Pete W. Salsich III

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P: 314.505.5452

F: 314.505.5453

E: salsich@capessokol.com

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HIGHLIGHT

Production Legal Counsel for numerous television programs and independent films, including film financing structures, rights acquisition, and negotiation with networks.

HIGHLIGHT

Represents the National Sportsmanship Foundation as production legal counsel for the annual "Musial Awards" live event and CBS broadcast showcasing acts of sportsmanship throughout the world.

Experience at Work

Pete is an experienced intellectual property attorney whose practice is focused on advising large and small companies and entrepreneurs regarding the creation, protection and use of intellectual property, in both litigation and transactional counseling, particularly in the media, technology and entertainment industries.

He is an experienced General Counsel who has served in that role for entertainment content and commercial production companies as well as software startups.

Pete has represented television production companies, independent film projects, digital entertainment companies, musicians, artists, talent, music labels, authors, and independent producers in connection with their business formation, deal structure, network contracts, publishing contracts, rights acquisition, IP licensing, and copyright and trademark protection.

He has represented software development companies from formation through Angel and Seed investment to Venture Capital investment, as well as in connection with protection of intellectual property, business structure, software licensing and development contracts, and employment and independent contractor relationships.

Pete is also an experienced intellectual property, entertainment, and trade secret litigator and trial attorney. He has represented comic book authors and publishers, tattoo artists, toy companies, musicians, and artists in infringement, right of publicity, joint authorship, and breach of contract cases, and numerous companies in litigation to protect their trade secrets.

In the Community

Pete is an Adjunct Professor at St. Louis University Law School, where he teaches an upper-level seminar on Intellectual Property for Creative Business and an Intellectual Property Licensing drafting class. He is a frequent guest lecturer at Webster University on Legal issues in the Entertainment Industry for it Professional Development in Film, Television, and Video Production program, and regularly presents Master Classes on Film and the Law and Investing in Film for Cinema St. Louis and the St. Louis International Film Festival.

He serves on the Boards of The Angel Band Project, which provides music therapy programs for victims of sexual violence, and is a member of the Executive Board of the St. Louis University Billiken Club.

He is also a below-average guitar player who surrounds himself with far more accomplished musicians and can occasionally be found around town playing rock-and-roll with the bands “Eighty-One” and “The Occasionals”.

Practice Areas

Entertainment & Media

Intellectual Property

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Kahn and Salsich Selected to 2023 POWER List for Sports and Entertainment Law

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Salsich to Present on Intellectual Property Rights Related to AI and the Metaverse, AI, Web 2, and Web3 Business and Legal Tips for Creators Event

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