Do you think that IP would be a good field in which to concentrate in Atlanta, or might Entertainment Law be more desirable?

My background is in IT, but Atlanta's thriving music scene is making me think twice.

If you have a technical/engineering background, try out IP. Engineering is almost a must; IP less so. From what my IP friends tell me, it is great if you like technical stuff. It sounds horrible to me, but I'm a L&E attorney. The hours are generally more reasonable and the pay sometimes better. You can always switch to entertainment if you hate it. I think going from entertainment to IP would be more difficult, depending upon the market. Ideally you can find a firm that does both so you can dabble in each, but Atlanta is a pretty small market compared to NY or LA, where most of the entertainment work is done.

As far as the South, Nashville has probably more entertainment law work (for instance, Loeb & Loeb has a Nashville office as well as its main LA and smaller NY offices).

Entertainment law does consist of a lot of soft IP work (trademark, copyright) though, so there is a certain amount of overlap.

Good information. Thanks guys.

I agree with the poster above that it is easier to move from IP than to it.

I am interested in the top dozen mid-size to small IP shops in Atlanta for a patent prosecutor. I am NOT looking for AmLaw 100 firms. Any advice would be much appreciated.

I am in Atlanta, I do entertainment. Surprisingly there are very few solid entertainment firms in the city...Greenberg Traurig is pretty much the best...there's lots of work that's done in NY...also, don't overlook the small firms, they actually end up with a majority of the EntLaw work.