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October 13, 2026

Ray Seilie Weighs In on Political Questions Surrounding DOJ’s Fox-Roku Merger Review

Ray Seilie was recently featured in Global Competition Review examining the Department of Justice’s antitrust review of Fox Corporation’s proposed $22 billion merger with Roku and the potential role of politics in the agency’s decision-making. ......

October 8, 2026

Ashlee Difuntorum Appointed as Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Entertainment Law Section Program Chair

The firm is pleased to share that Ashlee Difuntorum was recently appointed as Program Chair of the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s (BHBA) Entertainment Law Section. BHBA’s Entertainment Section is widely recognized as one of the ......

September 14, 2026

Ashlee Difuntorum Speaks to TheWrap About MS NOW’s Direct-to-Consumer Subscription Model

Ashlee Difuntorum was recently quoted in TheWrap in the article, “Can MS NOW Harness Cable News Loyalty Into a Membership Business?” where she examines the launch of MS NOW’s first direct-to-consumer membership option. The $7.99 ......

September 10, 2026

Ray Seilie Provides Insight on DOJ Review of Fox-Roku Deal in Los Angeles Times

Ray Seilie was recently featured in the Los Angeles Times article “DOJ seeks more information on $22 billion Roku deal after Trump blasts ouster of Fox News host,” where he provides insight into the U.S. ......

September 9, 2026

Ashlee Difuntorum Examines the Future of Emmy Broadcast Rights and the Clip Economy in Forbes

Ashlee Difuntorum’s recent Forbes article, “The Next Primetime Emmy Awards Broadcast Deal Must Reckon With The Clip Economy,” examines the future of the Primetime Emmy Awards’ broadcast rights and how the television industry’s evolving “clip ......

September 1, 2026

Ashlee Difuntorum Authors Forbes Article on What Meta’s $18 Billion Settlement Means for the Creator Economy

In Ashlee Difuntorum’s latest Forbes article, titled “Meta’s $18 Billion Settlement Complicates Brand-Creator Deals On Social Media,” she unpacks Meta’s settlement to resolve claims that Instagram and Facebook were designed to addict children and illegally collect ......

August 19, 2026

Ray Seilie Featured in IndieWire Article Examining Disney and ABC’s First Amendment Lawsuit Against the FCC

Ray Seilie was recently quoted in an IndieWire article titled “Disney and ABC Pushing Back on the Trump FCC Is a Sneaky, Low-Risk Move That Could Make Them Look Like Heroes” where he examines Disney ......

August 10, 2026

Bloomberg Law Interviews Ray Seilie on the Legal Implications of Perplexity AI’s Defeated Bid to Toss Reddit’s Data Scraping Lawsuit

Ray Seilie was recently quoted in Bloomberg Law’s article, “Reddit Gives Content Hosts an Upper Hand Against AI Scraping (1),” as he examined the legal implications of Reddit’s successful defeat of Perplexity AI Inc. and ......

August 4, 2026

Ray Seilie Speaks to Vulture About State Attorneys General Request for Trial in Warner Bros. Paramount Antitrust Case

Ray Seilie was recently featured in the Vulture article “Hollywood’s Hottest Fall Drama Is the Warnermount Merger,” where he shed light on the upcoming trial between numerous state attorneys general and Paramount, as its $110 ......

August 3, 2026

Ashlee Difuntorum’s Forbes Article Delves into How Spider-Man: Brand New Day Ushers In a New Era of Brand Integration

Ashlee Difuntorum recently published an article entitled “Spider-Man: Brand New Day Slings Record Brand Deals. The Brands On Screen Tell The Real Story” in Forbes. In the article, Ashlee explores how Spider-Man: Brand New Day ......

July 21, 2026

Ashlee Difuntorum speaks to HR Brew About Workday’s AI Class Action Lawsuit, Mobley v. Workday

Ashlee Difuntorum was recently quoted in an HR Brew article titled “Workday’s AI lawsuit keeps spotlight on AI-powered recruiting as case works through courts.” The article discusses the class action lawsuit Mobley v. Workday, which ......

July 15, 2026

Ray Seilie Speaks to IndieWire and GCR About the 12-State Antitrust Lawsuit Attempting to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. $110 Billion Merger

Ray Seilie was recently quoted in an IndieWire article titled “8 Big Questions to Make Sense of the Antitrust Suit Trying to Block the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery Merger” and in a Global Competition ......