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ABOUT THE FIRM

WE DELIVER RESULTS

NELC specializes in below-the-line legal representation. We represent everyone behind the scenes of entertainment production – including prop shops, stage rental facilities, camera houses, caterers, craft services companies, and equipment vendors that lease all types of equipment from lighting, drones, stunts, grip, techno cranes, film tools, rags and canvases, gimbals, lenses, camera cars, picture cars, to trailers, and much more. We offer a broad range of contract services to protect clients and minimize liability and economic loss.

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WE CAN HELP YOU WITH

  • Risk
    Management
  • Cost
    Controls
  • Loss
    Prevention
  • Insurance
    Consulting
  • Dispute
    Resolution

PRODUCTION COMPANIES

STUDIOS OUR CLIENTS WORK WITH

NELC represents companies that work with all the major studios, including the following:
ABC, Amazon, Apple, BET, CBS, Columbia Pictures, Disney, ESPN, Fox, HBO, Lucasfilm Ltd., Marvel, NBC Universal, Netflix, New Regency, New Line Cinema, Picrow, Showtime, Sony, Starz, Paramount, VH1, Viacom, and Warner Bros.

PRINCIPLES

OUR PRACTICE AREAS

In addition to individual client consulting and contract reviews, we offer a full range of corporate and litigation services.

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ENTERTAINMENT AND

MEDIA

We specialize in preparing and negotiating contracts for below-the-line entertainment vendors.
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BUSINESS

LITIGATION

We are involved in all aspects of business and commercial litigation, including breach of contract actions, partnership and joint venture disputes, unfair competition, unlawful/deceptive business practice defense, business tort defense, insurance coverage disputes and insurance bad faith litigation.

CORPORATE

TRANSACTIONS

We help with business organization, entity formation, contract negotiation, and corporate document drafting.
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REAL

ESTATE

We draft and negotiate commercial leases and short term rentals of entertainment stages.

OUR TEAM

PROFESSIONALS

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JOSEPH HONG

Principal

Mr. Hong is a lawyer in NELC’s Entertainment and Media Industry Group. His practice emphasizes high level transactions focused on the entertainment and media industries. He represents a diverse group of individual and institutional clients across the motion picture, television, and other related industries. He has particular expertise in representing clients that are below-the-line in the entertainment industry.
Mr. Hong has also been involved in substantial commercial litigation matters, including breach of contract, fiduciary duty and fraud claims, construction disputes, and real estate disputes.

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Education
University of San Diego, J.D., 2010

University of California, Irvine, B.A., 2004

805-537-0132

[email protected]

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EUGENE WEST

Of Counsel

Mr. West’s practice focuses on insurance and commercial litigation. He has substantial experience representing clients in breach of contract and business tort cases arising out of complex business transactions and he often represents co-owners of businesses in partnership disputes. He has been lead counsel in more than 100 civil trials and arbitrations that have been litigated to final decision.

Education
University of West Los Angeles, J.D., 1981

805-388-5887

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NEWS & COMMUNITY

Community Involvement

Community service is a fundamental value of NELC. All our lawyers engage in pro bono service or public projects of a wide diversity. We believe our work for the community is a professional duty.