Partner Bob Jason will participate on an entertainment industry panel at the 2009 USC Tax Institute on January 26, 2009.

Partner Greg Akselrud is featured in Southern California Rising Stars 2008.

Partner Kevin DeBre is featured in Southern California Super Lawyers 2008.

Super Lawyers magazine names attorneys in each state who received the highest point totals, as chosen by their peers and through the independent research of Law & Politics. Rising Stars names the state’s top up-and-coming attorneys.  Super Lawyers magazine is published in all 50 states and reaches more than 13 million readers.

Partner Bob Jason will chair a Tax Update panel at the annual Entertainment Industry Conference presented by the California CPA Education Foundation, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.   To register and view information regarding this event click here.

Partner Kevin DeBré will moderate a panel entitled “Licensing 101 for In-House Counsel” at the State Bar of California Intellectual Property Law Section’s upcoming event on May 28th at the Beverly Hills Hotel.  The panel, which starts at 11:45 AM and ends at 12:30 PM, will include In House Counsel from divergent industries (e.g., semiconductors or software, consumer products, entertainment, etc.) discussing their unique perspectives in licensing patents, trademarks, trade secrets and copyrights.

Click here to register.

“You provide world-class guidance and are great guys!  What else can bankers ask for?” - Mark Salter, New Century Capital Partners

Managing Partner Scott Alderton featured in the Los Angeles Business Journal Special Report on major players in Web 2.0 financing. Read the rest of this entry »

Partner Scott Galer listed in 2005 and 2006 Southern California Rising Stars magazine.

Partner Kevin DeBré listed in 2006 Southern California Rising Stars magazine.

“Frankly My Dear…I’m A Pepper, You’re A Pepper, Don’t You Want To Be A Pepper Too?”
New Matter, Volume 32, Number 3, 2007
Kevin DeBré

A CELEBRITY DIES AND the battle over control of her publicity rights begins. Heirs struggle to block tasteless commercial exploitation of their deceased relative’s fame while copyright owners seek to profit from their work. Unlike many intellectual property disputes, these struggles often extend beyond the courtroom and generate intense public debate. View PDF (002)

California Business Law Practitioner, Fall 2007
Kevin DeBré

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“Changes in Store for U.S. Actors in Canada,” 16 Entertainment Law & Finance No. 12 at 1, March 2001, Robert M. Jason & Jolee Adamich. View PDF (004)

“Current Planning with Loan-Out Corporations,” University of Southern California Law School’s Forty-Ninth Institute on Federal Taxation, 1997, Robert M. Jason.  View PDF (005)

“New Tax Act Makes Changes In Depreciation Method,”12 Entertainment Law and Finance No. 7 at 1, 1996, Robert M. Jason. View PDF (006)

“IRS Issues Examination Guide Attacking Industry Deductions,” 11 Entertainment Law & Finance No. 6 at 1, 1995, Robert M. Jason. View PDF (007)

“Proposition 13: Legal Entities and Changes in Ownership,” 9 California State Bar Association Tax Section News 1, 1983, Robert M. Jason.  View PDF (008)

With the exception of the Proposition 13 article, which was reprinted with permission from the Taxation Section of the State Bar of California, the above articles were reprinted with permission from Entertainment Law & Finance ©2001, 1997, 1996 & 1995 ALM Properties, Inc. All rights reserved.  Further duplication without permission is prohibited.