AREAS OF FOCUS
ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA
Dispute resolution for the global business of content
Neutral arbitration and mediation services for complex entertainment and media disputes involving content rights, talent, production, licensing, distribution, and digital platforms—including international and cross-border matters.
RIGHTS &
OWNERSHIP
Copyright, trademark, publicity, chain-of-title, and licensing disputes
TALENT &
PARTICIPATIONS
Credit, compensation, accounting, and profit-participation disputes
PRODUCTION
& DISTRIBUTION
Development, financing, production, licensing, and distribution disputes
DIGITAL &
EMERGING
Streaming, platforms, games, AI, and technology-related disputes
SECTOR EXPERIENCE & APPROACH
THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE CONTENT—UNDERSTOOD FROM THE INSIDE out
Entertainment and media disputes rarely concern only a single contract or isolated right. They often combine questions of ownership, chain of title, creative control, credit, compensation, accounting, licensing, distribution, corporate relationships, and reputation—frequently across multiple platforms and jurisdictions.
Rainey brings more than 19 years of experience at the intersection of entertainment, media, intellectual property, technology, and dispute resolution. His background includes senior legal and business-affairs leadership for a publicly traded media company with a global catalog of more than 800 film and television titles, as well as service as General Counsel of Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment.
That industry experience informs a neutral approach grounded in careful preparation, efficient and proportionate procedure, clear communication, and a practical understanding of the rights and commercial relationships at stake.
SELECTED QUALIFICATIONS
Former General Counsel of Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment
CREATOR & IP
RIGHTS
MEDIA
LEADERSHIP
Senior legal and business-affairs responsibility for a global portfolio of more than 800 film and television titles
INTERNATIONAL
&CROSS-BORDER
Experience involving content rights and commercial relationships across multiple jurisdictions
APPOINTMENT INQUIRIES
SEEKING A NEUTRAL FOR AN ENTERTAINMENT
OR MEDIA DISPUTE?
Contact Rainey LLP to request availability for arbitration or mediation.