Michael Kassan Out at MediaLink, Accuses Owner UTA of Fraud and Breach of Contract

Michael Kassan Out at MediaLink, Accuses Owner UTA of Fraud and Breach of Contract

MediaLink chief executive Michael Kassan has left the business in a surprise move, with owner United Talent Agency (UTA) claiming to have fired the media veteran, while he claims that he resigned. Both sides are now suing each other. Legal papers were filed yesterday (March 12) by Kassan in Los Angeles for a sum of...

UTA Accused of Fraud, Breach of Contract by MediaLink CEO Michael Kassan

United Talent Agency has been accused of breach of contract and fraud in relation to its 2021 acquisition of the consultancy firm MediaLink. MediaLink founder and UTA partner Michael Kassan, whose exit from the company nearly a week ago has not yet been reported, claims that UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer and two other top executives engaged in bad faith in the absorption and management of his company, according to documents filed with mediation servic…

UTA Fires & Sues Partner Michael Kassan, CEO Of Agency-Owned MediaLink, Over Misappropriation Of Funds

Michael Kassan, CEO of MediaLink, the strategic advisory firm acquired by UTA in 2021, is out. “Michael Kassan was terminated for cause by UTA on March 7th 2024, following a thorough and exhaustive third-party investigation into misappropriation of company funds,” an UTA spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday night. “We filed a lawsuit against him today and look forward to presenting the facts in court.” UTA has sued Kassan for fraud in a …