Harnessing the bench strength of locations across the US, Europe and Asia, O'Melveny & Myers LLP represents such entertainment household names as Disney, Warner Bros. Entertainment, and Paramount Pictures, in high-stakes litigation. The team is headed in Los Angeles by experienced intellectgual property and tech litigator Ryan Yagura, along with Molly Lens (at the Century City office), who co-leads the firm’s entertainment, sports, and media industry group, and who specializes in motion picture industry copyright termination matters. In San Francisco, David Eberhart handles complex infringement claims for tech industry clients. At the Century City location, firm vice-chair Daniel Petrocelli brings entertainment litigation expertise, having recently (along with Drew Breuder) successfully defended Disney in a case related to an infringement claim regarding the film Zootopia.
Key clients
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)
- Global Music Rights, LLC
Work highlights
- Defeated an effort to recover from The Walt Disney Company, a portion of the profits from the film and merchandising of Zootopia.
- Defended Disney against a copyright infringement claim over a song in Frozen 2, resulting in a settlement and dismissal.