We represent authors at all stages of their careers -- world renowned ‎bestselling authors, and those who are being published for the first time.We represent some of the world’s most successful producers and creative talent, as well as owners of important films, novels and other works on which musicals and plays are based. Whether we handle a transaction in its entirety, or act as due diligence counsel, we are keenly aware of what distinguishes entertainment businesses from others being purchased or sold. We represent actors, directors, writers and other talent in all aspects of the motion picture, television, theater and digital media industries.Our attorneys are at the forefront of new developments in the production and exploitation of branded entertainment. Copyright is an essential component of almost every transaction involving creators and users of intellectual property and we provide experienced guidance. We counsel corporate clients in their business strategies, organize corporations and partnerships, and negotiate and draft a wide variety of agreements for major public corporations and privately held businesses.Our clients include documentary and other non-fiction producers; broadcasters; authors of books and writers of screenplays; digital and print publishers; playwrights and lyricists. We guide clients across the ever-changing legal and business landscape of digital content. Clients range from multinational corporations to early stage venture companies that offer news, music, satire, commentary, children's programming, and other forms of information and entertainment.Our clients produce and direct documentaries and other non-fiction series and films for broadcast and cable television; radio; web series and podcasts, SVOD and theatrical release.The firm represents executives at the highest levels of major entertainment, media, and advertising organizations. We help them structure and negotiate their employment agreements whether for new positions, the extension of existing agreements, or the structuring of settlement and separation packages. We represent clients in licensing, merchandising, and endorsements including established brands, celebrities, and authors. Our motion picture practice covers the full spectrum of the movie business. It includes advising independent film producers on financing, co-production, production, and distribution agreements; guiding directors, talent, screenwriters and distributors; and representing some of the world’s leading authors in their film rights deals with major studios. We represent recording artists, composers, major record labels and independent labels, music publishers, conductors, producers and managers.We represent presenters, producers, management companies and artists across a broad spectrum of the performing arts including theater, opera and other music.The firm's television practice covers a broad spectrum of programming across broadcast, cable, and online platforms.

Rose H. Schwartz

Rose H. Schwartz

Rose's began her career as an associate at FWRV and she has been part of the firm ever since. Her areas of practice cover the spectrum of entertainment ventures including motion pictures, television, the performing arts, publishing, new media and music.

Rose is an Adjunct Professor of Law at NYU Law School, where she has taught Entertainment Law since 1985. She has lectured extensively in the United States and in Europe on entertainment law topics and has developed symposia for business executives and attorneys.

She has been listed as a New York Metro and Top Women "Super Lawyer" in the field of Entertainment & Sports, beginning in 2006. Rose is a member of the American Bar Association and its Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section; the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) East Coast; the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (New York Chapter); The Authors Guild (member-at-large); and New York Women in Film and Television. For over two decades, Rose has received an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, recognizing that she has been deemed by her peers to demonstrate the highest level of ethical standards and legal ability.

Representative Work

Business affairs and legal consultant for pre-eminent US opera company in media and organizational activities including worldwide live theatrical transmissions; television distribution; new works commissions; key employment arrangements; house rentals and presentations; in-house streaming service; publishing, record, radio and new media ventures.
Production counsel for producers, production companies and authors of scripted and unscripted television projects, theatrical films and television productions, as well as ancillary exploitation of this programming.
Representing record companies, composers, artists and producers: recording and publishing, soundtrack, live concert performance, television specials.
Representing fiction and non-fiction authors in a broad range of projects, from publication and collaboration agreements to films and documentaries.
Counsel to management companies, literary agents and educational institutions as well as new business enterprises including exploitation of royalty streams.
Representation of producers, composers, bookwriters, lyricists and underlying rightsholders of theater and performance arts projects.