Joseph P. Costa

Practice areas

Entertainment & Sports, Business Litigation, Business/Corporate, Intellectual Property Litigation

Focus areas

Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law, Non-Compete Agreements, Trade Secret

Joseph P. Costa, Esq., is the founder of CostaLaw, located in Pacific Palisades, California. His professional focus lies in business, entertainment, and sports litigation, catering to clients not only in California but across the nation.

With a three-decade tenure, Mr. Costa brings a wealth of experience to the table. He represents a prestigious clientele, including renowned names like the Agency for the Performing Arts, The Black Eyed Peas, Daphne Guinness, the estate of Bob Marley, Innovative Artists, Judd Hirsch, Holland Taylor, Lucy Liu, Paradigm Talent Agency, Rick Salomon, Savvier Fitness, TalentWorks, and The Gersh Agency. Together with his firm’s legal team, he is dedicated to providing top-tier legal services in an accessible and comfortable atmosphere.

Mr. Costa’s role extends to being external general counsel for select clients. His legal expertise covers a spectrum of business and entertainment-related matters, encompassing copyright infringement, licensing agreements, publicity rights, real estate affairs, and trademark disputes. Additionally, he holds positions as a Title IX Judge for campus misconduct cases and a senior investigator for employment-based grievances. His authoritative insights into entertainment law often lead him to feature prominently in both national and international media.

In addition to his practice, Mr. Costa imparts knowledge through lectures delivered to various organizations such as the Association of Talent Agents and the Beverly Hills Bar Association. He is an educator at the University of California, Los Angeles, and a featured speaker at events like the Sundance Film Festival. Further demonstrating his commitment to the legal community, he has fulfilled the role of a judge pro tem within the Los Angeles Superior Court.

Mr. Costa’s academic journey commenced with a bachelor’s degree in English literature from the University of California, Los Angeles, followed by a law degree from the George Washington Law School. His licensure to practice law in California dates back to 1987, and he possesses the qualifications to appear before all state courts in California.