The firm is pleased to announce that Partners Lisa Callif and Chris Perez have been honored in Variety’s 2025 “Legal Impact Report,” an esteemed annual list of leading entertainment industry litigators… Full story

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Congratulations to our clients who have won awards at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The Donaldson + Callif team is over the moon for our client’s accomplishments at this year’s… Full story

Upcoming releases include BILLY JOEL AND SO IT GOES and Eva Victor’s feature directorial debut – SORRY, BABY from A24. Check out the full list below! Full story

Partners Lisa Callif and Dean Cheley were recognized by Variety as part of the 2016 Dealmakers Impact Report. Lisa was highlighted for her work securing funding for documentaries that bring… Full story

Fair use has existed as a court-created concept since the 1800s, and has been in the U.S. Copyright Act since 1978. However, the four nonexclusive factors listed in the Act… Full story

 As featured in Indiewire, Sundance has published a list of the best documentary features released at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, and Donaldson + Callif is proud to announce that… Full story

Few have heard of the Librarian of Congress, but the person holding this office not only oversees the U.S. Copyright Office, but also decides what content deserves copyright protection. The… Full story

The Daily Journal named partners Michael Donaldson and Lisa Callif as Top Entertainment Lawyers in 2015 for their success in representing independent filmmakers. Michael has established himself in the entertainment… Full story

Daily Journal published Partner Christopher Perez’s article, “Filmmakers must be free to exercise fair use rights,” addressing the Copyright Office’s pending exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), granting… Full story

Partners Michael Donaldson and Christopher Perez have been working with the Intellectual Property Clinic at the UC Irvine School of Law, led by Jack Lerner, to appeal to the U.S.… Full story

Be sure to catch as many of these great films as you can if you’re heading to Tribeca!   Autism in Love – Matt FullerTom Swift and His Electric Rifle… Full story