 David
Friedlander practices entertainment and intellectual property law, and
is admitted to practice in New York and California. He counsels and handles
transactional matters for theatrical producers and creative personnel
on various Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theater productions, which
have included Spamalot, Movin’ Out, The Pillowman,
Democracy, Tea at Five, Our Lady of 121st Street,
Nine Parts of Desire, and Once Around the Sun. His clients
include Broadway and Off-Broadway producers and general managers, authors,
directors, independent film producers, literary and talent agents and
managers, publishers, recording studios, and regional theaters. He also
represents entertainment industry executives, handling employment agreements
and related matters. David is North American counsel for The Abbey Theatre
(Dublin), and represents The National New Play Network, Camp Broadway,
and art and design book publisher Pointed Leaf Press. He was a partner
in the entertainment law firm Lazarus & Harris LLP in New York City,
and opened his own office in 2005. David is former Secretary of the Entertainment Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section, as well as the State Bar of California. He served as Director of Business Affairs of The Dramatists Guild, the national association of playwrights, composers and lyricists. He has lectured at Columbia University School of Law, Brooklyn Law School, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and for Practising Law Institute and The International Licensing Industry Merchandiser's Association (LIMA). David is a graduate of Oberlin College and Brooklyn Law School.
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