Our law firm can give you advice and counsel and represent you in entertainment industry transactions, including reviewing and drafting contracts, negotiating deals related to film, television, commercials, campaigns, and spokesperson deals. We represent all above-the-line talent, including actors, actresses, children and families of all ages, talent agencies and agents, talent management companies and talent managers, production companies, producers, directors, and writers.

Our law firm handles entertainment-industry-related class-action lawsuits on behalf of plaintiffs, including contestant plaintiffs, in claims arising from reality game shows, reality competition shows, and other situations that cause business or personal harm, injury, wage loss, or other damages to dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of individuals who share a common experience or are involved in a common endeavor. This widespread harm can be caused by a company’s breach of contract, mistreatment or abuse of group members, broken promises, violations of California or federal law, or other conduct that misleads or deceives the public. We can help hold these companies accountable through class-action litigation.

Entertainment industry litigation is highly specialized, which means you will be best served by retaining an attorney who understands both the entertainment industry and all aspects of litigation. This is true whether your matter involves early negotiations or demands, mediation, formal arbitration, a hearing before the Labor Board, or proceedings in the California Superior Court or federal court system. We have an impeccable track record and extensive experience in these forums and in all areas of entertainment litigation.

At Pafundi Law Firm, we are passionate about helping current and future entertainment clients, colleagues, and associates around the world succeed in Hollywood and, when necessary, protecting the rights of those in need wherever they may be. We have a strong track record supporting this work and are dedicated to working with actors, actresses, and other above-the-line talent from Asia—particularly Japan and China—as well as from across Europe.

When a dispute arises in entertainment, we recognize that every claim is unique and requires personal attention and evaluation. Our clients need an experienced litigator to level the playing field, protect their rights, and zealously advocate for them. We begin by counseling clients to determine the best course of action, whether through an early negotiation or demand, mediation, formal arbitration, a hearing before the Labor Board, or proceedings in the Superior or Appellate Courts.

At Pafundi Law Firm, we bring the same fierce advocacy and proven track record to aviation accident cases that we bring to all serious injury and wrongful death matters. Robert Pafundi is not only a seasoned trial attorney, but also a licensed pilot with instrument and multi-engine centerline ratings.

He understands aviation from both a legal and technical perspective and has successfully handled complex cases involving commercial aviation accidents, private aircraft accidents, mid-air collisions, and helicopter accidents over both land and sea, including medical transport aircraft.

Whether you are facing the devastating aftermath of an aviation accident or the tragic loss of a loved one, do not allow insurance companies or other responsible parties to confuse, manipulate, or undervalue your claim. We fight for full and fair compensation, and our results speak for themselves, with millions of dollars recovered for our clients through settlements, arbitrations, and trials.

Robert Pafundi was invited to testify before both the California State Assembly and Senate on two different proposed bills related to protecting children in the entertainment industry, and both bills not only passed but were signed into law by their respective governors. He has also been retained and has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings before the Los Angeles Superior Court over the course of his career and continues to be available to provide expert-witness services.

Do not allow insurance companies to confuse, manipulate, or low-ball you and your loved ones who have been injured or lost someone due to the wrongdoing of others. Robert Pafundi has a long and very successful history of acting as legal counsel for people who have been seriously injured and the families of those tragically killed in accidents of all kinds. This includes assault and battery cases, automobile accidents, bubble ball (sometimes called bubble soccer) accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, slip-and-fall and trip-and-fall cases, and accidents caused by defectively designed or manufactured products. When it comes to the entertainment industry, we handle all forms of defamation, including libel and slander claims. We have successfully settled, arbitrated, and tried court cases that have resulted in clients collecting many millions of dollars.

Pafundi Law Firm provides legal advice and assistance to film producers and production companies at every stage of their businesses, from startups still in development to long-established businesses, winding-down entities, and companies involved in litigation. This includes:

• Corporate formation
• Loan-out companies for above-the-line talent
• Operating agreements
• Corporate bylaws
• Issuance of federal tax identification numbers
• Partnership agreements
• Corporate compliance documents
• Employment agreements
• Independent contractor/employee status evaluations under California Assembly Bill 5
• Litigation of disputes

Children have significant rights to disaffirm, void, or terminate contracts that have not been affirmed by the court, and there are many valid reasons why they should have this power. Properly handling film, television, and talent-agency contracts for minors in the entertainment industry—including court ratification of a minor’s contract—is vital to protecting a film production, television show, or talent agency from potentially serious legal problems. Pafundi Law Firm has successfully petitioned the court on behalf of independent production companies, major studios, and talent agencies hundreds of times and is experienced in this area of law.

Robert Pafundi is the author of “SAFE STARDOM: How to Protect Your Children on Their Road to Fame” (Dunham Books, publisher). His perspective comes from being the only known California attorney who was also, earlier in his entertainment career, the owner of The Mary Grady Agency (“MGA Talent”), a world-famous SAG-franchised talent agency historically known as “The Original Hollywood Children’s Agency.” During that time, he represented well over 2,500 entertainment children and families in film, television, and commercial work. Pafundi Law Firm has helped countless acting families negotiate entertainment contracts, understand those contracts before they are signed, and negotiate and close film and television contracts with producers and major studios, including Disney, Nickelodeon, ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX.