Brent Lehman is a partner practicing in the award-winning litigation group. Brent focuses on entertainment and litigation matters, specializing in the entertainment industry and emerging tech. Trusted deeply by his diverse list of clients, Brent maintains a client-first mentality that is evident in how fiercely he advocates for their interests.

He has represented clients from the music, film, technology, and video game industries in matters including IP disputes, breach of contract, failure to pay contingent compensation, breach of fiduciary duty, white-collar defense, and fraud. 

Named a Super Lawyer Rising Star annually since 2022, Brent continues to establish himself in the Los Angeles and greater California area as a go-to civil litigation attorney. He’s spent more than a decade building this reputation and honing his litigation skills at reputable boutique and large firms. 

  • Defended small business against claims of unfair competition, theft of trade secrets, and trade dress infringement by a national retail chain resulting in complete dismissal of all claims
  • Obtained six figure settlement on behalf of model from corporate entity that continued to use her image in advertising after the company’s license for use of her image had expired
  • Defended record label against allegations of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary, and fraud by former artist, resulting in summary judgement on behalf of client
  • Represented class of business owners against major media company alleging they were fraudulently induced to participate on a reality television show resulting in millions of dollars of corporate waste and fraud
  • Obtained seven figure settlement on behalf of television producer regarding unpaid contingent compensation from major media company
  • Obtained six figure settlement for former Victoria’s Secret model against business that illegally used her image in advertisements
  • Defended talent management company in case arising from breach of fiduciary duty claims by former clients resulting in dismissal of all claims
  • Represented record label in breach of contract matter against hip hop artist after artist released music under a different label
  • Represented talent management company in breach of contract and copyright infringement against former artist who repurposed show materials for his own production
  • Obtained seven figure settlement on behalf of film financer alleging breach of contract and joint venture agreement related investment in studios in China by former partners
  • Handled disputes related to intellectual property, breach of contract, failure to pay contingent compensation, breach of fiduciary duty, corporate theft, and fraud
  • Represented group of producers in copyright infringement case against major record labels and grammy winning artist resulting in seven figure settlement
  • Served as lead trial counsel in high-stakes litigation, taking multimillion-dollar cases to verdict

Press Releases

Munck Wilson Mandala Elects Aaron Dilbeck, Patrick Whitaker, and Brent Lehman as 2024 Partners

“Aaron, Patrick, and Brent are three of the hardest working attorneys in our firm and I am pleased to see their commitment and focus lead to this next phase of their legal careers,” said William A. Munck, MWM’s managing partner.  “Each attorney brings unique talent to critical areas of our litigation team. We are looking forward

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Press Releases

Litigation Win for MWM Client!

The team headed by Tony Handal and Brent Lehman, represents Alentisar, a large Saudi Arabian food products distributor that was scammed into wiring money to the defendant, a scammer, who hijacked the website of a large Brazilian food products wholesaler (i.e., website “spoofing”).  The scammer tricked the client into submitting an order for products they

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Client Alerts

“And Really, THAT Song?” – Use of Copyrighted Music by Political Campaigns

In recent years, more politically attuned artists and writers have sent cease and desist letters to political campaigns to prevent candidates from playing their music at rallies. These letters often serve as little more than public relations maneuvers as they easily grab headlines and make the rounds on social media. For example, Celine Dion recently

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Client Alerts

California Invasion of Privacy Act – What Businesses Need to Know

Businesses that have invested in robust privacy compliance programs to stay up to date with GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and 18 other comprehensive consumer privacy state laws may still face a surprise when they receive a demand letter alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). In the latest trend in California class action litigation,

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Client Alerts

Reclaiming Creative Rights: Understanding 17 U.S.C. § 203 and Copyright Termination

Under U.S. copyright law, the individual or individuals responsible for the creation of a given work, i.e., the “author(s),” immediately retain the exclusive rights under Section 106 of the U.S. Copyright Act to distribute, perform, reproduce, and create derivative works. Authors may then enter into agreements that give others permission to exercise those rights. In

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Client Alerts

B Nagel Films v. Netflix: A Copyright Dispute over Storytelling

By Brent Lehman In a streaming environment where there seems to be an endless supply of true-crime and pop-culture documentary content, there is bound to be some overlap. Take the multiple films about Katia and Maurice Krafft or the seemingly endless number of films about Woodstock ’99, for example. In 2019, two documentaries centered on

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Case Western University School of Law, JD, 2011

Ohio State University, BA, 2008

  • Los Angeles County Bar Association’s Entertainment Law and Intellectual Property Section
  • American Association of Independent Music
  • Hollywood Huskies

  • Lawyers on the Fast Track 2024, ALM and The Recorder
  • Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys, Los Angeles Business Journal, 2024
  • Southern California Rising Stars, Thompson Reuters 2022-2024

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