Team leader Peter Cane has a 20-year track record of courtroom success for a client base that includes multibillion-dollar public companies, entrepreneurs in a wide variety of businesses and Oscar™ winning writers and directors.
Case Arts Law LLC provides sophisticated legal representation to fine arts clients in a wide range of legal matters, including labor and employment, contract, and litigation matters.
The firm’s founder and principal, Kevin Case, has a unique combination of legal experience, superior credentials as an attorney, and a background as a classical musician that makes him particularly qualified to understand the needs of artists and musicians.
Unlike many entertainment law firms that are focused on finding the next pop star, Case Arts Law LLC is dedicated to representing working musicians and other performing artists and fine arts clients, with a focus on the ever-changing labor, business, and intellectual property issues and disputes that such clients encounter.
The firm’s lawyers are involved in leading productions in the UK and around the world on a regular basis, representing theatrical producers in relation to UK and overseas productions, preparing contracts with all creative elements, theatres, investors and exploiters of subsidiary rights.
Clintons also represents a large number of composers, lyricists and playwrights and, in many cases, works with their agents, designers (set, costume, lighting, sound) and choreographers.
For more than 25 years Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard LLP has provided legal counsel to leading media and entertainment clients, from individual creators, to corporations, associations and non-profit organizations.
We provide transactional services for clients in connection with feature film, documentaries, cable, broadcast television, theatre, music, publishing, dance, photography, visual arts, fashion, software, advertising, licensing and online technologies. We counsel in copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights as well as manage clients’ trademark portfolios. Our litigators handle all forms of media and digital rights disputes including copyrights, trademarks, advertising, domain name, media defense, publicity rights and commercial cases. We understand our...
Cravath has been known as one of the premier U.S. law firms for nearly two centuries. Each of our practice areas is highly regarded, and our lawyers are recognized around the world for their commitment to the representation of our clients’ interests. Throughout our history, we have played a central role in developing how law is practiced, how lawyers are trained and how business risk is managed. We are not, and do not strive to be, the largest law firm measured by number of offices or lawyers. Our goal is to be the firm of choice for clients with respect to their most challenging legal issues, most significant business transactions and most critical disputes.
You work hard perfecting your art and promoting your talents. In the competitive culture of the entertainment industry, success also requires in-depth business aptitude, strong negotiating skills and precise legal knowledge. As you concentrate on your artistic development, Diane Krausz can handle the crucial legal and business aspects of your art. She has committed more than 30 years to assisting artists with contract drafting and negotiations, disputes, and issues of licensing and merchandising
David Friedlander practices entertainment and intellectual property law, and is admitted to practice in New York and California. He counsels and handles transactional matters for theatrical producers and creative personnel on various Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theater productions, which have included Spamalot, Movin’ Out, The Pillowman, Democracy, Tea at Five, Our Lady of 121st Street, Nine Parts of Desire, and Once Around the Sun. His clients include Broadway and Off-Broadway producers and general managers, authors, directors, independent film producers, literary and talent agents and managers, publishers, recording studios, and regional theaters. He also represents entertainment industry executives, handling employment agreements and related matters. David is North American coun...
What does success look like for you? At Davis Wright Tremaine, we never lose sight of that question.
The answer will be different for every client and every matter and will change with your business circumstances. You may need a merger completed under extraordinary time constraints. You may want an employment issue resolved before it generates publicity. You may want to pursue an IP infringement claim as aggressively as possible or achieve a restructuring that creatively maximizes tax advantages.
Our lawyers work with you to determine the goals that best support your strategic business objectives. Then we deploy the leanest, most effective team possible to achieve that outcome.
Donaldson & Cailiff is a law firm that specializes in representing independent producers of film, television and web-based content. The D+C team focus not only on financing, production, and distribution, but are renowned for their clearance and intellectual property work, especially in the area of fair use. With his 35-plus years as an entertainment attorney, Michael has established himself as a pioneer in the independent film and live theatre communities. Joining forces with Lisa and building a team of professionals who share Michael's passion for entertainment and the law, D+C has become a leader in the world of independent productions.
