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Eric Anderson Speaks to Fox News About the Arrests Made in Relation to Matthew Perry’s Fatal Overdose
Category: News, Press | Friday, August 16th, 2024 | Comments Off on Eric Anderson Speaks to Fox News About the Arrests Made in Relation to Matthew Perry’s Fatal Overdose
Eric Anderson recently spoke to Fox News about the recent charges brought against five individuals, including two doctors, in the wake of actor Matthew Perry’s death. Eric explains that because Perry was a public figure with widely-known substance abuse struggles, the charges against those in his inner circle are simple.
“If your drug dealing leads to the death of a prominent person, then you will be charged with murder, and it will not go unnoticed,” Eric tells Fox.
“Perry was a beloved celebrity with substance abuse issues that were well known. He was very public about it and his work to stay sober. Here, the allegations are that people close to him, with great access to him, played upon that vulnerability and laughed about it,” he continues. “Even after prior warnings that their conduct of providing and injecting him with ketamine was a serious health risk to Perry, they allegedly kept doing it.”
Read the full article in Fox News.
Ten Early Sullivan Attorneys Named to “Best Lawyers in America”; Five Named to “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch”
Category: Awards | Thursday, August 15th, 2024 | Comments Off on Ten Early Sullivan Attorneys Named to “Best Lawyers in America”; Five Named to “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch”
Early Sullivan attorneys Eric Early, Bryan Sullivan, Devin McRae, Eric Altoon, David Giannotti, Jeremy Gray, Diane Myint Luczon, Christopher Ritter, Peter Scott, and Lisa Zepeda have been recognized among the top lawyers in the nation in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of the oldest and most distinguished guides to the legal profession.
The following attorneys earned a coveted spot in the 2025 edition for their work in the following practice areas:
Eric Early: Commercial Litigation; Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television; Entertainment Law – Music; Litigation – Real Estate
Bryan Sullivan: Commercial Transactions / UCC Law; Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television; Entertainment Law – Music
Devin McRae: Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
Eric Altoon: Real Estate Law
David A. Giannotti: Environmental Law; Litigation – Environmental
Jeremy Gray: Commercial Litigation
Diane Myint Luczon: Commercial Litigation
Christopher Ritter: Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television
Peter Scott: Commercial Litigation
Lisa Zepeda: Commercial Litigation
Additionally, seven Early Sullivan attorneys were named to “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.” This list recognizes younger attorneys who have achieved outstanding professional excellence. The following attorneys earned a spot in the 2025 edition.
Rebecca Claudat
Brett Moore
Padideh Zargari
“Best Lawyers” is one of the oldest and most respected guides to the legal industry. The selection process is based on a comprehensive peer-review process designed to capture the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within common legal practices and geographical areas. Corporate Counsel magazine has called “The Best Lawyers in America” “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”
Bryan Sullivan Weighs in on Venu Sports/Fubo Lawsuit for IndieWire and Business Insider
Category: News, Press | Tuesday, August 6th, 2024 | Comments Off on Bryan Sullivan Weighs in on Venu Sports/Fubo Lawsuit for IndieWire and Business Insider
Bryan Sullivan recently spoke to IndieWire and Business Insider about Venu Sports – the new sports-centric streaming service collaboration between Fox, Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery – announcing their unprecedented plans to have a “finite” expiration date nine years after launching. The preemptive expiration date appears to combat the allegations of antitrust violation from Fubo, Venu’s sports streaming service competitor.
But Bryan explains to IndieWire that a “finite” nine-year term is “not sufficient” to prove this, given that nothing would hold Venu to that timeframe, despite it being laid out in their current agreement.
“Arguing that it is finite is evidence that it does not have a catastrophic impact on competition in the market, but the counter argument is that it can be extended or renewed or renegotiated,” Bryan tells IndieWire. “Saying in a pleading that the contract is finite and pointing to that language about being finite in the agreement is true, but does not bind them from never amending, modifying, extending, or superseding that agreement with a new agreement.”
As the case developed further, Bryan also spoke to Business Insider about US District Judge Margaret Garnett’s recent ruling that Venu’s launch would cause “imminent irreparable harm” to Fubo, thus preventing it from launching in August as planned. Bryan explains to Business Insider that this decision may set the streaming service back several years.
