Joseph R. Taylor

Joseph R. Taylor


Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC

Recognized since 2016

Los Angeles, California

Practice Areas

Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television

Litigation - Intellectual Property

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Joseph R. Taylor is a partner in our Media & Entertainment Litigation Group.

Mr. Taylor represents individual and corporate clients from all over the world in litigation matters related to media, entertainment, intellectual property, sports, gaming, technology, hospitality, insurance and employment. He has tried and litigated to resolution hundreds of entertainment industry disputes over 30 years of practice. He often represents entertainment industry clients in matters against the six major American studios and their networks.

High-profile individuals and companies in numerous other industries and endeavors (including major consumer technology, sports, real estate, restaurant, insurance brokerage, and Internet companies) also turn to Joe for driven and detail-oriented advocacy in a wide range of disputes and administrative proceedings.

Mr. Taylor practices in California state and federal courts, New York federal courts, and the Federal Appellate Circuit. He also regularly represents clients in matters before the Writers Guild of America, the Directors Guild of America, and the Screen Actors Guild; before arbitration tribunals such as the American Arbitration Association, JAMS, and the IFTA Arbitration Tribunal; and before the California Department of Industrial Relations, and other California law enforcement agencies.

Mr. Taylor serves on the Advisory Board of the Ziffren Center for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law at UCLA School of Law. He has taught entertainment law classes at UCLA School of Law and Pepperdine Law School. Mr. Taylor regularly appears in Best Lawyers, Chambers USA, and Super Lawyers as a top entertainment lawyer.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 2029 Century Park East
    Los Angeles, CA 90067
Education
  • University of California Los Angeles, J.D., graduated 1987
  • University of Michigan, B.A.
Bar Admissions
  • California, The State Bar of California
Affiliations
  • UCLA School of Law Ziffren Center for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law - Advisory Board

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
Special Focus:
  • Litigation - Entertainment
Awards:
  • Chambers USA

  • Southern California "Super Lawyer"

Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Entertainment Law - Music

Publications

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