Kenneth A. Helmer - khelmer@helmerfriedman.com

Kenneth A. Helmer, a Senior Associate with Helmer • Friedman, LLP, divides his time between general litigation and entertainment industry transactions.

Mr. Helmer represents individuals in a variety of employment related disputes, focusing primarily on pregnancy-disability leave, sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination. He also has vast experience representing litigants in matters of personal injury, wage claims, breach of contract and fraud related claims. Mr. Helmer advises individuals and small businesses in general business matters, formation, contractual disputes and intellectual property issues, including trademark and copyright uses and misappropriation of trade secrets.

As an attorney with years of experience in the entertainment industry, Mr. Helmer represents film producers, writers and directors as well as musical artists, songwriters, film composers, and record producers. Mr. Helmer also has extensive experience serving as business affairs counsel on behalf of numerous independent film production companies, record labels, music publishing companies and festival concert promoters.

Mr. Helmer received his J.D. degree from UCLA School of Law in 1997 and his B.A. degree in Political Science from University of California at Berkeley in 1992, where he also studied music composition.

Law & Politics Magazine and the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine recognized Mr. Helmer as a 2005 Southern California "Rising Star" in the category of Arts and Entertainment.

Prior to joining Helmer Friedman, LLP in 2001, Mr. Helmer was a founding partner of Bennett, Callie and Helmer, a boutique entertainment law firm based in Beverly Hills, California, focusing exclusively on representing creative talent in the film and music industries. Mr. Helmer also served as a legal intern for the General Counsel and Vice President of Business Affairs of Activision, Inc., a leading interactive, entertainment software company.

As a supporter of the creative arts, Mr. Helmer strives to educate and inform musicians about the legal and business aspects of their field. Among other things, Mr. Helmer has provided legal services for the Society of Composers and Lyricists, has been a guest lecturer at the Musicians Institute on music contracts, and served as an advisor for best-selling book, “The Craft and Business of Songwriting” by author and music industry consultant, John Braheny.

Mr. Helmer’s professional memberships include, among others, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the California Copyright Conference, the Association of Independent Music Publishers and the State Bar of California.






 

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