Drinker Biddle is a national, full-service law firm providing litigation, regulatory and business solutions to public and private corporations, multinational Fortune 100 companies and start-ups.
Located in New York City, The Law Offices of Richard Garmise, PLLC, encompasses an intellectual property and entertainment law practice which handles all elements of live performance and film production. Mr. Garmise represents film studios, publishers, talent and literary agencies, producers, financiers, regional and institutional theatres, non-profit organizations, and a wide array of writers, directors and designers. He also frequently advises prominent literary estates, both in this country and abroad.
Long recognized as a leading media, entertainment, and advertising law firm, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein + Selz, PC, has grown to provide the highest quality legal services to clients in a wide range of industries and disciplines.
Welcome to Franklin, Weinrib, Rudell & Vassallo. For over fifty years, we have represented clients involved in the entertainment industry. Our attorneys have extensive experience in motion pictures (features and documentaries), television (scripted and non-scripted), literary publishing, live theater, music publishing and recording, performing arts, copyright, first amendment matters, branded entertainment and digital media and corporate law relating to entertainment. Our diverse clientele includes corporations ranging in size from Fortune 500 companies to start-up enterprises as well as individuals; it comprises producers, directors, performers, authors, journalists, on-air talent, public and commercial television entities, record labels, publishers, and presenters of opera and classi...
Our attorneys combine exceptional insight with resourcefulness to help our clients efficiently meet their goals, especially when they face issues of unusual difficulty and complexity.
Since 1967, Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman has delivered comprehensive financial services in the fields of music, motion pictures, television, sports, literature and other creative and performing arts.
Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks is universally recognized as one of the premier entertainment and media law firms in the country, representing the most prominent companies, talent and executives. As a transactional law firm specializing in all areas of entertainment and media – including music, film, television, live theater, books and magazines, fashion and sports – our ability to advise and service clients in all aspects of their careers and businesses is unparalleled.
Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof + Fishman LLP is a leading Century City based entertainment law firm. HWHM+F handles all types of domestic and international entertainment, media and music transactions.
Bart Day is a nationally recognized entertainment attorney, with offices in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington. Bart Day represents numerous nationally prominent individuals and companies active in the entertainment industry.
Entertainment attorney providing legal counsel and representation in corporate formation and governance, contracts, trademark, copyright, and licensing matters.
At Law Offices of Gordon P. Firemark, we are dedicated to the legal and business affairs requirements of clients in the entertainment and media industries. By offering those kinds of legal and business affairs services handled by in-house entertainment lawyers at the larger studios, production companies, talent agencies and record labels, we help small and mid-sized entertainment businesses, as well as individual artists and producers, to reliably and efficiently out-source their legal and business affairs work.
J.J. is a strategic, business-minded attorney. Her objective: to get the best deal, terms or outcome for each client while moving deals forward quickly, and keeping all sides on good terms. Licensed in New York, California, and D.C.
The Law Offices Of Jeffrey L. Graubart was established in 1971. It is general, business and civil practice offering a wide range of legal services in the fields of:
Entertainment Law
Class Action Litigation
International Law
Corporate and Business Law
Civil Litigation
Copyright and Trademark Infringement
Motion Pictures
Music
Music Publishing
Multimedia
Book Publishing
Theater Law
Lloyd J. Jassin provides counseling to book publishing, television, theater, new media, arts and entertainment clients on contract, licensing, copyright, trademark, unfair competition, libel, right of privacy and general corporate law matters. His practice includes drafting and negotiating publishing and entertainment industry contracts, intellectual property due diligence, trademark prosecution, dispute resolution and litigation. His expertise in intellectual property and organizing business entities, has enabled him to represent clients throughout their growth cycle. Besides individual and corporate clients, he also represents trade and industry groups such as the Audio Publishers Association (APA) and Publishers Marketing Association (PMA). Mr. Jassin has achieved national prominence wi...
