Don Franzen

Don Franzen is a lawyer in Beverly Hills specializing in entertainment and business law. He has lectured on entertainment law at the Eastman School of Music, Santa Monica College’s Academy of Entertainment and Technology, the Berklee School of Music in Valencia, Spain, and lectures at UCLA’s Herb Albert School of Music, where he teaches two courses on the law and the music industry. He has published articles on legal issues in newspapers, magazines, and law journals. He serves on the board of the Los Angeles Opera and counts among his clients leading performers in opera, orchestral music, film, and the recording industries. He is the legal affairs editor for Los Angeles Review of Books.

Articles

A Writer’s Project for the 21st Century: A Conversation with Congressman Ted Lieu
LARB Legal Affairs Editor Don Franzen talks with Congressman Ted Lieu about his 21st Century Federal Writers’ Project Act.
Don FranzenJun 29, 2022
- Law
Russia’s Blatant Violation of International Law
Don Franzen interviews Mark Ellis about the legal implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Don FranzenMar 16, 2022
Don Franzen and Jesse Wegman Discuss Abolishing the Electoral College
A conversation about the past and future of the Electoral College.
Don Franzen, Jesse WegmanJul 23, 2020
Decline and Fall of American Democracy?
Don Franzen reviews Edward Watts's "Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny."
Don FranzenOct 14, 2019
Kavanaugh and the Judicial Temperament Issue: A Personal View
LARB's legal affairs editor Don Franzen examines whether Brett Kavanaugh passes the judicial temperament test.
Don FranzenOct 2, 2018
Don Franzen Talks with Erwin Chemerinsky on Trump and Emoluments
LARB Legal Affairs Editor Don Franzen interviews Dean of Berkeley Law Erwin Chemerinsky about the current emolument cases against Trump.
Don FranzenAug 8, 2018
- Law
- Politics
A Talk About Democracy
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's speech, delivered at the Getty Center, about the legacy of Thomas Mann and the state of democracy today.
Don Franzen, Frank-Walter SteinmeierJul 1, 2018
- Law
- Politics
Don Franzen Talks with Adam Winkler on the Corporate Civil Rights Movement
LARB Legal Affairs editor Don Franzen interviews Adam Winkler about his new book "We the Corporations."
Don FranzenMar 11, 2018
Mary Beard Discusses Women, Power, and #MeToo
LARB Law Editor Don Franzen talks to Mary Beard about her new manifesto.
Don FranzenMar 5, 2018
Murder Comes to SCOTUS
LARB Legal Affairs Editor Don Franzen talks to Anthony Franze about his new novel, "The Outsider."
Don FranzenOct 3, 2017
- Law
- Noir
A Guardian of Good Usage and Grammar
Don Franzen talks to Bryan A. Garner, one of the most prolific and respected arbiters of grammar and usage in the English language.
Don FranzenJul 14, 2017
- Law
- Literary Criticism
Erwin Chemerinsky Explains the Lawsuit Against President Trump for Violation of the Emoluments Clause
LARB Legal Affairs editor Don Franzen speaks to Erwin Chemerinsky about why he is suing Donald Trump.
Don FranzenJan 31, 2017
LARB Voices: Akhil Reed Amar
Don FranzenDec 28, 2016
A Victim of Its Own Success: Mary Beard Discusses the Collapse of the Roman Republic
Don Franzen talks to Mary Beard about her new book, "SPQR," and how the Roman Republic differs from the American government.
Don FranzenNov 8, 2016
- History
- Politics
Lawyers Write for a Living
Don Franzen talks to Greyson Bryan about his new novel, “BIG: Beginnings.”
Don FranzenOct 10, 2016
Don Franzen Interviews Baz Dreisinger about “Incarceration Nations”
Don FranzenJun 8, 2016