About Gloria Franke Shaw
The biggest names in entertainment and media trust Gloria Franke Shaw to protect their most important assets: their intellectual property. From defending against copyright infringement claims to litigating breach of contract disputes, Gloria understands how to balance legal perils, business interests and publicity concerns to protect her clients' creativity, freedom of expression and bottom line.
Innovative solutions for complex business realities
Gloria develops creative solutions for her clients' business and legal problems by uncovering what is truly important for all sides in a dispute and reaching consensus when possible. Understanding the business and technological complexities behind a contentious dispute allows Gloria to achieve the best possible outcome for her clients without damaging their business, creative works, goals or reputation. Gloria has extensive experience with how copyright, trademark, idea submission and defamation claims play out in court and in the media, and she works with her clients to balance the pros and cons of each way forward to find the solution that works best for them.
"Gloria Shaw at Katten is one of the best litigators I've worked with on entertainment-related claims. She is responsive, effective, cost-efficient and results-oriented. I would highly recommend her."
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2020 "Best Law Firms"
(Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television) survey response
Practice Focus
- Complex litigation matters, including copyright, trademark, idea submission, right of publicity, defamation, media law, profit participation, licensing, distribution and other contract disputes
- All stages of litigation in arbitration as well as state, federal and appellate courts
- Risk analysis for publications and/or creative works, including defamation and right of publicity issues
- Chain of title analysis for creative works
- Pre-litigation advice on issues such as the scope of intellectual property rights, contract interpretation, and media and entertainment content
- Employment litigation matters and pre-litigation advice including wage and hour, covenants not to compete, PAGA (Private Attorneys General Act) collective claims, ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) violations, WGA (Writers Guild of America) issues and employee contract disputes
Representative Experience
News
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June 16, 2020
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June 11, 2019
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July 27, 2017
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June 6, 2016
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April 13, 2016
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June 8, 2015
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March 24, 2015
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August 5, 2014
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May 1, 2014
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Publications
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ContributorTriannual
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June 11, 2010
Presentations and Events
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Facilitator | Section 230: Everything You Love and Hate About The InternetJanuary 27–February 2, 2021
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Panelist | Entertainment LawSeptember 30–October 6, 2020
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February 6–8, 2020
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MLRC's 17th Annual Entertainment & Media Law ConferenceSpeaker | Social Media in CrisisJanuary 16, 2020
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Facilitator| Hot Issues in EntertainmentJanuary 31–February 2, 2019
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Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association Spring Seminar 2017Co-presenter | Copyright Year in ReviewMay 5, 2017