The Law Office of Peter M. Thall specializes in all areas of entertainment law, intellectual property, and intangible rights with particular emphasis in music, merchandising, sponsorship, endorsements, fashion, and photography.
Robert Pimm offers more than 35+ years experience in the book industry working with authors, small-press publishing, mainstream publishers, book distribution, book production, book retailing and literary agency. Mr. Pimm is currently Book Publishing Chair of the American Bar Association’s Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries and former Editor-in-Chief of the Forum’s quarterly publication, Entertainment and Sports Lawyer.
In addition to authors, literary agents, and publishers — the Law Office of Robert G. Pimm also serves creative artists including screenwriters, playwrights, filmmakers, producers, performers, and fine artists.
Lazarus & Harris LLP is a boutique law firm whose practice is concentrated in the entertainment and intellectual property fields, spanning theatre and performing arts, television, film, publishing, and new media. The firm offers customized and hands-on counsel to its multifaceted and accomplished clients regarding the production, licensing, merchandising, acquisition, disposition and protection of literary property in a broad range of contexts and media.
Levine Plotkin & Menin, LLP is a New York-based entertainment law firm founded in 1977. We counsel artists and the enterprises that utilize their creative services and intellectual property rights, as well as companies and individuals that provide services to the creative industries. We take pride in the quality of our legal work, the personal attention we give our clients, our sensitivity to confidentiality, our network of contacts in media and entertainment and our long-lasting client relationships.
Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Adler & Feldman, Inc. represents a wide range of creative people and companies across the entertainment industry. Our practice is focused on negotiating agreements for our clients with studios, production companies and other financiers in connection with film, television, live stage and new-media projects, as well as selling rights in literary properties and motion pictures.
Manatt is a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm known for quality and an extraordinary commitment to clients. We are keenly focused on specific industry sectors, providing legal and consulting capabilities at the very highest levels to achieve our clients’ business objectives. Offices in CA | NY | DC | IL.
For more than a century, Crowe & Dunlevy has provided comprehensive legal services to clients ranging from individuals to Fortune 500 companies across the nation and the world. With offices in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Dallas, the firm offers counsel in nearly 30 practice areas. Our clients benefit from high quality, efficient solutions at reasonable costs and enjoy access to attorneys with in-depth experience who provide a comprehensive approach to their legal needs.
McLaughlin & Stern is dedicated to providing the highest quality legal counsel and representation on a cost-efficient basis. All matters receive the personal attention of our partners. We are proud of the close professional and personal relationships that we develop with our clients, which enable our clients to gain a competitive edge in today's challenging business environment.
Meister Seelig & Fein LLP is a New York City-based business law firm driven by entrepreneurial energy and focused on delivering results for our clients. Our accomplished lawyers, team approach, and integrity-first philosophy ensure that we are partners in your success.
The attorneys at Offit Kurman have made it their mission to be your most trusted legal advisors, the professionals who help you maximize and protect your business value and individual wealth. In every interaction, we consistently strive to earn and maintain your trust, further your objectives, and help you achieve your goals in an efficient manner.
We represent producers, writers, directors, artists, musicians, photographers, record labels, production companies and many other members of the entertainment industry.
Parness Law Firm was founded in 2014 in response to the continuing changes impacting our economy and the legal marketplace. The goal of the firm is to change the model to focus on serving the needs of corporate and individual clients, and helping them address their problems and challenges in the most creative, expeditious and cost-effective manner possible.
Our objectives are, by pooling our energies, talents and resources, to achieve the highest order of excellence in the practice of the art, the science and the profession of the law; through such practice to earn a living and to derive the stimulation and pleasure of worthwhile adventure; and in all things to govern ourselves as members of a free democratic society with responsibilities both to our profession and our country.