“Fubo definitely has leverage after winning this,” Bryan tells Business Insider. “Any time that you win a preliminary injunction, you’ve stopped an operation of a business. So you do have leverage if the other side is willing to negotiate in any way,” he concludes.
Read the full article in IndieWire.
Read the full article in Business Insider.
Bryan Sullivan Speaks to The Hollywood Reporter on Tom Sandoval’s Lawsuit Against Ariana Madix
Category: News, Press | Thursday, July 18th, 2024 | Comments Off on Bryan Sullivan Speaks to The Hollywood Reporter on Tom Sandoval’s Lawsuit Against Ariana Madix
Bryan Sullivan recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter on Tom Sandoval’s lawsuit against Ariana Madix, in which he’s alleging his former girlfriend illegally “obtained access” to his phone without “authorization or permission” and found explicit videos featuring him and their former castmate Raquel Leviss. The lawsuit goes on to allege she made copies of the videos and distributed them to multiple parties.
This filing is the latest in a string of lawsuits resulting from last year’s “Scandoval” cheating saga. When asked about this web of lawsuits and if there is any strategy to it, Bryan Sullivan explained that this type of legal knot is commonly seen when multiple parties bring suits simultaneously, as one could help settle or bring resolution to another.
“It’s common that you just sue everybody involved in the situation, so that, short of trial, you can have it all completely resolved in one single action or at the same time,” Bryan told The Hollywood Reporter. “And you can often use that as leverage — maybe something else happened that nobody wants to get out in court. We don’t know what we don’t know, right? But sometimes things come out in court.”
Read the full article here.
Eric Anderson Weighs In On Dismissal of Alec Baldwin’s Involuntary Manslaughter Case in Fox News, IndieWire
Category: News, Press | Monday, July 15th, 2024 | Comments Off on Eric Anderson Weighs In On Dismissal of Alec Baldwin’s Involuntary Manslaughter Case in Fox News, IndieWire
Eric Anderson recently spoke to Fox News and IndieWire about the dismissal of Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case last week, in the wake of the fatal “Rust” shooting which occurred in October of 2021. The case was dismissed with prejudice by Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer after it was revealed that the prosecution had concealed evidence from Baldwin’s team.
Eric explains to Fox that special prosecutor Kari Morrissey, who volunteered as a witness, “failed to show discipline as a witness, something every trial lawyer knows a witness should have.” It is a rarity for a special prosecutor to voluntarily take the witness stand in a case, and Eric adds that in this instance, it may have been in the prosecution’s best interest for Morrissey not to testify.
“It’s a classic case of needing to know when to cut your losses. The defense stated they had no need for her to testify. The judge made clear she would not require Morrissey to testify, and yet she did,” he continues in Fox.
“Her testimony clearly showed that the prosecution team decided, on their own, that there was no relevance to the Gutierrez Reed case, and they saw no need to disclose it to the Baldwin team and had shoddily filed the evidence in a different case number.”
In IndieWire, Eric remarks on the prosecution team’s performance, stating, “I don’t think they did anything correctly at any stage. And for the defense, I don’t think there’s anything they could’ve done better.” He notes that one mistake of many made by the prosecution occurred when they filed that evidence under a different file number, which they had no reason to do, after deciding independently that the evidence was irrelevant to the trial without consulting the judge.
“When in doubt, turn it over,” he shares.
Read the full articles below:
Fox News
IndieWire
Bryan Sullivan and Devin McRae Named to L.A. Times’ B2B Publishing’s 2024 Entertainment Business Visionaries List
Category: Awards, News | Friday, June 21st, 2024 | Comments Off on Bryan Sullivan and Devin McRae Named to L.A. Times’ B2B Publishing’s 2024 Entertainment Business Visionaries List
Early Sullivan partners Bryan Sullivan and Devin McRae were recently honored by L.A. Times B2B Publishing in its “Entertainment Business Visionaries” list for 2024. The inaugural list highlights some of the most influential lawyers, accountants, lenders, business managers, wealth managers who facilitate essential services to those in the entertainment industry.
