Idea Theft & Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims in the Entertainment Industry
A Must-Attend for Creators & Legal Minds! Get the inside scoop on idea theft, intellectual property battles, and how to successfully prosecute an “idea theft” case.
Thursday, March 13, 2025, from 12 pm-1:30 pm PST.
Join panelists Stephen Doniger (Doniger and Bourroughs) and Michael Kernan (The Kernan Law Firm, APC), along with moderator Steven T. Lowe (NSEAL Chairman), on Zoom for 1.5 hours of engaging panel discussion!
Registration fees are $45. Use code “MEMBER10” or “STUDENT10” FOR $10 off. For more inquiries about the event, please reach out to: memberships@nseal.org
Key Topics
The evolving legal landscape of idea theft cases
Anti-SLAPP motions making a comeback–what that means for plaintiffs
Do you have a breach of fiduciary duty claim that may be asserted?
Speaker Biographies
Steven T. Lowe
With more than 30 years of experience in Intellectual Property (“IP”), business, and entertainment law, Steven T. Lowe has distinguished himself as a preeminent attorney in copyright law and championing the rights of creators in the entertainment industry, Mr. Lowe and the firm, Lowe & Associates (the “Firm”), continue to prosecute and successfully resolve many important entertainment and copyright cases. Mr. Lowe has authored multiple published articles and been a panelist and moderator on many Minimum Continuing Legal Education panels. He has been selected as a “Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters, from 2009 to the present, signifying he is in the top 5% of the lawyers in California. He has also been rated “A-V preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell since 1998. An “A-V rating” signifies the highest competence and ethics in the profession. Mr. Lowe was co-author of the recent law review article "Considering the Grecian Urn: Why Prior Art Has No Place in Analyzing Substantial Similarity Under the Copyright Act," Chicago-Kent Journal of Intellectual Property (2024).
Mr. Lowe is also a founding member, and current President, of the National Society of Entertainment and Art Lawyers (“NSEAL”), formerly the California Society of Entertainment Lawyers (“CSEL”) (formed in 2013), a not-for-profit organization of attorneys dedicated to artists’ rights. NSEAL has filed amicus briefs in numerous cases before the Ninth (and other) circuits, and the U.S. Supreme Court, many of which have resulted in decisions favorable to creative professionals, including the following: Warner Chappell v. Sherman Nealy (2024), Andy Warhol Found. for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith (2023), Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P. (2021), and Gregorini v. Apple, Inc. (2022).
Stephen M. Doniger
Mr. Doniger focuses on business disputes in general and intellectual property in particular, representing television and film producers, photographers, musicians, authors, artists, and clients in the marketing, fashion, entertainment, real estate and hospitality industries. In his 30 years of practice, he has handled cases in the courts of CA, NY, IL, PA, TX, NV, CO, FL, IA, and NC, and overseen litigation in foreign jurisdictions including Canada and the United Kingdom.
In 2023 Mr. Doniger was selected to receive a CLA IP Law Section Vanguard Award which “honors outstanding legal professionals in the judiciary, private practice, in-house practice, academia, and public policy advocacy for their contributions to the advancement of intellectual property law.” He has also been designated a California Super Lawyer for the years 2021-2025 and has been honored with numerous other professional accolades.
Michael Kernan
Mr. Doniger focuses on business disputes in general and intellectual property in particular, representing television and film producers, photographers, musicians, authors, artists, and clients in the marketing, fashion, entertainment, real estate and hospitality industries. In his 30 years of practice, he has handled cases in the courts of CA, NY, IL, PA, TX, NV, CO, FL, IA, and NC, and overseen litigation in foreign jurisdictions including Canada and the United Kingdom.
In 2023 Mr. Doniger was selected to receive a CLA IP Law Section Vanguard Award which “honors outstanding legal professionals in the judiciary, private practice, in-house practice, academia, and public policy advocacy for their contributions to the advancement of intellectual property law.” He has also been designated a California Super Lawyer for the years 2021-2025 and has been honored with numerous other professional accolades.