Kenneth D. Basin
Entertainment & General Business Litigation
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In Ken's own words:
“Whether they’re a major multinational company or an up-and-coming talent or entrepreneur, my clients know they have my full attention and dedication.”
PROFILE
Ken Basin’s practice focuses primarily on litigation and transactional work for entertainment clients. He also specializes in intellectual property issues, including copyright and trademark issues specifically related to the entertainment industry.
ENTERTAINMENT EXPERIENCE
- Negotiated television hosting agreement for major international stage performer
- Negotiated agency agreement for a television producer client
- Reviewed and revised form production, acting, and directing services agreements on behalf of movie studio
- Represented major video game publisher in licensing negotiations with major studio for video game adaptation of motion picture
LITIGATION EXPERIENCE
- Part of a three-person team that obtained an arbitration award of nearly $6 million in a dispute between motion picture co-financiers
- Researched and drafted discovery motions in complex international litigation on behalf of foreign social networking website
PUBLICATIONS
- Featured in, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Ken Basin, Harvard Law '08, Sure Does," Above The Law, August 25, 2009
- Co-author, YouTube litigation: Google’s tough DMCA tests, The Hollywood Reporter, Esq., Aug. 7, 2007
- Co-author, The Bloody Case That Started From a Parody: American Intellectual Property Policy and the Pursuit of Democratic Ideals in Modern China, 16 UCLA Ent. L. Rev. ___ (2009).
- Co-author, "I Could Have Been a Fragrance Millionaire": Toward a Federal Idea Protection Act, 56 J. Copyright Soc'y U.S.A. ___ (2009).