Doron F. Eghbali Law Blog

Limited Partnerships are one of the forms of entities available to form in California. Limited Partnership offers limited partners limited liability to the extent of their investment in the business. Nonetheless, Limited Partnership has several salient drawbacks. This article explores the building blocks of Limited Partnerships, its formation, taxation and some of the drawbacks associated with such business entity.... Read More

Television programming is mostly predicated upon original teleplays/telescripts or literary/dramatic works licensed from third parties. Such licensing is often negotiated through an option/purchase agreement between an author and a producer/production company. This article seeks to explore some of the salient points of such option/purchase agreements including the term of the option, the amount paid for the option, the commencement date of the option, the amount paid for the option, among others... Read More

Title insurance is deemed a prerequisite in myriad of real estate transactions including but not limited to purchasing a real property. Buyers must usually acquire title insurance as lenders require acquisition of such insurance before approving a loan. In addition, for long-term commercial leases, tenants should often demand and obtain such insurance from owners. In this article, we explore, to some extent, some of the preliminary questions confronting an average title insurance consumer... Read More

Deal Memos might precede an Exclusive Recording Artist Agreement. Deal Memos are primarily intended to eschew protracted, costly, and often futile negotiations and instead establish contractual relationships between artist and recording company. Deal Memo might further the interests of both parties. If the recording studio longs to take advantage of the artist rather swiftly, the Deal Memo would provide a vehicle. If the artist longs to ascertain if and when they will be paid.... Read More

Like any other business transaction, sale of a business encompasses myriad of considerations. Such considerations often involve risk and its allocations to the parties involved. Parties often have to negotiate and agree upon the price, the allocation of sale price to various assets included in the sale price, and tax ramifications of such asset allocation, among others. Hence, it is incumbent upon seller and purchaser of a business to carefully and prudently evaluate such business transaction.... Read More

Despite the fact most film studios and major production companies have their own distribution company affiliates in one form or another, independent production companies due to lack of adequate wherewithal have to rely on outside distribution entities. This article explores some of the most salient provisions of "Short Form" distribution agreements including but not limited to rights and obligations of participants, division of receipts and expenses.... Read More

Commercial leasing encompasses a rather disparate array of commercial properties ranging from shopping centers to multi-tenant buildings to free-standing buildings. In addition, the salience of lease in such context cannot be overemphasized as disparate scenarios warrant new tactics and approaches. In this article, we explore some of the most common legal issues associated with commercial leasing of shopping centers as relating to landlords and tenants.... Read More

With the advent of wholly newfound media and the ease to pirate songs, any meaningful tangible income from music publishing has drastically diminished. Consequently, it is incumbent upon music participants including but not limited to publishers, singers and songwriters to ascertain the fundamentals of music publishing income to some extent to monetize their hard earned commodity. In this article, we explore some of the salient types of music publishing income.... Read More

Despite the importance of having insurance in today's volatile risky business environment, having insurance does not literally translate into adequate applicable coverage. In other words, the business may be paying for some type of insurance; nonetheless, such coverage may not be needed, sufficient or both. Therefore, the salient inquiry is how to select business insurance reasonably adequate and applicable to the risks the business might be encountering in a foreseeable future.... Read More

Procuring and securing financial backing from investors constitutes the sine qua non of entertainment deals. in fact, lack or dearth of money is translated into death knell of the deal especially a motion picture project. Accordingly, it behooves project participants including investors underwriting a motion picture project and producers yearning the funding to prudently consummate the deal. This article presents some of the issues such deal participants should be wary of.... Read More