Trust and estate litigation requires specialized knowledge of probate law and proficiency in the courtroom. Many law firms may offer one but not the other. The attorneys of Epstein Law Firm provide both, combining court trial expertise with the empathy necessary to guide clients through often bitter family estate disputes.
Unique among specialized law firms is our unrivalled ability to bridge both traditional and new media. This focus has attracted some of the world’s most celebrated creative artists and commercial brands.
RLF LLP currently represents a wide range of entrepreneurs, operating companies, and financiers in the music, motion picture, television, video game, fashion, internet, wireless and electronic transactions industries. This we do across a full spectrum of transactional and intellectual property law disciplines.
With many decades of experience as lawyers and former executives in these fields, we bring an insider’s perspective and a sophisticated approach to provide innovative solutions for our clients.
Grounded in our unswerving commitment to the firm’s primary values of excellence, resp...
Our attorneys each bring individualized legal and real world experience to the practice of law, meeting the unique needs of our clients with effective legal advocacy. This allows us to serve a broad spectrum of clients — from growing, closely held companies to nationally prominent industry leaders.
Founded over 40 years ago as a boutique law firm servicing the entertainment and arts communities in New York City, Frankfurt Kurnit now provides the highest quality legal services to clients in a wide range of industries and disciplines worldwide.
Saper Law is an intellectual property, social media, entertainment, and business law firm with headline grabbing clients and cases. We’re best known for our expertise in handling business contract negotiations, drafting complex software, domain name, trademark, and copyright licensing agreements, drafting sweepstakes and contest rules, organizing new LLCs or Corporations, and generally serving as outside “inside” counsel to many creative individuals and innovative business organizations.
Sendroff & Baruch's theatre and performing arts practice reaches virtually every show on Broadway, both as production counsel to some of the biggest hits on Broadway and counsel to some of the most successful dramatists, directors, designers and music staff in the business. Sendroff & Baruch, LLP also represents some of the most influential and exciting regional theaters around the country. The firm's music industry clients have scored countless major theatrical motion pictures and network television projects, and regularly record and perform throughout the world. Sendroff & Baruch's film and television practice reaches from award-winning independent films and animated film projects to network television series. The firm also represents clients in the fields of book publishing...
Sheppard Mullin is a full service Global 100 firm handling corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. From our 16 offices in North America, Europe and Asia, we offer global solutions to our clients around the world, providing seamless representation in multiple jurisdictions.
The DLDF believes that the advancement of our society relies on the unfettered expression of our words. The Dramatists Guild has created the Dramatists Legal Defense Fund to advocate and to educate, and to provide you with a new resource in defense of the First Amendment and on behalf of a robust public domain.
Shukat Arrow Hafer Weber & Herbsman, L.L.P. (”SAHWH”) is a broad-based law firm providing services to clients in the entertainment field. SAHWH, presently composed of nine attorneys with over 125 years of combined legal experience, provides its clients with personalized service and extensive expertise.
We think for you, ahead and with pleasure even across. In addition to traditional legal advice, we support you in the planning and implementation of your projects. We give you impulses, develop strategies with you and create contacts.
With over 15 years of Real Estate experience, Randall Steketee brings a unique and holistic approach to managing a transaction. With a background in tax lien foreclosure, and after spending many years in CMBS and RMBS, Randall Steketee spent several years representing large lending institutions including Wells Fargo and Chase, among others, in residential Real Estate transactions. With partners and colleagues in almost every sector of the Real Estate market, Randall Steketee is able to provide the very best advice and expertise.
You work hard perfecting your art and promoting your talents. In the competitive culture of the entertainment industry, success also requires in-depth business aptitude, strong negotiating skills and precise legal knowledge. As you concentrate on your artistic development, Diane Krausz can handle the crucial legal and business aspects of your art. She has committed more than 30 years to assisting artists with:
Contract negotiations and drafting
Disputes
Licensing and Merchandising
Havkins Rosenfeld Ritzert & Varriale, LLP is a law firm that makes a difference. We vigorously work with our clients to develop innovative and effective strategies designed to achieve each client’s objectives.
