Entertainment Lawyers

  Award season is progressing full speed ahead, with the buildup to this year’s Oscar ceremony. While it’s always possible for a new upset to derail the awards train, Blake & Wang P.A. review entertainment lawyer Los Angeles in USA, Brandon Blake, looks at the films that have had success so far, and how we might see the converted golden statues awarded this March.                                                                        Brandon Blake   The Last Stretch for Contenders   With the formal awards show set for 16 March this year, we’ve seen a few unexpected contenders issue their own challenge to what looked like a very solid Best Picture lineup late last year.   One to watch: Blue Moon . From the Sony stable, this film has picked up a lot of positive word of mouth,...

    It’s unlikely that many had an investment bank giant move into representation on their cards, but here we are. With a new majority stake in Excel Sports Management, the entertainment landscape has a new talent backer in play- and notably, that growth is once again in the sports market. Brandon Blake, our entertainment lawyer Los Angeles at Blake & Wang P.A., looks at the news and what it could mean for the talent agency business.                                                           Brandon Blake   Goldman Sachs Acquires Major Talent Agency Share   The deal for the majority share has not been fully released, but is set to cost the investment bank almost $1B. The deal itself was with  Private Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives, their private equity arm. We’ve seen private equity’s interest in the entertain...