Draft and negotiate industry contracts, like writer agreements, talent agreements, work-for-hire agreements, recording agreements, etc.

Help you with financing agreements to get sponsorships, loans, investment money, grants and other forms of funding.

Review your distribution deals.

Keep you updated and advise you on your rights.

Give you feedback on your budgets, pitches, plans, tactics and strategies.

Help you decide whether or not to file a lawsuit.

Assess whether your case is best suited for court, mediation or arbitration.

Keep you up-to-date and informed of the federal, state and local laws and procedural rules relevant to your case.

Work with your goals and budget to come up with an appropriate litigation strategy.

Draft clear and concise contracts tailored to your specific deal or project.

Ensure that your contracts are legal, admissible in court, and free of loopholes.

Spot the pros and cons of your contract.

Assess how a contract affects the following 5 issues for you: (1) money, (2) risks, (3) controls, (4) standards and (5) end-goals. 

Explain the issues and terms so that you understand what you’re agreeing to before signing.

Guide you when you believe someone has broken your contract or when you want to get out of a contract.

Help you decide how to structure your business and how it can affect your personal liabilities, tax obligations, set-up fees and ongoing expenses.

Assist you with labor issues, workplace policies and employment agreements; whether you are hiring employees or independent contractors.

Draft and negotiate contracts to buy, sell, fund or pay for the things you need and do with your business.

Get you in compliance with local, state or federal agencies.

Defend you in lawsuits, mediations and arbitrations and during government investigations.

Negotiate and draft acquisition and purchase agreements.

Help you take ownership of your idea, artwork, business name or business logo with a flexible and creative strategy for your IP.

Counsel you in evaluating your rights.

Walk you through the copyright or trademark application process, and help you file the necessary forms.

Get you in compliance with timely follow-up filings.

Represent you if someone else is using your idea, logo, name or material without your permission.

Defend you when you are accused of infringement, theft, appropriation or misuse.

Focus on the special issues that affect non-profit organizations.

Help you choose the right form of entity for your organization, depending on the activities and goals you plan to achieve.

Assist you in the start-up process and guide you on the paperwork that needs to be filed to set-up and maintain your non-profit status. 

Counsel you on how to manage your non-profit - such as how to form a board of directors, how to appoint officers, and whether you can form an affiliation.

Ensure you are in compliance with the federal, state and local government and with your by-laws.

Aid you in the education of your directors, personnel, and other stakeholders so you can run your organization diligently.