"Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often the real loser -- in fees, expenses and waste of time."

-- Abraham Lincoln

Our vision at EMI is to present a positive dispute resolution environment which is non-confrontational and supportive of the parties and their desires to achieve their objectives.

Mediations are conducted in a balanced and fair atmosphere, arriving at a settlement which the parties ultimately design for themselves.

EMI's industry experts provide guidance, which the parties can live with, long-term, while they get on with their other important business dealings.



Entertainment Mediation Institute
468 North Camden Drive
Suite 250
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310.295.4134

 

EMI Mediation provides a confidential, cost-effective means to resolve disputes.

EMI's mediators are government and industry professionals with extensive experience in negotiations and developing creative solutions to disputes.

Opening a case is as easy as clicking on the link above.  EMI will take it from there!

 

The Entertainment Mediation Institute is dedicated to assist parties involved in the Entertainment Industry to resolve conflicts confidentially. 

We provide expert and insightful mediation, with creative alternatives to dispute resolution, which the parties may not have even considered or did not want to put forward themselves.

Board of Advisors

James S. Mulholland, Esq.
Chairman, Advisory Board
EMI Co-Founder and Managing Director

Entertainment Attorney
Formerly:
Partner, Wyman Bautzer et. al.
Partner, Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz

Board Member, FILMEX

Senator Charles M. Calderon
Vice Chairman, Advisory Board
EMI Co-Founder and Managing Director
Assembly Member, 58th District

Member, Assembly Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism & Internet Media
Formerly :
Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Entertainment

Ron Mardigian
Adjunct Faculty, USC School of Cinematic Arts

Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Formerly:
Senior Vice President and Head of the William Morris Motion Picture Literary Department, West Coast

David A. Braun, Esq.
Entertainment Attorney
Superior Court Mediator

Formerly:
President, NYC Chapter, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
President and CEO of Polygram Records
Co-Founder, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Irwin E. Russell, Esq.
Entertainment Attorney and Production Advisor
Attorney for the Eisner Foundation
Formerly:
Member Board of Directors, The Walt Disney Company

Executive Vice President and Director, The Wolper Organization, Inc.

John Schulman, Esq.
Partner and Chairman of the Entertainment Department
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp
Member, Board of Directors, The Music Center
Formerly:
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Warner Brothers Studio
Co-Founding Partner, Weissman, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman & Schulman

Claire L. Rothman
Board Member Emerita, Music Center of Los Angeles
Board Member, Trusteeship for the Betterment of Women

Board Member Emerita, City of Hope (National)
Board Member and Past President, Reprise Broadway's Best
Formerly:
President, The California Forum
Executive Vice President, Ticketmaster

Board Member, International Women's Forum
President, Los Angeles Convention Center Commission
Board Member, 2012 Olympic Bid Committee

Jerry West
Professional Sports Consultant Executive Director of the PGA Northern Trust Open Olympic Gold Medalist and Member of NBA Hall of Fame Former LA Lakers Guard, Head Coach, General Manager & Exec. VP Former President, Memphis Grizzlies Basketball Operations

David Wardlow
Managing Partner, Wardlow and Associates
Formerly:
United Artists Senior Vice President
In Charge of Worldwide Production
Senior Talent Agent, Chasin-Park-Citron, a Division of International Creative Management (ICM)

Greg Bernstein, Esq.
Director & Chief of Staff, Center for Civic Education
Screenwriter with writing credit on three major motion pictures

Formerly:
Attorney, O'Melveny & Myers
Vice President, Columbia Pictures
Vice President, Tri-Star Pictures
Assistant Executive Director, Writers Guild of America

Fred Kuperberg, Esq.
Managing Partner, Schuyler Road Advisors
Formerly:
Executive Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs, Disney/ABC Cable Networks Group
Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs, Group W Productions
Resident Counsel at Writers Guild of America

Ralph Kamon, Esq.
Entertainment Attorney and Mediator
Voting Member, Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences
Formerly:
Entertainment Production and Corporate General Counsel
, United Artists Corporation
Entertainment Production and Corporate General Counsel, Paramount Pictures Corporation

Franklin R. Johnson
Business Consultant and Expert Witness in Entertainment Industry Litigation
Board Member and Vice President, International Tennis Federation (ITF)
Board Member, US Tennis Association (USTA)
Formerly:
Managing Partner, Entertainment Practice, Price Waterhouse LLP
Chief Financial Officer, Rysher Entertainment
Former Chairman & President of the United States Tennis Association (USTA)

Senator Steve Peace
CFO and Producer, Foursquare Productions
Member, Board of Directors, and Senior Advisor to San Diego Padres (MLB) owner John Moores

Formerly:
Senator, Assembly Member, and Finance Director, State of California

 
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