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L.A. Sees Many Moves Among Entertainment Law Firms
Entertainment practices with well-known clients are in high demand in the Los Angeles legal market, leading to a spate of lateral hires among American Lawyer 200 firms in the latter part of 2018.
Firms, including Davis Wright Tremaine, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and DLA Piper bulked up their entertainment practices in the region recently, bringing on lawyers with experience representing celebrities and the fast-changing media and entertainment industry.
In December, longtime solo practitioner Peter Anderson, who has handled high-profile copyright matters on behalf of artists such as Taylor Swift, Gwen Stefani and Led Zeppelin, joined Davis Wright's Los Angeles office as a partner in the media and entertainment practice group. “I've worked closely with Davis Wright lawyers in the past,” says Anderson, who ran his own firm for 22 years. “Davis Wright also has a nationally recognized media practice, [in] which I hope to help expand a music, copyright and entertainment litigation capability,” he added.
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