Entertainment Law
- Contracts
- Guild Agreements
- Signatory Process
- Production Counsel
- Rights Acquisitions
- Intellectual Property
Strategic Advocacy & Legal for Arts & Entertainment
Entertainment, Employment
& Labor Attorney
Egert Law specializes in entertainment, employment and labor law in New York, New Jersey and California. We advocate on behalf of companies and individuals navigating challenging and complex legal matters. Egert Law provides clients with efficient and effective solutions in the areas of contract negotiation, mediation, arbitration, litigation, and Guild/Union matters. The firm also serves as entertainment production counsel and offers general counseling and guidance. Feel free to reach out if you are seeking representation.
Areas of Practice
Employment Law
- Counseling
- Compliance
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Litigation
- Training
- Individual Contract Negotiations
- Contract Drafting
- Workplace Investigations
Labor Law
- Union Negotiations
- Arbitrations
- Mediations
- CBA Drafting
- NLRB
- Litigation
- Guild Compliance
Egert Law
About
Len Egert is at the forefront of critical and high-profile negotiations, litigations, and arbitrations in the labor and entertainment sectors.
Experience
Len has acquired expertise through extensive work with both entertainment and arts companies and labor unions. Len has served as General Counsel for the San Francisco Ballet, National Executive Director of the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) and Executive Director of SAG-AFTRA, San Francisco/Northern California Local.
Len was chief negotiator in multiple union bargaining of entertainment and broadcast contracts for film, television, commercials and radio. He led collective bargaining with the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet and major broadcast companies including ABC, CBS and FOX.
Credentials
Len is admitted to practice law in the state and federal courts of New York, California and New Jersey. Len graduated with honors from Cardozo Law School and Boston University and successfully completed the Harvard Negotiation Master Class.
Background
At the beginning of his legal career Len worked as a public defender with the Legal Aid Society in New York City. In private practice, Len also represented various animal protection organizations in impact litigation seeking to improve the treatment of animals. He has represented both unions and employers as outside and in-house counsel.
Len applies his vast and varied experience to creatively solve problems and resolve disputes for his clients.
Spotlight
Podcast
Len is featured in SPARKS: A Cardozo School of Law Podcast
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Video Interview
Len interviewed by Bloomberg News Re: Pandemic Impact on Arts Industry
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