COUNSEL FOR CREATORS - Key Persons
Chuong Bui is a seasoned entertainment attorney and partner at Counsel for Creators LLP based in Los Angeles, California. His practice includes entertainment and commercial transactions, copyright, trademark, and corporate law.
His years providing legal support on a broad range of entertainment, technology, and artistic ventures (including independent film production, post-production, digital content production, music, book publishing, multimedia art, illustrations, public art, and software development) make him a valuable ally for creative businesses. Over his career he has represented a wide range of creative clients - from filmmakers, musicians, fine artists, and book publishers to technology startups and serial entrepreneurs.
Prior to Counsel for Creators, Chuong successfully launched and managed his own practice, where he served as counsel on a number of independent films and new media projects both in the United States and Asia. He's also served as an Of Counsel Attorney with TDL International Law Firm, where he managed the firm's entertainment and media practice and advised on several international media productions.
Having honed his skills in one of the nation's top entertainment law programs, he continues to mentor emerging artists, advise several media organizations and technology professionals, and he remains active in the Southern California arts community.
Chuong received his B.A. (Economics) from the University of California, Berkeley and his J.D. from Loyola Law School. Admitted to practice in California. He was selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2019.
In his spare time Chuong enjoys fitness, digging for (and occasionally DJing) rare & independent dance music, and spending time with his son. He is a meditation advocate.
Attorney Chuong Bui helps creative businesses on legal matters involving film/television/digital content production, corporate formation, and general media issues. His deep involvement in the arts communities allows him to be a key ally in the entertainment world.
Jon Tobin is an attorney focused on helping creative professionals and businesses use the law to succeed.
A graduate of the UCLA School of Law, he studied intellectual property, business law and international law under the nation's top-ranked practitioners. While at UCLA Law he served as one of two editors-in-chief of the UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs. Before studying law he worked for years as a designer and software developer, so he knows what it means to work in creative industries and how things actually get done.
He deals with matters involving copyrights, trademarks, software, design, licensing, business, art law and contracts.
Jonathan speaks and writes regularly about legal issues facing technology and creative ventures and has given talks for the American Institute of Graphic Arts, the California Community Foundation, UCLA Law, and at a variety of design and technology conferences.
Attorney Jon Tobin helps creative businesses on any legal matters involving intellectual property, technology or the arts. As a former software developer and designer, Mr. Tobin can give insightful legal advice not easily found elsewhere.
Spencer Cross is an attorney and design professional dedicated to helping creative businesses.
Spencer Cross is a Los Angeles-based former design professional and creative community organizer turned lawyer for creative professionals. Before transitioning to law, he spent nearly two decades as a designer and art director in the music and entertainment industry, including ten years as creative director of his own boutique design firm. Spencer now leverages that extensive experience to educate and empower filmmakers, writers, authors, designers, artists, developers, and other creatives to do better work. His practice includes entertainment, commercial transactions, internet and technology, copyright, trademark, and art law.
Spencer received a B.S. in journalism from the University of Colorado Boulder. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of California Irvine School of Law, where he also received ample hands-on clinical experience providing pro-bono legal services to intellectual property, technology, and arts clients. He is admitted to practice in California.