Practice Areas
Theater and Performing Arts
Eric has served as production counsel for numerous Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional productions, including the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Def Poetry Jam . Eric has served as legal counsel to numerous writers, including David Hein and Irene Sankoff, writers of the Broadway smash Come From Away.
In addition to commercial productions, Eric counsels not-for-profit and developmental theaters across the country.
Eric also regularly drafts and negotiates intellectual property agreements granting authors and producers the right to adapt books and films into live stage plays, as well as agreements for the right to incorporate pre-existing music into live musical stage plays.
Film and Television
Eric has worked on film and television projects for over 25 years.
He provided production counsel services to Emmy award-winning television shows, such as THE COSBY SHOW and ROSEANNE, and has counseled both producers and on-air talent of reality television shows such as TRADING SPACES.
Eric has also served as production counsel to independent film producers in connection with award-winning films and film shorts.
In addition, he has negotiated film scoring agreements for award-winning composers.
Music Performance and Music Publishing
Eric represents both composers, lyricists, record producers and record labels in the negotiation of agreements for the financing, recording and distribution of music in all formats and media, including in NFTs.
He has drafted and negotiated master use and synchronization rights agreements for record labels and filmmakers.
Gaming, Programming, and Online Media
Eric has represented software developers, game designers, and website operators on a variety of matters, including the negotiation of software development and maintenance agreements and rights acquisitions.
He also regularly counsels clients on issues pertaining to the exploitation of traditional entertainment properties in new media.
Most recently, Eric has become Of Counsel to IBLPartners, the Pre-Eminent Distributed Law Firm to the Block
Intellectual Property
Eric regularly counsels clients in all entertainment media with respect to copyrights, trademarks, privacy/publicity, and libel/defamation.
He also negotiates agreements for the acquisition and licensing of copyrights and trademarks, including merchandising agreements and so-called “Life Story” rights agreements.