Robert Cain

Representative matters

The kinds of questions I'm retained to answer

Illustrative of the matter types I handle across both practice areas. Real engagement details are provided confidentially on request.

Profit participationA participant alleged a studio set its in-house streaming license fee far below market, suppressing net proceeds. What would an arm's-length license have paid — and what was owed?
Profit participationA talent-side dispute turned on whether distribution fees and interest charges matched industry custom and the contract's definition of net proceeds.
AI likenessAn AI-generated performance raised whether a recognizable likeness had been used commercially — and what that likeness was worth in a customary deal.
AI likenessA deepfake matter required explaining, in plain terms, how the synthetic output was produced and from what source material.
Industry customA breach dispute hinged on what a reasonable producer would have expected under customary industry practice, independent of the accounting.
ValuationA matter required valuing a project's expected commercial performance to establish what a participant reasonably stood to receive.

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