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| | Address | | 1801 Century Park West | | Los Angeles, California 90067-6406 | | (Los Angeles Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 310-552-3388 | | Fax: 310-553-7068 | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca
Fischer, Gilbert-Lurie
Stiffelman, Cook, Johnson
Lande & Wolf LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Entertainment Law. | | Year Established: 1979 | Firm Profile:
Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, Fischer, Gilbert-Lurie, Stiffelman, Cook, Johnson, Lande & Wolf LLP is a leading transactional entertainment law firm, providing innovative and strategic advice to its domestic and international clientele. Founded in 1979, the Firm represents the highest caliber clients, both talent and corporate, in the motion picture, television, music and multimedia areas. | | Firm Size: 22 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:45 AM - 07:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:45 AM - 07:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:45 AM - 07:00 PM
Thursday: 08:45 AM - 07:00 PM
Friday: 08:45 AM - 07:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Fees Available
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Kenneth Ziffren (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, June 24, 1940; admitted to bar, 1967, California. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1962); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1965). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, UCLA Law Review, 1965. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Warren, 1965-1966. Recipient: The American Jewish Committee Learned Hand Award, 1995; UCLA School of Law Alumnus of the Year Award for Professional Achievement, 1995; National Champion for Children Award, The Alliance for Children's Rights, 2003. Adjunct Professor, UCLA School of Law, 1998—. Member, Board of Directors, City National Corp. Co-Chairman, Board of Directors, Panavision, Inc. Co-Chairman, UCLA Law School Board of Advisors. Member, UCLA Campaign Cabinet. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: Kenneth Ziffren | | Harry M. Brittenham (Member) born Port Huron, Michigan, September 6, 1941; admitted to bar, 1971, California. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1963); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1970). Recipient: Alumni of the Year, U.C.L.A. Law School, April 2001; The Spirit of America Award, from The People for the American Way, November 2003. Articles Editor, U.C.L.A. Law Review, 1969-1970. Board Member, Conservation International, KCET, the Environmental Media Association and The Alternative Medical AIDS Foundation. Member: The State Bar of California. [Capt., USAF, 1963-1967]. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. | | John G. Branca (Member) born Bronxville, New York, December 11, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: Occidental College (A.B., cum laude, 1972); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1975). Editor-in-Chief, UCLA-Alaska Law Review, 1974-1975. Recipient, Bancroft-Whitney American Jurisprudence Award, 1974-1975. Author: "Attorney Fee Schedules and Legal Advertising: The Implications of Goldfarb," 24 UCLA Law Review 475-522, 1977, and numerous other articles. Member: Beverly Hills (Member, Entertainment Law Section) and American (Member, Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: John G. Branca | | Samuel N. Fischer (Member) born San Diego, California, April 23, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, California. Education: Brown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978) Phi Beta Kappa; University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1982). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, 1980-1981 and Editor-in-Chief, 1981-1982, Federal Communications Law Journal. Extern to Justice Frank Richardson, California Supreme Court, 1980. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: Samuel N. Fischer | | R. Dennis Luderer (Member) born New York, N.Y., September 13, 1945; admitted to bar, 1975, California. Education: Boston College (A.B., 1967); University of San Diego (J.D., 1974); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Notes and Comments Editor, San Diego Law Review, 1973-1974. Member: Beverly Hills and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Tax Law. Email: R. Dennis Luderer | | David Nochimson (Member) born Paterson, New Jersey, June 19, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, New York; 1977, California. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1965); Columbia University (LL.B., cum laude, 1968); Australian National University, Canberra, Australia (LL.M., 1970). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Fulbright Scholar, Canberra, Australia, 1968-1969. Member, Board of Editors, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, 1967-1968. Editor, The Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, 1982-1989. Author: "A New Legal Approach to Foreign Investment," Australian Law Journal, March, 1969. Member, Advisory Committee, 1979-2000 and Coordinator, 1980-1981, UCLA Entertainment Symposium. Member, Planning Committee, USC Law School, Institute on Entertainment Law and Business. Member, Institute on Entertainment Law and Business. Member: Beverly Hills Bar Association; State Bar of California; American Bar Association (Member, Forum Committee on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, 1980—, Chairman, 1989-1992); International Bar Association (Vice Chairman, Intellectual Property, Entertainment and Communications Committee, 1989-1992); Institute on Entertainment Law and Business. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: David Nochimson | | Gary S. Stiffelman (Member) born Kansas City, Missouri, August 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: Washington University; Kansas University (B.S., 1974); University of Southern California (M.F.A., 1976); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1979). Order of the Coif. Chief Comment Editor, UCLA Law Review, 1978-1979. Recipient, First Prize, UCLA Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition, 1978. Author: "Community Property and the Right of Publicity: Fame and/or Fortune?" UCLA Law Review, Vol. 25, p. 1095, 1978. Member and Chairman, Advisory Committee UCLA Entertainment Symposium, 1977-2001. Lecturer in Law, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, 1991-1993. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: Gary S. Stiffelman | | Clifford W. Gilbert-Lurie (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, September 30, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (A.B., summa cum laude, 1976); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, California Law Review, 1978-1979. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: Clifford W. Gilbert-Lurie | | Kathleen Hallberg (Member) born Los Angeles, California, June 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, California. Education: University of California at Davis (B.A., 1972); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1976). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: Kathleen Hallberg | | Jamie Young (Member) born New York, N.Y., February 6, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, New York; 1987, California. Education: Washington University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); New York University (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Beverly Hills, New York State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. | | Mitchell C. Tenzer (Member) born New York, N.Y., October 26, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, New York; 1992, California. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975) Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard University (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: Mitchell C. Tenzer | | Steven H. Burkow (Member) born Pasadena, California, March 4, 1955; admitted to bar, 1978, California. Education: Swarthmore College; Pomona College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1975); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Board of Judges, UCLA Moot Court Honors Program, 1977-1978. Member, University of California at Los Angeles Law Review, 1977-1978. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: Steven H. Burkow | | David Lande (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 18, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, California. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1989; J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: David Lande | | Jamey Cohen (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, July 30, 1956; admitted to bar, 1990, California. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with distinction, 1978); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: Jamey Cohen | | Matthew M. Johnson (Member) born New Brunswick, New Jersey, April 19, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1990); New York University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: Matthew M. Johnson | | Bryan L. Wolf (Member) born Los Angeles, California, March 28, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, California. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., honors, 1984); Columbia University (J.D., 1987). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Entertainment law. Email: Bryan L. Wolf | | Melanie K. Cook (Member) born Salt Lake City, Utah, June 3, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.S., magna cum laude, 1974; J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Author: "Moving to a New Beat: Copyright Protection for Choreographic Works," 24 UCLA Law Review 1287, 1977. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. | | David A. Byrnes (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1993). Order of the Coif. Formerly with Loeb & Loeb, LLP. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: David A. Byrnes | | P. J. Shapiro (Member) born Oceanside, New York, February 14, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, California. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., 1995); University of Southern California (J.D., 1999; M.B.A., 1999). Dean's List. Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Member, Hale Moot Court. Recipient: University of California at Los Angeles Alumni Scholarship; Harney Scholarship. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: P. J. Shapiro | | Stephen B. Espinoza (Member) born El Paso, Texas, January 1, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, California. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1992); University of California School of Law, Los Angeles (J.D., 1996). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law. Email: Stephen B. Espinoza |
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