In his profile, L.A. Times B2B Publishing noted that Bryan has a “distinguished reputation among celebrities” and “has been instrumental in representing prominent figures like entertainment lawyer Kevin Morris and Hunter Biden in complex legal matters.” They went on to highlight Bryan’s achievements in other areas, writing that, “Sullivan’s dedication extends beyond the legal realm, as evidenced by his active involvement in nonprofit activism and political campaigns.”
L.A. Times B2B Publishing also showcased Devin’s reputation for “securing significant verdicts,
including in his recent cases “representing authors, actors and industry professionals in high-profile conflicts, such as the lawsuit against Verve executives and disputes over film rights and copyright.”
Brett Moore and Padideh Zargari Named 2024 Southern California “Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers
Category: Awards, News | Friday, June 14th, 2024 | Comments Off on Brett Moore and Padideh Zargari Named 2024 Southern California “Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers
Devin McRae Named to The Hollywood Reporter’s Prestigious 2024 “Power Lawyers” Issue
Category: Awards, News | Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 | Comments Off on Devin McRae Named to The Hollywood Reporter’s Prestigious 2024 “Power Lawyers” Issue
The firm is pleased to share that Devin McRae has secured a coveted spot on The Hollywood Reporter’s 18th annual Top 100 “Power Lawyers” list. In this year’s list – described by THR as consisting of A-list attorneys who are “almost as famous (or infamous) as the stars they represent” – THR profiles Hollywood’s top 100 entertainment dealmakers and litigators who have spearheaded some of the industry’s most remarkable and influential cases.
To view the full list with Devin’s profile, click below.
Power Lawyers 2024: Meet Hollywood’s Top 100 Attorneys – The Hollywood Reporter
Bryan Sullivan Answers “Can A Felon Get A Commerical Real Estate Loan” In MarketWatch
Category: News | Tuesday, June 4th, 2024 | Comments Off on Bryan Sullivan Answers “Can A Felon Get A Commerical Real Estate Loan” In MarketWatch
In the wake of former President Donald Trump’s conviction, Bryan Sullivan spoke to MarketWatch’s Joy Wiltermuth about the question of whether or not convicted felons can obtain a commercial real estate loan. Trump’s verdict left many questioning the barriers he (and other convicted felons) will face in the real estate market, especially given that his business endeavors have largely centered around real estate.
“In any loan agreement for real estate, operating capital or credit lines, usually they take a look at the background of anyone convicted of a felony,” Bryan tells MarketWatch. “It also could be deemed a breach of an existing loan or credit agreement,” he continues.
“There are a lot of conditions in these agreements, and one usually is that if a borrower is convicted of a felony, the lender has the right to hold them in default,” he explains.
He adds that while not all lenders opt to do so, “normally, the debt and interest is accelerated and immediately due,” if the lender does decide to hold the borrower in default.
Read the full article in MarketWatch (subscription may be required)
Early Sullivan Prevails in Summary Judgment Victory on Behalf of Fidelity
Category: News, Results | Friday, May 31st, 2024 | Comments Off on Early Sullivan Prevails in Summary Judgment Victory on Behalf of Fidelity
An Early Sullivan team led by Diane Myint Luczon and Brett G. Moore recently emerged victorious after they filed a motion for a summary judgment, which was granted in full by the Court, in a case representing an insured home buyer.
Fidelity retained Early Sullivan to represent an insured buyer who purchased three homes. The seller’s daughter handled the sale for her mother, claiming she had a Power of Attorney, allowing her to sell the homes on her mother’s behalf. After the client purchased the homes, the seller’s son sued the buyer, claiming that the sister’s Power of Attorney was a fraud. The son alleged claims against Early Sullivan’s client of financial elder abuse, intentional misrepresentation, civil conspiracy, accounting, intentional infliction of emotional distress, quiet title, cancellation of instruments, declaratory relief, and related claims.
Following discovery, Diane and Brett filed the successful motion for summary judgment, allowing their innocent client to keep the homes he bought. The Court found that the client’s reliance on the daughter’s Power of Attorney was reasonable and in good faith, and therefore the client was immune from the claims brought against him.