PRACTICE
Consultations, negotiation support, and expert witness services.
Mr. Zucker is available across the following areas of entertainment law and television industry practice.
01
Participation & Audit Disputes
Mr. Zucker led the comprehensive revision of the Warner Bros. profit definition to address emerging digital distribution models, including SVOD and EST platforms. He personally negotiated the revised definition with leading talent law firms and agencies.
Profit definitions and backend participation
Imputed license fees in related-party transactions
Custom and practice in participation disputes
Interpretation and enforcement of contingent compensation provisions
02
Contract Negotiation & Industry Custom
Over the course of his career, Mr. Zucker has overseen the drafting, negotiation, and enforcement of thousands of agreements across development, production, and distribution.
Talent agreements and personal services agreements
Development and production agreements
Co-production and acquisition agreements
Licensing agreements across domestic and international platforms
03
License Agreements &
Streaming Transition
Mr. Zucker drafted and negotiated early extended-term broadcast licenses and some of the
first streaming licensing templates with emerging SVOD platforms including Apple, Netflix, and Amazon.
Broadcast and streaming license structures
Related-party license methodologies
Customary terms across platforms and territories
04
Legal Clearance & Fact-Based Programming
Mr. Zucker oversaw the Warner Bros. Television legal clearance department for over two decades and developed clearance procedures applied across thousands of hours of programming.
Clearance risk during development and production
Review of fact-based and "inspired by" programming
Expert testimony on customary clearance standards and procedures
05
Employment Investigations & Industry Practice
Mr. Zucker has extensive experience overseeing workplace investigations and advising on the interpretation of guild agreements and personal services contracts in connection with employment disputes.
Customary investigative procedures in the entertainment industry
Studio and producer obligations
Contractual consequences of misconduct findings
Guild provisions and termination practices
Discuss your matter
Inquiries are reviewed personally. Conflict checks performed promptly.