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Published: September 6, 2023
Talent and literary management firm Elevate Entertainment has created a podcast division, Highwire. The new unit will produce scripted and unscripted podcasts featuring in-house talent and unaffiliated guests. The division will launch with an initial slate of four unscripted podcasts. Details regarding its initial set of shows have not yet been released.
Published: September 6, 2023
The digital media platform Wondermind is in development on a mental health docuseries that aims to shed light on some struggles within the tennis industry. Each one-hour episode will feature candid conversations with athletes as they discuss the challenges they face both on and off the court.
Published: September 1, 2023
Creators and Weintraub clients Chris Olsen and Ms Rachel were winners at the 13th Annual Streamy Awards. Chris Olsen, a social media and TikTok star, won the Short Form Category. Ms Rachel, a YouTube creator with a highly successful learning channel for toddlers, won in the Kids and Family category.
The Streamy Awards is the foremost recognition within the creator community, honoring excellence in a variety of content verticals and areas of expertise. Nominees and Winners of the Streamy Awards include individuals and organizations with global audiences making some of the most innovative and well-watched programming in the world. The live Streamy Awards broadcast is attended by creators with aggregate audiences in the hundreds of millions and is watched by millions of fans worldwide.
Published: August 31, 2023
Weintraub client At Will Media launched the new thriller podcast series Possession on Audible, starring Lamorne Morris from New Girl, Ebon Moss-Bachrach from The Bear, and Kylie Bunbury from Big Sky. The series was co-written and co-created by Weintraub client Matthew Derby, and follows a pair of expecting parents as they navigate the struggles of life and marriage in a new town.
Published: August 30, 2023
The popular podcast series Moriarty: The Silent Order, set in the Sherlock Holmes universe, has announced a lineup of new actors joining the show for its second season. Helen Mirren, Anya Chalotra, Ross McCall, and Arielle Goldman will star alongside the mystery thriller’s returning cast, which includes Dominic Monaghan as Professor James Moriarty and Phil LaMarr as Sherlock Holmes.
Published: August 29, 2023
Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that Daniel C. Kim has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the California Lawyers Association, commonly known as TEXCOM. Comprised of 35 attorneys who volunteer their time for six-year terms, TEXCOM works towards logical development of the law in the field of trusts and estates.
Published: August 29, 2023
On August 12th, the Northeastern & Central California and Northern Nevada Chapter of Make-A-Wish hosted its 2023 Make-A-Wish® Poker Tournament, celebrating 40 years of granting wishes for children with critical illnesses. This year’s event raised more than $135,000 to support kids in the greater Sacramento area.
Weintraub shareholder Mark Ellinghouse won the tournament, doing both good and well!
Learn more about this chapter’s work or see future events on their website here.
Published: August 23, 2023
In an August 22, 2023, article for The Information, Weintraub shareholder and IP attorney Scott Hervey provided guidance on what can be copyrighted under existing U.S. Copyright Office rulings when it comes to AI-generated material.
Published: August 23, 2023
Three Weintraub attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year” in the milestone 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, earning four prestigious “Lawyer of the Year” awards.
Published: August 22, 2023
In an August 21, 2023, article for ABC10 covering the brewing feud between local breweries Shred Beer Company and Slice Beer Company, Weintraub litigator Josiah Prendergast, who represents Shred Beer Company, gave a statement speaking to Shred Beer’s feelings about the lawsuit and affirming their commitment to creating a quality product throughout the course of the legal process.
