INDUSTRY 101 EVENT SERIES
Legal 101:
Spotlight on Intellectual Property
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | 5-6:30 PM PT | Online
This practical session gets to the nitty-gritty details of intellectual property in screenwriting, with topics to include securing the rights to adapt a book, the rights you need to write the biopic of a contemporary or historical figure, public domain, cases of defamation, and more.
We’ll also discuss information regarding general legal issues for screenwriters, such as contracts, handshake deals, and other topics early-career writers should consider when engaging with lawyers.
PANELIST
Brandon Milostan
Counsel, Entertainment Group, Greenberg Glusker
Brandon Milostan is a member of Greenberg Glusker’s Entertainment group where he negotiates entertainment deals for emerging and established actors, writers, producers, directors, musicians, social media influencers, financiers and distribution and production companies.
He works on traditional theatrical motion picture, television, and SVOD deals and applies this knowledge and background to an industry that is constantly reshaped by new media sources and emerging technologies.
He ranked in the top 12 of his law school class and was recognized as a 5-time Masin Family Academic Excellence Gold Award Winner. Having completed his undergraduate and law school education at UCLA, Brandon, is a loyal UCLA football season ticket holder.
