Our Team
We are devoted to navigating the complex legal, commercial, and reputational challenges facing creators, rights holders, and growth-stage businesses.
At CMG Law, we offer a comprehensive suite of services designed to protect creative assets and drive sustainable business growth, delivering practical, deal-driven solutions across sectors.
Professionals
Joey Roesler, Esq.
Founder
Joey is an accomplished entertainment and corporate attorney with a robust experience in contract, intellectual property, and commercial law. He has negotiated and closed thousands of high-value agreements spanning licensing, sponsorships, endorsements, production, and brand collaborations, often in complex, multi-party settings.
Joey is known for crafting airtight deal structures, mitigating risk, and protecting client rights while enabling commercially favorable outcomes. With a focus on the entertainment, media, and consumer-brand sectors, Joey often serves as outside business counsel on complex commercial transactions, acquisitions, and more general corporate legal matters.
Mark Roesler, Esq.
Of Counsel
Mark is a pioneer in intellectual property law and widely recognized as a leading authority on post-mortem publicity rights, now in his fifth decade of practice. As founder and CEO of CMG Law, he has represented more than 300 iconic personalities—including James Dean, Jackie Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Malcolm X—securing and enforcing image and licensing rights worldwide. He has led landmark legal victories, including cases against Warner Bros. and Major League Baseball, and was instrumental in drafting Indiana’s Right of Publicity Statute, one of the strongest in the United States.
Mark has also served as an expert witness in high-profile matters such as the O.J. Simpson civil trial and continues to shape the evolving legal landscape of celebrity IP in the digital era.
Ash Ariaee, Esq.
Partner
Ash focuses on intellectual property, entertainment, and business matters, working with artists, estates, and influencers on rights protection, licensing, and commercial deals. He handles research, analysis, and coordination across litigation and transactional matters. Ash also supports the development of deal materials, rights strategies, and client-facing documentation.
Conor Winston, Esq.
Of Counsel
Conor works with clients in the entertainment and media industries in matters involving intellectual property protection, rights enforcement, and complex contract negotiations. He drafts and negotiates licensing and talent agreements, manages trademark and brand collaborations, and resolves infringement and enforcement matters with a focus on practical, business-driven outcomes.