SINGER WEINSTEN WOLF & JONELIS LLP — formerly Lavely & Singer, and continuing in its over-45-year legacy with the same guiding attorneys — is one of the world's premier talent-side entertainment and business litigation firms.
Continuing in its over-45-year legacy with the same guiding attorneys, Singer Weinsten Wolf & Jonelis (formerly Lavely & Singer, and renamed in 2026) is renowned for our unyielding representation of A-list clients, entertainment innovators, public figures, business leaders and high net worth individuals, in high-stakes cases. The firm represents a vast array of clients including a lion's share of Hollywood's most famous, celebrated and prestigious actors, producers, directors, writers, recording artists and other individuals and entities in and affiliated with the entertainment industry. We generally do not represent the studios, networks, or major labels, concentrating principally on the unique needs of individuals -- talent, public figures, business leaders and high-net-worth individuals.
The firm's practice encompasses entertainment and business litigation in State and Federal Courts, including intellectual property, copyright and trademark litigation, media law, right of publicity and privacy law, defamation, contract disputes, business disputes and torts, real estate law, employment law, Internet-domain name and cyber law, and more, and in matters before specialized tribunals such as the California Labor Commissioner proceedings and the arbitration boards of the Hollywood talent guilds. Our clients' legal needs fall broadly into two categories. First, we represent clients against the tabloids and other media and internet outlets in disputes which arise prior to, as well as after, the publication of articles which defame the clients or invade their privacy. We also police the manner in which the names and likenesses of our clients are commercially exploited throughout the world. Second, we represent clients in the resolution and litigation of a broad range of business, employment and real estate disputes, and entertainment industry disputes, including copyright and other intellectual property disputes, contract breaches, and business torts.
The Daily Journal has named the firm (formerly Lavely & Singer, and renamed in 2026) one of the top boutiques in California. Singer Weinsten Wolf & Jonelis (formerly Lavely & Singer) is RANKED #1 in "CHAMBERS USA 2008", and a leading firm in "CHAMBERS USA 2010" and in "CHAMBERS USA 2011", in the practice areas of Media & Entertainment Litigation. The Chambers USA 2008 profile describes the firm (formerly Lavely & Singer) as a whole as continuing "to do spectacular work" on behalf of its entertainment clients, with its success attributed to the winning combination of being "aggressive in representing the interests of its clients" and "immensely respected for its achievements". The Chambers USA 2011 profile describes the firm as having "a tremendous and well-earned reputation for the representation of A-list plaintiff clients."
We are tenacious problem-solvers for our clients. Our team of skilled and fierce litigators have a reputation for achieving results. Founded by California’s leading authorities in entertainment and privacy law, including by Martin “Marty” Singer, our attorneys are committed to providing clients with the highest level of legal service in the dynamic and ever-changing fields of entertainment and business litigation, and reputation and brand protection.
