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Entertainment / Business Disputes and Litigation   

Entities / Copyright / Trademark / Rights of Publicity


Entertainment


  1. •Drafting, review and negotiation of contracts in the entertainment industry, including recording agreements, publishing agreements, sync licenses, master-use licenses, and others.


  3. •Consulting with artists, songwriters, and other creators.  Consulting with new and established businesses, including publishers, labels, talent agencies, studios, production companies, concert promotion companies, et al.


  5. •Enforcement of rights and handling of disputes from negotiation through litigation and alternative dispute resolution such as mediation.


Please go to my resume page for a more complete picture of my entertainment law work.


Please go to my clients page for a list of sample current and past clients for whom I have performed entertainment law services.


Business Disputes and Litigation


Let us help you enforce your contracts, protect your intellectual property, and stand up for your rights.


Enforcement of rights and handling of disputes from negotiation through litigation and alternative dispute resolution such as mediation.  Disputes and litigation of all kinds, including: 

•breach of contract

•copyright infringement

•misappropriation

•fraud

•disputes between entities and partners, members, shareholders, subsidiaries, parent companies

  1. •other causes of action, remedies, and solutions for prosecuting and defending civil matters


Need billing solutions to help you access the courts?  We can often offer contingency fee agreements or hybrid contingency-and-reduced-hourly billing to give you the access you need to stand up for your company, your career, or your rights.


Entities


•Consulting with regard to whether and when to form an entity and which best suits your needs, including LLCs, corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, professional associations, limited partnerships, etc. 


•Drafting of formation documents (both those that are for filing and those that are non-filed) and filing with the Business Organizations department of the Secretary of State of Texas (to obtain official filing numbers and certificates). 


•Handling of disputes and litigation involving entities and partners, members, shareholders, subsidiaries, parent companies, etc.


   Copyright


•Consulting with regard to rights between co-creators or claims of creation or ownership


•Registration (I can do it or help you do it)


•Transfers and assignments


•Termination of transfers


Trademark


•Searches and reports as to name availability


•Consulting with regard to name availability, name choices, and variations


•Registration and Maintenance:  drafting descriptions of goods and services; filing of applications, statements of use, statements of continued use, etc.


•Handling disputes


Rights of Publicity


•Consulting artists and estates over exploiting rights of publicity and image and protecting against infringement and misappropriation


  1. •Handling disputes – prosecuting or defending against claims of infringement or misappropriation, etc.



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