The Idell Firm is a San Francisco/Sonoma/Napa law firm established in 1986 with a litigation and transaction practice. Richard J. Idell, founding partner, focuses primarily on the entertainment industry and the wine industry. On the entertainment side, he has been a premier entertainment lawyer for over 33 years and advises on live entertainment issues, music law, film projects, book publishing and related business and intellectual property issues, internet issues and the convergence of entertainment content and technology. He represents promoters, venues and rock and roll festivals. He also handles licensing and a variety of other entertainment transaction matters. On the wine industry side of the practice, he represents and advises wineries, vineyard owners and other wine industry businesses on a variety of IP, business and real estate issues: trademark/branding, regulatory/environmental issues, winery and vineyard acquisition, Williamson Act, real property matters including permitting of wineries and tasting rooms, zoning, easements, vineyard leases, grape contracts, custom crush agreements and alternating proprietorship agreements. He handles litigation on complex business disputes, corporate, partnership and limited liability company issues, real estate, including land use and environmental issues, Internet, copyright, trademark, unfair competition, publicity, insurance, tort matters, personal injury, investment losses and a variety of other areas. He represents companies, including for formation, maintenance of corporate form and corporate governance. Mr. Idell is also a mediator and arbitrator and serves on the American Arbitration Association ADR Panels. See: www.idellfirm.com for additional information.Specialties: Live Performance Issues, Internet Issues, Film, Music, Copyright, Trademark, Branding, Wine Law, Beverage Law, Litigation, including Provisional Relief, Land Use and Real Estate, Complex Business Disputes, Mediation and Arbitration.
Listed skills include Licensing, Litigation, Trademarks, Mediation, and 46 others.