Contractual Disruptions: How They Arise and How to Prepare
With the recent spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 and its unprecedented precipitation of social-distancing, work-from-home policies, shelter-in-place orders, and limitations on foreign travel, many individuals may be questioning whether certain contractual obligations are excused. This article provides a primer on the contract concepts of force majeure, impossibility and impracticability, and related provisions that affect,
Fred Bimbler Congratulates Everyone Involved in Today’s Release of “Clover”
As financing and production counsel for this crime thriller, CDAS is delighted that Clover is now available on a number of traditional platforms and will soon be available on selected Virtual Cinema platforms, too.
“I Promise” Documentary Series Debuts on Quibi in April 2020
Shown in 8-minute segments, “I Promise” documents the first year of the I Promise School that LeBron James opened in his hometown of Akron, Ohio in an effort to close the achievement gap by creating a new model of urban public education. Executive produced by James and CDAS client Marc Levin, among others, “I Promise”
Congratulations to everyone involved with the making of “Runt,” winner of the Audience Award at the Mammoth Film Festival
See the attached article from TeenVogue in which Nicole Elizabeth Berger talks about her working with Cameron Boyce in their first starring roles. Distribution and release of “Runt” are still pending.
CDAS Partners Briana C. Hill and Benjamin Jaffe Named Co-Chairs of the Entertainment and the Digital Media & Technology groups, respectively.
Briana Hill, Co-Head of the Beverly Hills office of Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, joins Fred Bimbler and Simon Pulman in leading the firm’s Entertainment group, which includes televison (traditional to broadband), streaming, film, new media, talent, theatre and podcasting. The group assists clients with their entertainment projects through early development, the solicitation of
The New Documentary Market: Four Tips to Prepare
One thing is clear from Sundance 2020: the current market for documentary and quality unscripted projects is extremely strong. Among several eye-catching deals, the $10m paid by Apple to acquire the documentary “Boys State” matched the sum paid by Netflix to acquire “Knock Down the House” in 2019. Concurrently, premium cable outlets and SVOD platforms
Look for the “Runt” Premiere at the Mammoth Film Festival. CDAS is proud to have represented the film, the producers and the financiers for this, Cameron Boyce’s final performance.
Congratulations to “Giving Voice,” winner of the Festival Favorite Award at Sundance 2020.
Fred Bimbler represents the Estate of August Wilson.
Lessons From Sundance 2020: Festival Trends and Predictions
Amid concerns over a weak market and the impact of streamers on the independent film industry, the 2020 Sundance Film Festival closed with the exhibition of several highly anticipated films, some record-breaking sales and the upsurge of important new deal makers. See below for some key trends that emerged from this year’s festival. Slower Initial
CDAS Named a Top Tier Firm, Nationally, for Entertainment Law and Trademark Law in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms in America 2020,” and achieved High Rankings in Copyright and Media Law
CDAS achieved a Tier 1 ranking nationally for Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television as well as Trademark Law. The firm was also ranked nationally in Tier 2 for Copyright Law. Within New York City, CDAS was ranked in Tier 1 for Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures & Television, Copyright Law and Trademark Law,