B&W attorneys are leaders in their fields, providing clients with the highest level of legal expertise and guidance. Representing a select group of entertainment industry professionals, attorneys at BLAKE & WANG understand entertainment projects and cater to the special requirements of clients in this business. Select a B&W attorney or staff member from one of the names listed below to view a complete biography.
Brandon A. Blake has practiced entertainment law in Los Angeles for the past eight years with the law firm BLAKE & WANG P.A. From a big firm background, his practice includes work exclusively for entertainment clientele in contract, corporate, distribution and financing, music, and packaging. Mr. Blake represents Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Grammy Award recognized producers, directors and artists and negotiates major motion picture distribution deals.
Attorney Experience
Currently in production, Mr. Blake is producing "The Presence" with Daniel Myrick, director of "The Blair Witch Project," and is representing "Winning Sounds Like This" with executive producer Garry Marshall and director Tom Hines (2008 Sundance Film Festival Nominee for "Chronic Town"). A small sample of completed projects represented by Mr. Blake include “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead” (2007) with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, and Marisa Tomei, “The Babysitters” (2007) with John Leguizamo and Cynthia Nixon, “American East” (2007) with Tony Shalhoub, and “Richard III” (2007) with David Carradine and Danny Trejo, among many other notable projects. A list of recent feature film projects Mr. Blake has represented can be found at www.imdb.com.
As an entertainment lawyer, Mr. Blake represents writers and animators of some of the best know works in the world, including the Bill Peet Estate (Creator of "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" and "Dumbo") and graphic novelist Mark Kalesniko (writer of "Mail Order Bride").
As a producers rep Mr. Blake represents films at major markets including the Cannes Film Festival, Sundance, FILMART in Hong Kong, and AFM. Most recently, Mr. Blake represented five feature films at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, including the Venice Film Festival Official Selection “Karoy: Revenge And Redemption.” As legal representative of the distribution company Magnepix, Mr. Blake is helping to expand distribution options for American filmmakers.
Attorney Distinctions
Mr. Blake attended The University of Texas School of Law, ranked one of the ten best law schools in the country, and acquired a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree. While in law school, Mr. Blake served as the editor-in-chief of the Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law and received the prestigious Kae L. Brockermeyer Endowed Presidential Scholarship In Law.
He has earned numerous distinctions as an entertainment lawyer, including serving as a legal advisor for Film Independent (formerly IFP/ LA). He is also the lawyer for the Annual Hollywood Seminar, now in its 19th year, which serves as a gathering of industry professionals and leaders. In the area of authorship, Mr. Blake has published articles on the entertainment industry in publications such as Indie Slate, FilmMaker Magazine, the Film & Television Law Quarterly, The Review of Entertainment and Sports Law, and LEGAmedia. A selection of articles is available online.
Mr. Blake has developed a strong network of partners in the entertainment and legal community. Mr. Blake is an active member of the American Bar Association, the Beverly Hills Bar Association Business Law and Entertainment Law sections, the State Bar of California Business Law and Entertainment Law sections, and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. As a community leader and supporter of charitable outreach, Mr. Blake provides services to California Lawyers for the Arts, the College Legal Clinic, Film Independent (formerly IFP/ LA), the Hollywood Seminar, and is an active board member of the Los Angeles Texas Exes. Additionally, Mr. Blake has served on the Beverly Hills Bar Association Citizens Law School Committee, Minority and Diversity Committee, Women in the Legal Profession, and the Barristers Committee for the Arts (CFTA).
Partner
Li Y. Wang
Practice Concentration: Li Wang brings an extensive background in dealing with the tax, regulatory, and accounting issues facing the entertainment industry, focusing specifically on distribution and auditing matters.
Education and Honors: The University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., Accounting with honors, Golden Key National Honor Society; The University of Texas at Austin, Master in Professional Accounting, with honors; The University of Texas
School of Law, J.D., Senior editor, Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports
Law, Law School Foundation.
Admitted to Practice: The State Bar of California and Texas, and the Federal Courts of the United States.
Professional Experience:
Corporate and general business: Expertise in special requirements of large firms - managed contract review projects at Jackson & Walker, LLP and Tivoli Systems, Inc. for multi-million dollar projects; provided audit and financial expertise to major software and entertainment firms.
Entertainment: Experience with major label musicians in acquiring music licenses and copyrights, and in auditing record labels over disputes in royalty payments, contract terms, and publishing issues. Served under the Governor at the Texas Music Office, responsible for music industry development and legal matters.
Individual and corporate tax: Extensive experience in corporate accounting - conducts tax research and planning on securities offerings; executes sophisticated tax planning for high dollar clients.
Pro Bono/ Professional/ Community Activities:
Bar Associations:State Bar of California, Entertainment Law Section; State Bar of Texas, Entertainment Law Section; American Bar Association; Beverly Hills Bar Association, Business Law, Entertainment Law, and Probate Trust and Estate Planning sections; LosAngeles County Bar Association.
Organizations: California Lawyers for the Arts; College Legal Clinic;
Graduate Business Network; active Texas Exes alumni; Women In Film.
Committees: Beverly Hills Bar Association Minority and Diversity
Committee, Women in the Legal Profession, Citizens Law School Committee,
Barristers Committee for the Arts (CFTA).
