Stulberg & Walsh, LLP (formerly Broach &Stulberg, LLP) represents executives, professionals and other employees in the media and entertainment industries, including social media, online broadcasts, digital and other publications, music, television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and advertising.These clients include publishers, editors, staff writers, producers, directors, commentators, make-up artists, advertising executives, and creative directors.
In addition to counseling concerning basic employment-related matters [see Employment Law Practice], the firm advises and represents these clients about matters unique to their workplaces and employment status, including:
- Compensation (salary, bonus, royalties, per-submission fees)
- Defamation;
- Employment, retention, separation, severance and consulting agreements;
- Investigations, internal proceedings and litigation concerning content disputes;
- Restrictive covenants (non-competition, non-solicitation);
- Employment and consulting agreements addressing ownership and use of intellectual property;
- Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements;
- Corporate restructuring, consolidation, merger, sales,successorship;
- Breach of contract, implied contract, the duty of good faith and fair dealing;
- Misclassification and independent contractor issues, including withholding of benefits, non-payment of wages, bonuses, commissions and deferred income, exclusion from employee protections;
- Union and other protected, concerted activity; and
- Free speech rights.