Chad R. Fitzgerald

Hollywood Power Lawyer Joins Los Angeles Stalwart Firm

Los Angeles, California—April 20, 2026—Leading Los Angeles law firm Greenberg Glusker LLP is pleased to announce that Chad Fitzgerald has joined the firm as a partner in its Litigation Department. Chad brings decades of experience handling high-stakes entertainment disputes, litigation in other industries such as fitness, apparel, toys, and gaming, and entertainment transactional matters for select industry clients. He joins a storied team of attorneys representing marquee clients in Hollywood and beyond.

Chad has unparalleled experience in industry disputes regarding profit participation, audits, vertical integration, and distribution (including streaming), litigation involving copyright, trademark and trade secrets, fraud, rights of privacy, and defamation, and transactions for entertainment industry clients.

His significant work includes representing the executive producer of “Bones” in a profit participation arbitration against the Fox television studio and network, and representing the creator, writer, and executive producer of the worldwide hit television series “The Walking Dead,” and talent agency CAA, in a profit participation lawsuit against AMC in New York. He has successfully resolved other disputes for high-profile clients, such as New Republic Pictures, Mattel, and various showrunners, producers, and other talent. Many of his matters are confidentially settled before they enter the public domain.

“Greenberg Glusker has always been synonymous with top-tier entertainment practice,” says Chad Fitzgerald. “I am thrilled to continue my career and grow my practice at a firm so deeply woven into the entertainment industry and broader business landscape,” he adds.

“Chad Fitzgerald is one of the most respected litigators in our town,” says Greenberg Glusker Managing Partner Bob Baradaran. “We are excited to witness his continued growth in our firm as he provides invaluable experience to our clients in their complex disputes,” he added.

Chad has been named a Hollywood Reporter “Power Lawyer,” to several Variety lists, including its “New Leaders” and “Legal Impact Report,” to the Los Angeles Business Journal‘s “Leaders of Influence,” one of the “Best Lawyers in America,” and is featured in Lawdragon’s 2026 “500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers” Guide.

He teaches entertainment law classes at the UCLA School of Law and sits on the Advisory Board for UCLA School of Law’s Ziffren Institute for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law. He regularly speaks on panels for leading law and legal organizations.

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For more than 65 years, Greenberg Glusker’s litigators have represented individuals, partnerships and companies of all sizes in federal and state court, before arbitration tribunals and in other dispute resolution forums. The firm has an unmatched reputation, earned through years of positive results in handling high-profile and high-stakes litigation in a broad range of industries and disciplines, including motion picture and television, music, interactive media and gaming, sports, and software and technology.