Partners Chad Fitzgerald, Shawn Holley, Lawrence Iser, Dale Kinsella, Gregory Korn, Alan Kossoff, Michael Kump, Suann MacIsaac, Amber Melius, Patricia Millett, Allen Secretov, Nick Soltman, Kristen Spanier, and Jon Steinsapir...
The firm is pleased to share that Chad Fitzgerald will speak at an upcoming webinar entitled “What You Need To Know About Fraud in the Motion Picture and Television Industry”...
The firm is pleased to share that partners Dale Kinsella, Michael Kump, and Chad Fitzgerald have been recognized in Variety's "Legal Impact Report" for 2022....
The firm is pleased to announce that firm partners Michael Kump, Shawn Holley, and Chad Fitzgerald have been named among the Top 100 “Power Lawyers” by The Hollywood Reporter, and...
KWIKH is pleased to announce that 13 of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the 2022 Southern California “Super Lawyers” list by Thomson Reuters. One of the most respected...
The firm is pleased to announce that Chad Fitzgerald has joined the Advisory Board of the acclaimed Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology & Sports Law at UCLA Law School....
Partners Zachary Elsea, Chad Fitzgerald, Shawn Holley, Lawrence Iser, Dale Kinsella, Gregory Korn, Alan Kossoff, Michael Kump, Suann MacIsaac, Nick Soltman, and Kristen Spanier have been recognized among the top...
In an outstanding victory for its clients, the firm recently negotiated a $200,000,000 settlement for "The Walking Dead” television show creator Frank Darabont and his agency CAA in their long-running,...
Chad Fitzgerald was recently quoted in the Los Angeles Times entertainment business newsletter The Wide Shot regarding Amazon’s $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM....
Chad Fitzgerald was recently quoted in Diane Haithman’s TheWrap article “Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s First Year Report Card: High Marks for Not ‘Steering it Off a Cliff.’” The article focuses...
KWIKH is pleased to announce that 14 of the firm’s attorneys have been named 2021 Southern California “Super Lawyers” by Thomson Reuters. One of the most respected rating services in...
TheWrap recently featured commentary from KWIKH partner Chad Fitzgerald in its coverage of Disney’s virtual “Investor Day” presentation, which unveiled the entertainment giant’s plans regarding content distribution for 2021. While...
Partners Zachary Elsea, Chad Fitzgerald, Shawn Holley, Lawrence Iser, Dale Kinsella, Gregory Korn, Michael Kump, Suann MacIsaac, Nick Soltman, Kristen Spanier, and Howard Weitzman have been recognized among the top...
In the latest development in the profit participation battle between plaintiffs Frank Darabont & CAA and defendant AMC, Judge Joel M. Cohen denied AMC’s motion for summary judgment, AMC’s last...
Chad Fitzgerald will be a panelist during the American Arbitration Association’s conference on May 8, 2020. The conference will be held at the Pepperdine Westside Conference Center in Los Angeles,...
Chad Fitzgerald was invited to speak as a featured guest on Green Hasson & Janks’ Entertainment podcast, tackling the recent Bones lawsuit and settlement. The podcast discusses key issues raised in...
The firm is pleased to announce that partners Dale Kinsella, Howard Weitzman, Michael Kump, Shawn Holley, Chad Fitzgerald, Aaron Liskin and Nicholas Soltman were selected for inclusion in Variety's coveted "Legal...
The firm is pleased to announce that Howard Weitzman was named as one of the inaugural group of The Hollywood Reporter’s “Legal Legends," and that Dale Kinsella, Michael Kump and...
KWIKH partner Chad Fitzgerald was quoted by the Los Angeles Business Journal in Marni Usheroff's "Fresh Money In Old Shows" piece, highlighting a new type of income generated by television...
KWIKH is pleased to announce that twelve of our attorneys were named Super Lawyers for 2016, including Dale Kinsella, Howard Weitzman, Larry Iser, Michael Kump, Alan Kossoff, Shawn Holley, Greg...
