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Bryan Freedman
Bryan Freedman is an American entertainment lawyer and litigator. He is co-founder of the Los Angeles–based law firm Liner Freedman Taitelman + Cooley LLP.
Freedman is known for his aggressive litigation style. He has represented many high-profile defendants in the entertainment industry, including actors, sportspeople as well as motion pictures and television companies, among others.
Freedman is based in Los Angeles. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, and later McGeorge School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor.
After graduating from law school, Freedman was admitted to the California State Bar in 1991.
In 1997 Freedman co-founded Bryan Freedman Freedman + Taitelman, LLP with Michael Taitelman whom he met while attending law school at McGeorge. The law firm mostly represents clients from the entertainment industry.
In August 2014 Freedman represented Octavia Spencer who sued Sensa Products for $700,000 after the company terminated her contract prematurely. Sensa allegedly took issue with Spencer's use of the hashtag "#spon" to identify sponsored tweets promoting their products. She argued that her contract did not require her to avoid using such hashtags, and the court ruled in her favor, with Judge Michael Stern ordering Sensa to pay Spencer $940,000.
In November 2014 a hacker group called "Guardians of Peace" leaked confidential data from Sony Pictures Entertainment, including employee information, emails, salaries, and unreleased films. The group demanded that Sony withdraw the upcoming film The Interview, which depicted a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and threatened terrorist attacks at cinemas screening the film. Sony canceled the film's formal premiere and mainstream release, opting for a limited digital and theatrical release instead. Freedman represented several parties in the lawsuit against Sony which was eventually settled for $8 million.
In 2018 Megyn Kelly was fired from NBC after a Halloween segment on her talk show where she questioned why blackface is considered racist, stating that it was acceptable during her youth if someone was portraying a character. This led to accusations that Kelly was defending the use of blackface in Halloween costumes. Despite issuing a public apology, her show was canceled, and she was terminated from NBC. Freedman represented Kelly and said that NBC allowed false rumors to circulate and argued that Kelly should receive the remainder of her contract. Ultimately, NBC agreed to pay out the full remainder of her contract.
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Bryan Freedman
Bryan Freedman is an American entertainment lawyer and litigator. He is co-founder of the Los Angeles–based law firm Liner Freedman Taitelman + Cooley LLP.
Freedman is known for his aggressive litigation style. He has represented many high-profile defendants in the entertainment industry, including actors, sportspeople as well as motion pictures and television companies, among others.
Freedman is based in Los Angeles. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, and later McGeorge School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor.
After graduating from law school, Freedman was admitted to the California State Bar in 1991.
In 1997 Freedman co-founded Bryan Freedman Freedman + Taitelman, LLP with Michael Taitelman whom he met while attending law school at McGeorge. The law firm mostly represents clients from the entertainment industry.
In August 2014 Freedman represented Octavia Spencer who sued Sensa Products for $700,000 after the company terminated her contract prematurely. Sensa allegedly took issue with Spencer's use of the hashtag "#spon" to identify sponsored tweets promoting their products. She argued that her contract did not require her to avoid using such hashtags, and the court ruled in her favor, with Judge Michael Stern ordering Sensa to pay Spencer $940,000.
In November 2014 a hacker group called "Guardians of Peace" leaked confidential data from Sony Pictures Entertainment, including employee information, emails, salaries, and unreleased films. The group demanded that Sony withdraw the upcoming film The Interview, which depicted a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and threatened terrorist attacks at cinemas screening the film. Sony canceled the film's formal premiere and mainstream release, opting for a limited digital and theatrical release instead. Freedman represented several parties in the lawsuit against Sony which was eventually settled for $8 million.
In 2018 Megyn Kelly was fired from NBC after a Halloween segment on her talk show where she questioned why blackface is considered racist, stating that it was acceptable during her youth if someone was portraying a character. This led to accusations that Kelly was defending the use of blackface in Halloween costumes. Despite issuing a public apology, her show was canceled, and she was terminated from NBC. Freedman represented Kelly and said that NBC allowed false rumors to circulate and argued that Kelly should receive the remainder of her contract. Ultimately, NBC agreed to pay out the full remainder of her contract.