Atlanta is one of the most active entertainment and sports markets in the country. Georgia’s film and television industry generated more than $4 billion in direct spending in a recent fiscal year. College and professional sports drive billions more in brand deals, licensing, and NIL agreements. Greenspoon Marder’s Atlanta office serves the businesses, artists, athletes, and companies building that economy.
Our Atlanta attorneys bring combined experience across entertainment law, sports and NIL, intellectual property, film tax incentives, corporate transactions, mediation, and aviation. We work with clients at every stage, from negotiating a first recording contract, to closing a multi-million-dollar brand partnership.
Whether you are protecting creative work, structuring a deal, navigating Georgia’s film tax credit program, or resolving a dispute, our Atlanta team is ready to help.
- Entertainment Law: Atlanta sits at the center of a thriving entertainment industry. Film and television productions headquartered here, music labels and independent artists, producers, writers, and digital creators all face legal challenges that require attorneys who know the industry from the inside. Greenspoon Marder’s Atlanta entertainment attorneys represent entertainment companies, recording artists, producers, actors, writers, publishers, and streaming platforms. Our work includes contract drafting and negotiation, copyright and trademark protection, rights of privacy and publicity, entity formation and dissolution, and commercial disputes including infringement and breach of contract claims.
- Sports Law and Name, Image & Likeness (NIL): College athletes and professional sports create legal questions that move fast. NIL rules shift at the state and federal level. Brand deals, sponsorship agreements, and licensing arrangements for athletes require attorneys who follow these changes daily. Our Atlanta sports attorneys counsel professional athletes, NIL collectives, universities, sports brands, and industry organizations. Services include contract negotiation, sponsorship and endorsement agreements, licensing, trademark protection, dispute resolution, and regulatory compliance.
- Intellectual Property: Protecting creative work including trademarks, copyrights, and other IP assets requires attorneys who understand both the law and the industries where those assets have value. Greenspoon Marder’s Atlanta IP attorneys handle trademark registration and enforcement, copyright acquisitions and licensing, anti-counterfeiting programs, brand strategy, and IP litigation. Our attorneys have developed clearance and enforcement programs protecting major collegiate and professional sports marks, and have shaped IP policy through leadership roles on the Georgia IP Alliance Law Firm Leadership Council and the United States Intellectual Property Alliance. Team members have been recognized by Lawdragon, Billboard’s Top Music Lawyers list, and Georgia Super Lawyers.
- Film and Entertainment Tax Incentives: Georgia offers one of the most competitive entertainment tax incentive programs in the country. Knowing how to structure deals, transfer credits, and satisfy the Georgia Department of Revenue’s requirements is a specialized practice and it affects a production’s bottom line directly.
- Corporate Transactions: Business deals in entertainment and sports carry unique legal risks. Mergers and acquisitions, financing arrangements, entity formation, and regulatory compliance all require attorneys who understand both the transactional details and the industry context. Our Atlanta corporate lawyers handles high-value M&A, finance transactions, entity structuring, and risk management across entertainment, sports, hospitality, and technology industries.
- Mediation: Complex corporate and regulatory disputes often reach better outcomes through structured mediation. Greenspoon Marder’s Atlanta lae firm office includes registered mediators with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution who handle multi-party commercial conflicts, regulatory disputes, and corporate separations across industries.
- Aviation: Greenspoon Marder’s Atlanta attorneys represent clients in aviation transactions, regulatory matters, and general aviation business needs. Our team has served as outside general counsel for global aviation companies and advises on aviation-related corporate matters for domestic and international clients.
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