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    The Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark are entertainment attorneys dedicated to the legal and business affairs needs of clients in the entertainment and media industries. By offering those kinds of legal and business affairs services handled in-house at the larger studios, production companies, talent agencies and record labels, we help small and mid-sized entertainment businesses, individual producers, writers and artists to reliably and efficiently out-source their legal and business affairs work.
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    on Theatrelawyer.com - tax withholding burdens for arts presenters

    Monday, May 12th, 2008

    Over on my other site - Theatrelawyer.com, I’ve just posted an  article I wrote for the Western Arts Alliance entitled “Tax Withholding:  An unwieldy burden for entertainers and the organizations that hire them.”

    Supreme Court orders Arbitration of Manager/Artist dispute

    Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

    (Preston v. Ferrer) Congratulations to my friend and colleague Joe Schleimer, who successfully argued the case of Preston v. Ferrer before the United States Supreme Court. The Court ruled today in favor of Joe’s client Arnold Preston (also an entertainment attorney), holding that when parties agree to arbitrate all questions arising under a contract, […]

    Updated: Yes, it’s over! (formerly “Is It Over?”)

    Sunday, February 10th, 2008

    Within 48 hours striking screenwriters will vote on a tentative deal reached late last week between their union, Writer’s Guild of America, and TV and Film networks and producers.  If the rank-and-file vote in favor of the proposed deal, writers could be back to work as early as Tuesday or Wednesday.
    Details of the proposed agreement […]