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The past informs the present. Perhaps that’s why Partner Peter Strand is a nationally-recognized music lawyer—his past included a stint as bass guitarist for the rock band Yipes in the late 1970’s and 1980’s. Recently, the Wisconsin...
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Prior to becoming an attorney, LSGA partner Peter Strand played and recorded as a full time touring musician with several bands. One of those bands, Yipes, will inducted to the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) Hall of Fame. All five band members wi...
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On March 20, partner Thomas Leavens spoke to the DePaul Entertainment Law Society at DePaul University Law School in Chicago as a panel member on the topic of “How To REALLY Work in Entertainment Law.” Joining him on the panel were Marci Rolnik of ...
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LSGA partner Peter Strand was interviewed for Entrepreneur.com in an article titled "What You Need to Know About Music Licensing for Your Business." Businesses might violate copyrights by playing music for their customers. Check out the article HERE.
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Partner Jerry Glover recently spoke at a meeting of the Intellectual Property Committee for the Chicago Bar Association. He discussed the recent Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals decision in a case involving a documentary concerning comedian Joan Riv...
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Partner Jerry Glover spoke to the Northwestern Law School Arts & Entertainment Law Society on February 21. Along with fellow attorneys Hal Kessler and Marci Rolnick, Glover discussed his career as an entertainment attorney and his recommendat...
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The February 5, 2013 issue of The Chicago Lawyer Magazine includeS an article about Chicago entertainment lawyers. All four of LSGA’s partners were interviewed and are quoted extensively in this article. To read the article, go here: http://...
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Thomas Leavens was a featured speaker on January 31, 2013, at the DePaul University’s tri-college Centennial Celebration for the Dreiehaus College of Business, College of Law, and School of Music entitled “The Changing Business and Legal Landscape of ...
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LSGA'S David Adler has a guest blog at the Premiere Creative blog about the legal issues related to domain names and URLs. The Premiere Creative blog deals with topics such as SEO, content marketing, online ads and more. Adler's article, which talks about...
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On Monday, November 5, 2012, Heather Liberman participated in a panel along with two other Chicago-based attorneys entitled “The Emerging Hues of Protecting Creativity and Individuality: Checklists for IP and Entertainment Transactions” at the Loyola ...
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Partner Jerry Glover was quoted in an article for the October 23 issue of The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (subscription required) concerning celebrity endorsement contract morals clauses and the Lance Armstrong affair. A morals clause allows a company hiri...
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On Monday evening, Oct. 22, the Search Engine Journal #SocialChat community on Twitter discussed the legal considerations businesses must keep in mind when using social media. LSGA pargner David Adler was the guest legal expert. Read the entire chat and i...
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LSGA's own Heather Liberman will lend her expertise to Wills for Heroes this Saturday.
Wills for Heroes programs provide essential legal documents free of charge to our nation’s first responders, including wills, living wills, and powers of attorney.&n...
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Chambers USA’s 2012 edition of lawyer ratings has once again named Leavens, Strand, Glover & Adler, LLC as a “Band 1” law firm in Illinois for Media and Entertainment Transactional law. Chambers USA is published annually by Chambers & ...
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The annual “Top Business Lawyers in Illinois” edition of Leading Lawyers Magazine has been published. The magazine has named LSGA Partners Jerry Glover, Tom Leavens and Peter Strand as Leading Lawyers in the following areas: Advertising and Media, Cop...
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Jed Enlow, of counsel to LSGA, was recently interviewed by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin about his career and recent work with the new STEVE HARVEY show. Enlow joined LSGA in August 2012 and will be the Production Attorney for the talk show which will pr...
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We are excited to announce that entertainment and media attorney Jed Enlow has become Of Counsel at Leavens, Strand, Glover & Adler, LLC.
Enlow’s immediate assignment is to serve as the Production Attorney for the upcoming NBC daytime television ta...
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On August 2, 2012, Partner Jerry Glover will speak at the annual national convention of the American Bar Association. He will be a member of a panel discussing “Legal Issues in Film and Television and the Illinois Tax Incentives for Filmmakers” ...
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Partner Jerry Glover has been named a top entertainment lawyer in Chicago by Best Lawyers Magazine, 2012 edition. Mr. Glover was one of only two lawyers named in that category. Leavens, Strand, Glover & Adler was also named one of the top entert...
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LSGA Partner Peter Strand has been re-elected to the National Board of Trustees of the Recording Academy for a second term. The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the Recording Academy (the Grammy organization). Peter represents the Ch...
