New York, New York, United States
Hi, I appreciate you taking a moment to review my profile. Do you want to spend your time being creative as an artist or musician? Or, do you want to spend your time building a business? I can help you build your business! I helped reinstate VIP Support Inc.’s social networking and micro-blogging account (worth at least $10,000.00 a month in revenues) by writing demand letters to the platform about my client's social media activities. My client was able to resume business on the site. I saved Silent Barn, a Brooklyn community arts space, $10,000.00 a year in insurance premiums by renegotiating their lease so that they were only responsible for liability insurance as opposed to both liability and property insurance. I am a former college radio DJ and avid concertgoer. Recently at SXSW, I saw forty-one different musical acts in the span of 4 days. I am passionate about applying my legal training and skills to help you as an artist navigate the business world. Call 860-785-0762 or email my office at [email protected] to discuss how I can help you run your business.
■ Increase the profits of your arts business by identifying and setting up legal protection for the high income generating aspects of your operations. This includes monetizing your copyrights if you do not have a record deal or are not interested in one (yes today there are legitimate reasons you might not want a record deal). ■ Simplify the professional side of your life by drafting agreements you can understand. You won't have to read legalese or fine print in a document that is dozens of pages long. More importantly, you won't have to be squeamish about presenting an agreement I draft to another arts business or professional that's overly complex. ■ Help you figure out what business form will allow you to exercise the control you want over your operation while protecting personal assets like your house and investments. I'll help you identify and set up your operation in the legal form that minimizes your tax burden, helps you strategically achieve a long term goal, or both. ■ Assist creative businesses like your advertising firm. You will be able to focus on being creative because I will help you understand how to harness the power of social media and the internet without exposing yourself to liability. You will expand your base by operating legal sweepstakes and contests. You will talk up your products in ways that aren't false and misleading. You will add profits by hosting user generated content while taking advantage of laws that can shield you from liability.
■ Attending Networking Events ■ Researching Industry Leaders ■ Tracking Industry Trends ■ Participating in Industry Discussions
■ Practiced general business and entertainment law for your music, film, and information technology enterprises. ■ Your software company and other arts business received substantial settlements. Your matters were resolved without going to trail which saved you time, energy, and added expense. You spent more time on your craft while getting paid.
■ Helped film production company with several projects, each with its own intellectual property. Assisted in the establishment of the ideal legal framework to attract outside investors for each project. This work prevented liabilities from one project eating into the revenues of another. ■ Assisted film production company wishing to display intellectual property to other companies looking to make commercial use of their creation. Drafted agreements to protect client's intellectual property by preventing potential licensees from stealing their ideas. ■ When client found willing partners to lease their intellectual property, I helped draft contracts for them that detailed how much that company would pay for their IP, for how long, and the conditions under which they could utilize their IP. Because client leased their IP to a business or businesses instead of selling it directly to the public, they had much less overhead and made profits much quicker.
■ Worked together with team members on securities fraud class action suits. Second chaired depositions. Prepared subpoenas containing document requests. Wrote memoranda concerning procedural issues during discovery and other phases of litigation.