Spiller Law Business and Entertainment Law Blog

This post is about how to undertake your own trademark search without a lawyer.

This post is about the benefits of having an experienced business attorney review your business contracts.

This post discusses whether California companies should form out-of-state entities. It explores the advantages and disadvantages of doing so

This post describes the pros and cons of loan out companies, what they are, what purposes they serve, and how they are created

This post describes the differences between an Option Agreement and a Shopping Agreement in Film and Television

This post explains how to avoid the common mistakes made when forming a joint venture

Post about whether to use an entertainment lawyer or an agent to market film and television projects.

This a post about how you can market your film at the European Film Market in Berlin and enjoy what Berlin offers

This post discusses the mistakes business owners make when it comes to trademarks.

This post speaks of the advantages of businesses working with smaller boutique law firms over big law firms.

This post is about the relevance of film and television markets like Cannes, MIPCOM, AFM, and EFM (Berlin) in today's changing entertainment

This post gives 5 tips on how startup entrepreneurs can successfully negotiate with venture capital firms about funding their businesses

A post about how Artificial Intelligence will affect screenwriting, film marketing, special effects, and audience engagement in Hollywood.

A post about how independent contractors could benefit from forming Loan-out corporations

This article discusses the value a business lawyer and general counsel can bring to a digital startup, small business, or mature business.

How you can settle a California tax debt with the FTB by offering an amount in compromise.

Describes how a Film Producer's Representative can help a film production from development to distribution.

The article discusses legal issues like IP infringment, data protection, privacy, and ethics violations.

This article discusses what an offer letter is and why startups use it instead of a long-form employment agreement.

An interview with Michael Haye, film sales agent, about what kinds of films you should be making and what sells