Eric P. Early

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Eric P. Early is a partner in Christensen, Glaser's litigation department with extensive litigation and trial experience. Mr. Early has represented leading figures and entities in business, entertainment and sports, including Kirk Kerkorian's holding company, Tracinda Corporation, in the billion dollar securities fraud case, Tracinda Corporation v. DaimlerChrysler AG (United States District Court, District of Delaware), Fidelity National Financial, Inc., the world's largest title insurance company, in bad faith actions, actions arising from the largest escrow defalcation in Illinois history, and in representation of Fidelity's and Chicago Title's insureds in easement and quiet title actions. Mr. Early also has represented noted NBA player agent Dan Fegan against NBA player Dale Davis in a dispute over agent and management commissions, Greece's Alpha Satellite Television, S.A. against Warner Brothers International Television in an action involving claims for breach of a $60 million licensing agreement, MGM Studios in an action against Sylvester Stallone regarding the Rocky franchise, Industry Entertainment in breach of contract actions against noted talent managers Rick Yorn and Eric Kranzler, and Paramount Pictures in a defamation action brought by Michael Jackson.

Mr. Early was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and raised in Long Island, New York. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from New York University's School of the Arts. While in film school, Early was a Mobil Student Film Finalist award winner at the school's annual film festival. After graduating from NYU, Mr. Early spent several years in the film industry, including stints directing and producing short films for a children's television show called The Great Space Coaster, post-production supervising such animated shows as G.I. Joe, The Transformers and Jem and the Holograms, as well as writing several of those episodes, serving as Director of Film Operations for Atlantic Entertainment Group and producing trailers for B-movie king, Roger Corman.

In December 1992, Mr. Early graduated from Southwestern University School of Law's evening program. While at law school, Early was a recipient of two scholarships and wrote the article, It's A Wonderful Life, Motion Picture Studios Can Regain Control of Their Wayward Classics, which was published in the UCLA Entertainment Law Review, 1 UCLA Ent. L.Rev. 139 (1994). In 1993 he was admitted to the State Bar of California and associated with the law firm of Haight, Brown & Bonesteel. In 1995, Early moved to Christensen, Glaser, Fink, Jacobs, Weil & Shapiro, LLP where he made partner in 2001.

Early is the proud father of two children and tries to play softball as much as possible. He has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer for the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.