At Raley & Sandifer, P.C., our goal is simple: to achieve our clients’ objectives. Since 2001, our attorneys have accomplished this goal by bringing high-quality, hands-on legal services to our clients at affordable rates.
California Lawyers for the Arts [CLA] is a non-profit organization founded in 1974 to provide legal services to artists and members of the creative arts community. In 1987, Bay Area Lawyers for the Arts [BALA] joined forces with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts-Los Angeles [VLA] to form California Lawyers for the Arts as a statewide organization. CLA is part of an informal network of “Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts” programs that serve artists through state-based organizations throughout the United States.
California Lawyers for the Arts empowers the creative community by providing education, representation and dispute resolution.
At Reed Smith, we believe that the practice of law has the power to drive progress. We know your time is valuable and your matters are important. We are focused on outcomes, are highly collaborative, and have deep industry insight that, when coupled with our local market knowledge, allows us to anticipate and address your needs. You deserve purposeful, highly engaged client service that drives progress for your business.
Feldman, Golinski, Reedy + Ben-Zvi PLLC is a full-service entertainment and corporate law firm. Representing both creatives and producers, we are the firm of choice for many Broadway and other theatrical productions, motion picture and television productions, documentaries, and music and publishing ventures.
The Recording Artists Project is a student practice organization at Harvard Law School providing pro bono legal assistance on music business matters. RAP specializes in contract review/negotiation, copyright matters and other transactional work.
In addition to serving Boston’s music community through client representation, RAP invites a select group of students from Berklee College of Music to offer their insights about the music business to our student practitioners and learn in turn about lawyering in the industry.
If you are a musician, music producer, record label, or other music business professional and you believe RAP could help you, please contact us.
Plenty of professionals are all about “don’ts.” They don’t work on weekends, they don’t take the hard cases, they don’t get too personal.
I’m all about “do.” I do make myself available when you need me, I do want to establish personal rapport, I do know what it’s like to work in the entertainment industry and have to go to battle for what I was owed. I’m able to obtain fantastic results because I know that world inside and out. I fight with all I’ve got, no matter who I’m up against.
It takes a lot of “do” to protect your dreams in areas like:
Copyright issues, including registration and renewal, infringement, enforcement, and licensing agreements.
Trademark law to protect your business’ name and your reputation. In the entertainment industry, trademarks can be your most valuable...
The patent attorney firm of Aoyama & Partners was founded in 1965. From its early days, the firm worked on many international cases thanks to its strong capabilities in the pharmaceutical field, and was involved in numerous intellectual property lawsuits both inside and outside Japan. The Aoyama of today is a general patent attorneys' firm that has patent attorneys who are specialists in a range of areas including mechanical, electrical, chemical, and life sciences, as well as in the design and trademark fields. Thanks to this, we are able to respond to the diverse needs of our clients.
Jake Jacobson is a seasoned attorney in private practice in Los Angeles in the entertainment history. He is a former executive vice president of Paramount Pictures and he currently represents clients ranging from Broadway writers and lyricists to television players and production companies.
Areas of Expertise: Licensing,IP Counseling and Due Diligence,Film and Television,Music and Music Publishing,Copyright Infringement,Intellectual Property.
Robert L. Seigel is a law firm that specializes in entertainment law. Contact our New York, NY-based firm today for law services in music, film, and more.
Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries
We foster excellence in our industries through education, networking, and camaraderie with industry leaders and colleagues.
We specialize in visas and Green Cards for Artists, Entrepreneurs, Designers and Individuals of Extraordinary Ability in Any Field. Our office filed 112 O-1 cases in 2020. 111 cases were approved.
ShowTown Theatricals (founded by Nathan Gehan) is a new general management firm based in New York City that specializes in managing Broadway shows, Off Broadway shows, and national touring productions.
