From talent engagement to ad-copy clearance, contest development, licensing, artist and author rights and more, Holland & Hart's Advertising, Entertainment and Promotions Group offers the experience, both legal and practical, to see the big picture and help you achieve your goals.

Whatever your need - as a marketer or artist - we offer the resources to help you successfully navigate your legal challenges across the full spectrum of communication channels and media forms, from clicks or bricks merchandising to multi-media software, Internet, music, literary works, retailing channels, television or more.

Our transactional attorneys have extensive experience in the legal aspects of campaign planning, vendor, franchise, and talent negotiations and engagement, IP registration, maintenance and enforcement, copy and campaign strategy review and clearance, brand protection and licensing, privacy issues, and online social networking, promotions and marketing. We have knowledge and skill representing authors, publishers, musicians, artists, producers, and professional athletes and we offer counsel on the broad range of legal matters unique to the entertainment industry.

Our litigation attorneys offer legal know-how across the full spectrum of legal issues and risks, including defensive and responsive litigation strategies, full-service IP counseling and negotiating contractual agreement likely to arise in connection with your campaign.

If you have an entertainment, advertising, marketing or promotional issue and are looking for a legal advisor who understands your needs, consider Holland and Hart's Advertising, Entertainment and Promotions Group as your next step in any of the following areas:

Advertising, Talent and Promotion Legal Services

Ad copy and content review and clearance

Web 2.0 privacy, IP rights and ownership issues

Online marketing and email campaign issues

Paid blogging and associated issues

Contest, sweepstakes, promotions and lotteries rules and review

Participant, prize and release agreements for sweepstakes, raffles, contests and lotteries

Tax issues related to raffles, bingo, contests, sweepstakes, and lotteries

Publicity and advertising agreements

Use of logos and banners

Affiliate marketing and publishing agreements

Online privacy issues

Securing, enforcing, and licensing of copyrights, trademarks, and publicity rights

Licensing and protecting any intellectual property rights, including copyrights, rights of publicity, rights of privacy and trademarks

Vendor, designer, contractor, consultant, and talent negotiations

Media agreements and releases

Advising on privacy and publicity rights

Advising clients regarding protection of celebrity, publicity and other proprietary rights

Television, film, music, event production, Internet media and broadcast rights agreements

Event production agreements

Sponsorship agreements

Endorsement agreements

Talent agreements

Television and Internet rights agreements

Event production agreements

Sponsorship agreements

Endorsement agreements

Promotion Agreements

Venue agreements

Agreements with talent

Licensure and protection of intellectual property, including copyrights, rights of publicity, rights of privacy and trademarks

Compliance with the Ted Stevens Amateur Sports Act

Athlete right-to-compete, team selection and eligibility issues

National Governing Body ("NGB") issues, including membership disputes and "Article VIII" challenges to an NGB's authority

Dispute resolution, including trials, arbitrations and mediations

False advertising claims and litigation

FDA claim

Entertainment Legal Services

Securing, enforcing, and licensing of copyrights, trademarks, and publicity rights

Advising on production-related agreements

Negotiating and preparing media agreements and releases

Advising on privacy and publicity rights

Advising on the acquisition and transfer of a variety of technologies and intangible assets

Negotiating and preparing agreements for on-air commentators

Music Industry Experience

Film Production experience

Broadcast, Music and Book Publishing Experience

Literary publishing agents

Television/cable broadcast agents

Handling diverse issues relating to traditional broadcast publishing, as well as on-line music publishing, including digital performances, downloading and music subscription services, file sharing networks, Internet distribution and associated royalty streams.