Music & Entertainment Law
Most of the decisions that shape a career in music get made fast, under pressure, and on someone else's paperwork. A deal memo comes in on a Friday. A collaborator wants to "figure out splits later." A brand offers a number that looks good until you read what it asks for. This firm exists for those moments — a boutique practice built around the people who make the work, not the companies that license it. You'll deal directly with your attorney, and you'll get a straight answer about what a document actually does before you sign it.
We represent artists, songwriters, producers, and the businesses built around them. That means the full arc of a creative career: the agreements that establish what you own, the deals that put it into the market, the protections that keep your name and likeness yours, and the litigation that follows when someone doesn't hold up their end.
Making the Music
Every song starts as a creative act and becomes a business asset the moment it's recorded. We handle the paperwork behind the work - split sheets, producer and featured artist agreements, sample clearances, copyright registrations, publishing and distribution deals - so your rights are settled before the release, not litigated after it.
→ Get your rights in order before the release.
Building a Team
The right band agreement, management contract, or business entity keeps a good working relationship from turning into a bad legal one. We structure the arrangements that hold your operation together, from LLC formation and partnership terms to management, booking, label, and crew agreements. Clear terms up front let you focus on the work.
→ Let's put your team on paper.
Tours Shows & Events
Life on the road runs on contracts most artists never get to read closely. We negotiate performance and venue agreements, riders, merchandising terms, sponsorship deals, and production contracts — and we review the fine print on liability, cancellation, and payment before you sign.
→ Send us the contract before you sign.
Name Image Likeness
Your name and face are worth protecting as carefully as your catalog. We advise artists, athletes, and creators on endorsement and brand partnership deals, trademark registration and enforcement, merchandising rights, and licensing your likeness on terms that don't outlast the check.
→ Protect what your name is worth.
Protecting Privacy Rights
Unauthorized use of your voice, image, or personal information can spread faster than you can respond — and AI has made that problem considerably worse. We pursue takedowns, demand letters, and claims involving misappropriation, defamation, and synthetic replicas of your voice or likeness, and we draft the confidentiality provisions that keep private matters private.
→ Something out there that shouldn't be? Let's talk.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
When a deal breaks down, the goal is resolution on your terms — quickly where possible, forcefully where necessary. We represent clients in copyright and trademark infringement actions, royalty and accounting disputes, breach of contract claims, and trade secret matters, in court and through mediation and arbitration.
→ Talk through your options.