Milstein Law Group provides legal representation in the field of immigration and nationality law. We have extensive experience in effective resolution of both routine and complex immigration matters. Quality service and personalized attention to our clients' needs are the cornerstones of our practice.
Ferrante PLLC is an innovative boutique law firm with a respected record in helping top-name, international businesses found and expand successful U.S. ventures – especially in the areas of fashion, design, jewelry, art, food & wine, hospitality, entertainment, photography and e-commerce.
Bradshaw Law Group P.C. offers dedicated and customized service to its clients. The firm is devoted to providing informed and skillful legal services tailored to the needs and budget of each client.
Choosing the right immigration attorney can be nerve-wracking. At Path Law Group, our aim is to make the legal process as smooth as possible. We work closely with our clients to thoroughly understand their circumstances and background before developing appropriate and individualized solutions to their needs. Our approach is collaborative and accessible; our attorneys are always personally available to our clients.
Our clients are entrepreneurs, start-ups, artists, designers, models, researchers, physicians, engineers, and executives with employment-based immigration needs, as well as families and asylum-seekers in need of immigration legal representation.
Doug is the go-to counsel to many of the most prominent producers and producing organizations, internationally renowned creative artists, as well as start-ups and early stage businesses.
Producers & Producing Organizations
Doug serves as production counsel to a wide array of Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, musicals and live experiences. He assists clients in the development, financing, production and rollout of live stage production. In addition, Doug works in tandem with local counsel to coordinate international stagings of his clients’ projects.
Creative Artists
His client list of artists includes award-winning composers, lyricists, playwrights, performers, authors, directors, choreographers, designers, casting directors, music staff and some of the world’s preeminent cultural in...
An Immigration Law Firm dedicated to representing clients in specialized occupations (H-1B) and extraordinary abilities (O-1): O-1; P-1; H-1B;EB-1A;EB-2;OPT;J-1;L-1A/B; National Interest Waiver.
CoveyLaw is a Brooklyn-based law firm that serves the legal needs of the domestic and international arts, nonprofit, and business communities. We handle immigration, entertainment, nonprofit, and business matters for musicians, actors, dancers, visual artists, record labels, talent agencies, theater companies, and professionals working throughout the creative and tech industries.
Andrew Kim is a partner in the firm’s Appellate Litigation practice. His work focuses on appellate matters and complex civil litigation in federal and state courts. Mr. Kim has experience in a wide range of areas including administrative law, consumer financial services, disability law, gaming and gambling law, intellectual property (patent and copyright), labor and employment law, and white collar defense.
Prior to joining Goodwin, Mr. Kim served as a law clerk to the Honorable Janice Rogers Brown of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and as a law clerk to the Honorable Bernice B. Donald of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Ari Ambrose practices immigration law exclusively, focusing on temporary and immigrant visas for artists and creative professionals. As an international recording artist, Ari understands artists' unique needs, and brings his extensive legal experience and acumen to help clients navigate complex immigration issues.
We are a national practice focusing on Immigration & Nationality Law. We are certified by the State of Illinois and Indiana as a Women and Minority Business. While our practice within Immigration Law is intentionally diverse, the focus is on our clients’ needs in Business Immigration, including E visas, H-1B, J-1, O-1, Q-1 and other non-immigrant Visa Petitions. We also concentrate in Labor Certification, Permanent Residence, Family Immigration, Deportation Defense, and Asylum matters. As a matter of course, we service our clients using our immigration expertise; but perhaps as importantly, we also work to add value to our clients through liaison efforts with government officials, through up-to-date knowledge of pertinent legislative changes and through cultural awareness and sensitivi...
For over 25 years, Eric has provided legal services to Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award winning talent, and to technology and internet entrepreneurs. His clients thrive in careers that transcend the employer-employee model of wealth creation. In order to help his clients better transition into this post-industrial era, Eric has expanded the services he offers to include mediation and coaching.
