Mr. Fitzgerald specializes in entertainment and business litigation, with a particular emphasis on high value profit participation lawsuits. He has represented actors, producers, writers, directors, showrunners, musicians, professional athletes, production and distribution companies, the entertainment guilds, personal and business managers, and talent agents and agencies. Mr. Fitzgerald handles disputes in the areas of contract, profit participation and “vertical integration,” financing, distribution, copyright, trademark, trade secrets, partnership, franchise, fraud, rights of privacy, and defamation. He has written numerous articles on legal issues in the entertainment industry, has appeared on several panels discussing entertainment litigation, and has discussed legal issues in entertainment for media outlets such as The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, E! Online, the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, and KPCC’s “Air Talk” radio show. In addition, he has been named as a “Super Lawyer” for five years running, was a “Rising Star” for four years before that, and was named one of “Hollywood’s New Leaders” by Variety.