Entertainment & Sports
May 9, 2019
Time has come to transform the TAA
Under the current regime, though, artists are not adequately protected and other representatives -- i.e., personal managers and talent attorneys -- are at great risk. This is primarily due to the Labor Commission's expansive interpretation of the TAA, which has been bolstered in many (though not all) respects by court rulings.
Thomas H. Vidal
Partner
Pryor Cashman LLP
Email: tvidal@pryorcashman.com
Pepperdine Univ SOL; Malibu CA
The opinions expressed here are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the firm or its clients.
If there were a Hippocratic Oath for talent representatives, it might be: "protect the artist at all costs and make every reasonable effort to maximize the artist's career opportunities and financial security."
A principal/agent relationship, being the paradigmatic fiduciary relationship, dictates that the primary role and function of agents, managers and attorneys is to fulfill this "oath." Where a representative's interests diverg...
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