Eric approaches every working relationship as a collaboration. His clients bring their passion for creating the best work they can, and Eric brings his ability to navigate legal challenges, interpersonal conflicts and professional set-backs.
In truth, Eric has embraced this new economy because it allows him, in fact requires him, to pursue his passions daily.
Since the founding of our firm in 1888, our New York attorneys have been involved in shaping some of the most innovative approaches to the successful practice of corporate law and complex litigation. The New York office today comprises close to 400 attorneys advising clients on major matters in a range of practice areas including corporate and securities law, litigation, business reorganization and restructuring, real estate, tax, intellectual property, executive compensation and employee benefits and trusts and estates.
As a smaller firm with focused specialties, Fulton Vittoria provides its clients with direct and personal legal representation not available at larger law firms, while still providing a level of depth, experience, and expertise within its specialties that are not typically available in smaller general practice firms. Moreover, by remaining a small firm with focused specialties, Fulton Vittoria is able to allocate its attorneys' experience in a targeted and efficient manner that cannot be matched by larger firms.
At Fulton Vittoria, its partners, associates, paralegals, and staff are dedicated to providing, in a helpful, caring, and efficient manner, the highest degree of professional advice and guidance for the priorities that matter most to its clients: their families, the continuation a...
Keller Turner Andrews & Ghanem, PLLC was founded in 2011 by law partners who sought to provide a higher level of service to their clientele. As a boutique entertainment and sports law firm, we cater our practice to the core needs of entertainers, athletes, and entrepreneurs.
Our services include the negotiation of all types of contracts for the use of our clients’ talents, protecting their intellectual property, and helping them establish new business ventures. We also assist our clients in their personal lives by offering robust tax, estate planning, and real estate services.
As the founding attorney of The Carter Firm, I aim to empower my clients by ensuring they understand the purpose of the legal processes surrounding their work to protect them.
Based in New York City, my practice covers the intersection of intellectual property law & entertainment law through services focused on creative entrepreneurs—specifically trademarks, copyrights, music, and television.
Since starting my career as an intern with the independent music company VP Records (in 2014), I have successfully drafted, revised, and negotiated contracts and agreements for creatives.
I provided tactical legal solutions to entertainers and successfully worked with business owners on their intellectual property registration and rights enforcement matters.
Outside of my practice, I am an act...
Legal and consulting services for creatives.
Areas of Expertise:
Licensing, IP Counseling and Due Diligence, Music and Music Publishing, Book Publishing and New Media, Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property
Entertainment attorney, since 1978. Founder/Artistic Director of Grippo Stage Company, a 501 ( c) (3) non profit, and New Lincoln Theatre, Inc., a commercial theater company. Theater Producer since 1987. Author: "Stage Producer's Business and Legal Guide," and "Business And Legal Forms for Theater." Playwright whose plays have been produced across the country. Chicago Ambassardor: The Authors Guild. Lifetime Member, The Dramatists Guild; Member, Chicago Writer's Association; Member, League of Chicago Theaters; Legal Counsel Emeritus, Chicago Alliance for Playwrights; Teacher, Grippo Stage Company's " Writers Training Center."
Charles provides a wide range of legal and business advice to creators of IP; Corporate Formation and Management; Self Production and Publishing; Non Profit Law; The...
Lee Adhemar G. Feldshon has practiced entertainment and corporate law since 1995, and is the founder of Feldshon Law PLLC. In addition to having represented a Tony-award winning actor in connection with the Tony-award winning Broadway musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as well as the New York Musical Theatre Festival since its 2004 founding, Lee represents producers, composers, bookwriters, lyricists, designers, directors, and other clients in the live theatrical industry. Other theatre projects include Stranger Sings! The Musical Parody, Islander-A New Musical, Tribes, Mozart-The New Musical, Dangerous-A New Musical, Who's Your Baghdaddy? Or How I Started the Iraq War, Desperate Measures (2018 Drama Desk Awards for Original Music and Original Lyrics), Money Talks, Liberty...