ENTERTAINMENT LAW
Mr. Calvert’s notable entertainment industry representation of over 100 R.I.A.A. Gold and Platinum award winning musical artists and performers including Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno, in addition to his legal advisory position to Fortune 500 and electronic commerce companies has been featured or referenced in some of the world’s most frequently viewed entertainment and business media including Forbes, Crain’s Business Week, Billboard, and Entertainment Tonight. With greater than thirty years of experience as an entertainment professional, Mr. Calvert offers his skills as a former national agent, session musician, and producer in the legal profession.
FILM: covering option agreements, finance, chain of title issues, talent agreements (screenwriters, film directors, actors, composers, production designers), production and post production and trade union issues, distribution issues, motion picture industry negotiations distribution, and general intellectual property issues especially relating to copyright and, to a lesser extent, trademarks;
MULTIMEDIA, including software licensing issues, video game development and production, Information technology law, and general intellectual property issues;
MUSIC: including talent agreements (musicians, composers), producer agreements, and synchronization rights, music industry negotiation and general intellectual property issues, especially relating to copyright;
PUBLISHING and print media issues, including advertising, models, author agreements and general intellectual property issues, especially relating to copyright;
TELEVISION and RADIO including broadcast licensing and regulatory issues, mechanical licenses, and general intellectual property issues, especially relating to copyright;
THEATRE AND LIVE PERFORMANCE: including rental agreements and co-production agreements, and other performance oriented legal issues;