André Des Rochers is an entertainment lawyer. He specializes in film, music, new media and television productions and has represented directors, actors, authors and producers. He is based in Beverly and New York and has been practicing law for many years.
The sports media attorney André Des Rochers holds an outstanding career. He and his team of lawyers have expertise in entertainment, intellectual property and internet-related matters. Des Rochers was promoted by Gray Krauss LLP, a New York-based law firm, to partner as some of the firm’s attorneys attended Sundance for the production of the 12 films in the festival.
He joined Gray Krauss in 2005 from Shearman & Sterling LLP, a multinational firm where he worked in the company’s transactional law. According to Gray, André Des Rochres has made a great transition from company law to entertainment business law and helped the firm set up a special entertainment content and media law firm.
André has worked on mediating transactions involving copyright, public relations and product liability litigation of entertainment-related matters (Screendaily).
In addition to being a lawyer in New York, André has also counseled various production companies in Los Angeles. He has worked for many agencies, including the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI). Entertainment attorney André Des Rochers is a member of the Entertainment Law Committee and an officer at the New York State Bar Association in Beverly.