Introducing the Firm

For more than 25 years Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard has represented and counseled clients in the areas of entertainment law (including theatre, dance, music, film and broadcast and cable television), publishing, copyright, trademark (including administering trademark portfolios and devising low cost anti-counterfeiting programs), art law and digital media (in arts and entertainment, software and online technologies), licensing, commercial/corporate transactions, trusts and estates, real estate, and of course litigation.

Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard’s clients include well-known organizations and individuals in motion pictures, television, book publishing, the visual arts, theatre, and dance. Our attorneys have written the leading books on television contracts and art law and several have been chairs of bar association committees on copyright law, new technologies, entertainment, theatre, and performing arts. Many of our attorneys speak before industry and bar association groups and have taught courses in their fields at prominent law schools.

Our 33 attorneys are devoted to providing first-rate services in the entertainment and intellectual property fields. We hope to have the opportunity to include you among our clients and obtain your trust and confidence.