Our live stage clients include some of the most active producers, financiers, talent and underlying rights holders on the American theatrical scene, involving us in recent Broadway productions such as War Horse, Anything Goes, Billy Elliot, 9th 5, The Book of Mormon, The Addams Family, Come Fly Away, Shrek and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Ruined, as well as revivals of Hair, South Pacific, A Chorus Line, Dreamgirls, La Cage Aux Folles, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone , Dividing the Inheritance, Bye Bye Birdie and Waiting for Godot. Our representations span both the commercial and non-profit spheres, and our client list includes the best-known institutions in the business, such as Lincoln Center Theatre, Roundabout Theater Company, The Public Theatre, Cirque du Soleil, Manhattan Theater Club, Second Stage Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, The Signature Theater and the Atlantic Theater Company.

The motion picture industry is one of the most active areas of our entertainment practice and we represent many different types of clients in that sector, including production, distribution, financing and talent clients. We’ve negotiated major deals with studios, advised independent producers, and represented actors, directors, editors, screenwriters, designers, and other clients on the talent side. We recently handled key deals for Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriquez for Grindhouse and Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained and, together with our financial experts, represented financiers involved in several major film funds, including Alcon Entertainment, Relativity, Legendary and Marvel Studios.

Major television representations include cable networks worldwide and programming-related matters involving notable joint ventures and acquisitions. Our client list includes branded television networks, properties, and individuals, including Current TV, Discovery Communications, Ina Garten (“The Barefoot Contessa”), and Jim Cramer (“Mad Money”).

Morga regularly advises major international record companies and music publishers regarding catalog acquisitions, licensing and other transactional matters. Representations in the music industry have included major organizations and record companies, such as the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Sony Music and Warner Music, as well as some of the most famous singers. and songwriters from around the world, including Barry White, Leiber & Stoller, Widespread Panic, and the Bob Marley family.

We also represent established and notable publishing houses in the book and magazine industry, as well as many well-known authors in book publishing deals and have been involved in some of the largest deals in the magazine industry. Part of our publishing experience includes representing Lucasfilm in connection with all publishing deals related to the three “Star Wars” prequel films. We also represent John McEnroe, Jim Cramer, Ina Garten, and other well-known authors, with respect to their publishing and other media-related activities. We have also been involved in several notable deals in the magazine industry.

Our customers in the gaming space are behind some of the most popular and innovative releases in recent years. These clients require the sophisticated intellectual property, licensing, mergers and acquisitions, and other transactional advice that Paul, Weiss is uniquely qualified to offer. Our recent experience includes stuff for MTV/Harmonix on Guitar Hero and Dance Central.