About
Law Offices of Marilyn G. Haft, P.C., founded in 1969 and based in New York, NY, concentrates on entertainment and digital media law across film, television, digital, and publishing. The firm represents writers, directors, producers, journalists, production and distribution companies, and investors. Services include business and legal affairs, contract negotiation, copyright counseling, and guidance on financing, production, and distribution.
The practice is led by Marilyn G. Haft, an attorney with experience as an ACLU constitutional litigator who litigated in state and federal courts across the country, including the U.S. Supreme Court; as a partner at several firms; and as general counsel to film finance and multimedia companies, where she structured transactions and handled intellectual property issues spanning patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secrets. She also brings industry perspective as an independent film and network news producer, with credits on an Emmy-winning American Masters documentary and Sundance-selected features.
Haft has been selected to Super Lawyers annually since 2008 and received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017. She holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law and is admitted in New York, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Supreme Court. The firm serves clients seeking practical counsel on deals, rights, and risk in the creation, financing, and distribution of media projects.