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Elliot practices in all areas of the entertainment field with special emphasis on theater, motion picture, television, and book publishing law. Among the Broadway and off-Broadway shows Elliot has represented are "Barnum," "Nine," "My One and Only," "The Kentucky Cycle," "Tommy," "Wait Until Dark," "Jekyll & Hyde," "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change," "Death of a Salesman," "Dirty Blonde," "Fosse," "Ragtime," "Seussical," "The Producers," "The Sweet Smell of Success," "I Am My Own Wife," "700 Sundays," "Little Women" and "All Shook Up." Among the motion pictures he has represented are "Places in the Heart," "Star 80" and "Private Parts."
A former reporter for United Press International, Elliot received his bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University (with distinction). He later received his law degree from Yale Law School and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1976 and the Pennsylvania bar in 1977. Elliot has taught entertainment law at Columbia University and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. He is currently a Governor of the Theatre Division of the American Bar Association's Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries (where he formerly chaired the Theatrical Section), and has also served on the Entertainment Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
Elliot is listed in The Best Lawyers In America, and the independently researched 2006 edition of Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business, which specifically cited him as one of the city's nine first-ranking "leading individuals" in Media and Entertainment commercial practice. Mr. Brown was recommended as "without a doubt one of the top theater lawyers--magnificently knowledgeable and commercial." Elliot also was named a "Super Lawyer" in the 2006 edition of New York Super Lawyers/ Manhattan Edition, among 5% of Manhattan attorneys. According to the magazine, this selection was based on an independent survey of 59,000 Manhattan lawyers and an evaluation by a "blue ribbon panel of preeminent peers" in each area of practice.
Elliot is the author of "Screen to Stage: Hollywood Movies Sing on Broadway" and "Securities Regulations: Federal Laws Governing Theatrical Offerings" and the co-author (with Partner Dan Wasser) of "A Practical Guide to Theatrical Financing."
News & Articles: Sep 23, 2007
Seven FWRV Attorneys Again Named "Super Lawyers" Firm News
Magazine lists top 5% of NY Metro area attorneys as chosen by their peers, by panel review, and through independent research
Jul 24, 2007
FWRV Maintains Top Ranking in Entertainment Law Firm News
2007 Chambers USA names Franklin Weinrib one of New York's four top-ranking media and entertainment firms working in theater, film, television and music.
Apr 25, 2007
FWRV Theater Practice Cited in "Legal 500" Firm News
Attorneys Elliot Brown and Jonathan Lonner Are Named
Jul 19, 2006
Seven Partners Named "Super Lawyers" Firm News
Magazine lists "top attorneys in Manhattan" as chosen by their peers and through independent research
Jul 1, 2006
FWRV in Top Rank of Media & Entertainment Firms Firm News
Chambers USA names Franklin Weinrib one of four top-ranking Media and Entertainment commercial practice firms in New York.
Apr 15, 2006
Elliot Brown Addresses Theater Colloquium Firm News
Lectures on commercial theater production
Mar 1, 2006
Elliot Brown Joins Columbia Law Panel Firm News
Relationship of movies and stage plays to be covered
Dec 1, 2003
Screen to Stage: Articles
Hollywood Movies Sing on Broadway
Jan 1, 2001
A Practical Guide to Theatrical Financing Articles
International Deals for Plays, Musicals and Other Stage Attractions
Sep 1, 1998
A Practical Guide to Theatrical Financing Articles
"Don't Forget the Checkie! Can't Produce Plays without Checkie!" - Max Bialystock "The Producers" Published Fall, 1998 in the Entertainment and Sports Lawyer, a publication of the American Bar Association.
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