Barry Josephson, executive producer of 20th Century Fox Television's mega-hit Bones, has hired KWIKH to represent him in his lawsuit against Fox, alleging the studio has cheated him out of...
KWIKH is pleased to announce that partner Chad Fitzgerald has been named to the Variety "Hollywood's New Leaders" honor roll for 2015 in the Law & Finance category. The...
KWIKH is pleased to announce that 10 of our attorneys were named Super Lawyers for 2015, including Dale Kinsella, Howard Weitzman, Larry Iser, Michael Kump, Alan Kossoff, Shawn Holley, Greg...
Several trades are reporting the firm's win in New York Supreme Court in the Frank Darabont, et. al v. AMC, et. al case regarding the show "Walking Dead." ...
Chad Fitzgerald was a panelist on The DealMaking Process: Producers, Showrunners, Actors, Directors, Agents, Lawyers - Who’s in Charge Here! at Digital Hollywood Fall....
KWIKH is pleased to announce that Greg Korn, Jeremiah Reynolds, Chad Fitzgerald, David Swift and Greg Gabriel were named Southern California Rising Stars for 2014 by Super Lawyers magazine. The...
The United States District Court in Los Angeles has ruled in favor of KWIKH’s client, toy manufacturer Mattel, Inc., entering summary judgment in Mattel’s favor against the claim of writer...
KWIKH partner Chad Fitzgerald was quoted in Variety in Ted Johnson’s article on the lopsided division of profits between studios and talent. Traditionally, the studios have divided up home video...
The California Court of Appeal has upheld Mattel’s 2011 defense verdict over its alleged failure to adhere to a license agreement for the board game Outburst. Mattel was represented at...
KWIKH is pleased to announce that Greg Korn, Jeremiah Reynolds, Chad Fitzgerald, Jonathan Steinsapir, Greg Gabriel and David Swift were named Southern California Rising Stars for 2013 by Super Lawyers...
KWIKH partner Chad Fitzgerald was a guest on a recent broadcast of Larry Mantle’s weekday program on Southern California Public Radio which highlighted the news that music sales are up...
KWIKH partner Chad Fitzgerald was quoted in Ted Johnson’s article in Variety on British production company Celador’s major court victory over the Walt Disney Company, confirmed on appeal, regarding profits...
KWIKH partner Chad Fitzgerald was quoted by E! Online in Leslie Gornstein’s article about the very public clash between new American Idol judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj. The article...
KWIKH partner Chad Fitzgerald is quoted in The Hollywood Reporter in Eriq Gardner’s article highlighting the issue of compensation to television show creators when their episodes are seen on streaming...
KWIKH is pleased to note that Greg Korn, Chad Fitzgerald, Jonathan Steinsapir, Greg Gabriel and David Swift were named Southern California Rising Stars for 2012 by Super Lawyers Magazine. Greg...
KWIKH partner Chad Fitzgerald was quoted in Erica Phillips’ September 21, 2011 Daily Journal article, “Three cases shift profit-dispute balance,” where Ms. Phillips explains how the balance of power in...
EL SEGUNDO, California (June 22, 2011) – A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has found in favor of toy manufacturer Mattel, Inc., ruling that Mattel fully complied with the terms of...
Los Angeles, CA — February 1, 2011 — Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump Holley LLP (KWIKH) has named Chad Fitzgerald and Jonathan Steinsapir as Partners. Coming off a landmark year of...
Chad Fitzgerald was quoted in Jean-Luc Renault’s October 15, 2010 Daily Journal article on the near-incomprehensible contract provisions that often govern profit-participation rights of actors, writers, producers and small companies in their...
Chad Fitzgerald was quoted in the Houston Chronicle in an article about a writer who claims the Walt Disney Company stole his script idea for the movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua....
Chad Fitzgerald will be speaking at the Entertainment Law Forum. The event will take place at Pepperdine Law School, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263, at 1:30 p.m. on...
