When a Handshake Meant Something: The Rise of Entertainment Law in Post-Paramount Hollywood.

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      KAPLAN, Leon
    • Abstract:
      The article looks at the role of lawyer Leon Kaplan in negotiating the motivations of corporate finance and radical art in the U.S. motion picture industry. Topics discussed include the approach of Kaplan and his law firm Kaplan, Livingston, Goodwin, Berkowitz & Selvin to legal work in Hollywood, emergence of entertainment law in the 1950s due to the increasing role of lawyers in production and distribution, and expansion of the service offered by Kaplan to serve all the needs of his clients.