Located in the "entertainment capital of the world," Southwestern knows entertainment law better than any other law school. Along with our cutting edge faculty and curriculum, we're compiling the history of the entertainment field, we're on top of the latest industry news, and we're host to the leading experts. Through its Donald E. Biederman Entertainment and Media Institute, Southwestern was the first law school to establish an LL.M. in Entertainment and Media Law. Today, in partnership with Kaplan Legal Education, our LL.M. becomes the first program in entertainment and media law online. Now attorneys worldwide can benefit from the talent and expertise of Southwestern’s LA-based faculty. To keep up with what is going on in the Entertainment and Media Law LL.M. Online program, Follow us on Twitter

  • Neil Ollivierra, of Lionsgate Enteraintment, promoted to Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs. Neil Ollivierra brings great energy, enthusiasm, and experience to Southwestern Law School's Entertainment & Media Law LL.M. Online program where he teaches Motion Picture Production Law.

  • Wayne Levin '88, General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Corporate Operations for Lionsgate, the leading independent film entertainment studio, elected to Southwestern's Board of Trustees. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the law school and co-chair of the Biederman Institute’s Executive Board.

  • Bryant G. Garth, Dean of Southwestern Law School and Co-Editor of the Journal of Legal Education, is an internationally recognized scholar and law professor. His support and enthusiasm for the Entertainment and Media Law LL.M. Online Program played a critical role in the program’s launch.