Lisa Bonner

Lisa Bonner speaks extensively on current legal topics, is a frequent legal contributor on various television programs and provides legal editorial coverage for various print and online news outlets, including CNN, HLN, AriseTv, & CBS News. She was also the co-host of an entertainment radio show in KPFK in Los Angeles for 5 years prior to relocating to New York City. Currently, she hosts a weekly podcast The Laws of Entertainment, produced by Entertainment Studios. As a veteran entertainment and media attorney, Lisa provides counsel for large media companies, film distribution companies, music, television and film producers, and independent artists, producers, writers and publishers. Ms. Bonner represents clients in all aspects of media and entertainment transactional matters. In the music industry, Lisa advises clients in the negotiation of artist, producer, and music publishing agreements at major and independent record labels, she also negotiates agreements for music licensing, live music tours, and sponsorships. Lisa also provides royalty recovery administration and litigation management for clients of Bonner Law. Lisa also serves as film production counsel and negotiates film distribution agreements, film financing and above-the-line talent agreements for clients in the film, cable, and network television industries. Ms. Bonner also represents reality and scripted television personalities, and negotiates host and syndication agreements for radio personalities in the terrestrial and digital arenas. Lisa is an independent film producer on several films, including the critically acclaimed Little Ballers, which debuted on Nickelodeon in February 2015. Lisa graduated with honors from the University of Missouri- Columbia School of Journalism and received and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.