it is often not worthwhile to hire legal representation.

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Actor Rule of Thumb

If an actor is being offered a net or gross percentage participation or if the actor is not a U.S. citizen (tax and immigration issues may arise), then it is highly advisable to hire legal representation. Contact one of our attorneys to discuss your particular situation.

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