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CAA To Appeal Range’s Arbitration Win In Equity Battle

January 10, 2026

CAA's Century City headquarters Michael Buckner/PMC As elements of a decision in the supposedly confidential arbitration between CAA and Range Media Partners brass have tongues wagging around town, it might also be worth noting this battle royal is far from over. First of all, the stern and behind-closed-doors ruling in favor of ex-CAAers Dave Bugliari, Michael Cooper, Mick Sullivan and Jack Whigham that came down about a month ago is an interim award. As much of a chill as this has, and it has, descended on the Century City-based uber-agency, nothing is set in stone for the Range quartet as of yet.

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Related Stories Legal Thanksgiving Served Cold: CAA Shanked By Range With Countersuit In Poaching Dispute; “No Choice But To Fight Back” Agencies Lynne Ramsay Signs With CAA Though Bugliari, Cooper, Sullivan and Whigham have said in public court documents they should receive “tens of millions of dollars of the former agents’ vested equity” that they allege CAA illegitimately pulled the plug on when its four agents jumped to Range in 2020, no damages have been handed out in the arbitration.
In fact, with CAA still steadfast, sources say, that the four violated their duty of loyalty obligations and contracts in the matter and methods by which they left for Range, no financial parameters have been determined by JAMS arbitrators.
What has been determined is that CAA will appeal the arbitration decision, I hear.
That objection could come fairly soon.
Watch on Deadline So, it will be months and months, if not into 2027, before the final chapter in the arbitration that the Range foursome started in 2022 is written.

News Legal Agencies CAA Bryan Lourd Michael Shannon Peter Micelli Range Range Media Partners

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