Atty. Dionne Gordon
Dionne Gordon is counsel to the Entertainment group and has a range of experience in entertainment transactions and production. She specializes in unscripted television, entertainment news, talk shows and live productions for both broadcast and cable television.
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Dionne Gordon is a entertainment attorney based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC. Admitted to practice in California, The State Bar of California. Educated at Seton Hall University (J.D., 2014) and University of Southern California (B.A). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Entertainment and Sports Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — The Legal 500 (2026). Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Dionne Gordon is counsel to the Entertainment group and has a range of experience in entertainment transactions and production
- She specializes in unscripted television, entertainment news, talk shows and live productions for both broadcast and cable television
- Ms. Gordon is recognized in Variety’s 2023 Legal Impact Report for her work in Entertainment law
- Additionally, The Legal 500 lists her as a “Key Lawyer” in Media & Entertainment for 2023 and Best Lawyers in America included her in the "Ones to Watch" editions for Entertainment and Sports Law in 2024-2025
- Most recently, Ms. Gordon worked in-house at Embassy Row Entertainment and NBC Universal
- At Embassy Row Ms. Gordon handled development and production deals with various networks, structuring and negotiating deals with creatives, financiers, and on-camera talent
- She also handled production legal on many projects addressing rights issues, risk-analysis, intellectual property and fair-use
- At NBC Universal, Ms. Gordon handled production legal for broadcast television, specializing in news and live programs
- In addition to risk-analysis, licensing, and negotiating producer and talent agreements, she directed legal training for entertainment news programs
- She educated producers, editors and writers on defamation, privacy, intellectual property, rights and clearances and network standards and practices
- Ms. Gordon also worked in business affairs for studio and cable groups at NBC, handling development, production, talent agreements and agency packages
- She also has experience in sports law, formerly consulting for the NBA’s New Jersey Nets (now the Brooklyn Nets) in negotiating television agreements
- Ms. Gordon has also worked on the creative side of entertainment
- She is a graduate of USC’s Cinematic Arts Peter Stark Producing Program, and before practicing law developed film and television projects for award winning producers and writer-directors
- She is admitted to practice in California
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Entertainment lawyers for music, film, sports contracts, talent representation, and IP licensing.
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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