Los Angeles Office Business and IP Litigation in Los Angeles
Ness PLLC represents companies, creators and investors across Los Angeles and Southern California in high-stakes entertainment, intellectual property and commercial disputes.
Our Los Angeles practice serves companies and individuals whose most valuable assets are often intangible: creative works, brands, likenesses and the agreements that finance and license them. We represent content owners, producers, consumer brands and the businesses that supply and distribute them, along with the full range of commercial matters that arise in one of the country’s most diverse economies.
From our Wilshire Boulevard office, we litigate, try and arbitrate in state and federal courts throughout Southern California.
Our Los Angeles Practice
Entertainment and Media Disputes
Disputes over production, financing, distribution, licensing and talent agreements, profit participation and royalty accounting, and ownership of film, television, music and digital content.
Copyright, Trademark and Likeness
Infringement claims involving creative works, software, brands and designs, trade dress and counterfeit goods, and unauthorized use of name and likeness.
Commercial and Trade Disputes
Supply chain, import and distribution disputes, fashion and consumer-product licensing, and failed business relationships across Southern California’s industries.
Partnership and Fiduciary Disputes
Conflicts among co-founders, producing partners, members and shareholders, including direct and derivative claims.
Eli Ness, Managing Partner
Eli Ness leads a team of experienced trial lawyers who handle matters of any size and complexity, from the first filing through trial.
Eli Ness is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of Florida, California and Texas, and appears pro hac vice in courts across the United States. Read Eli’s background.
