Representations

Entertainment, IP Licensing, Personal Services Contracts

Representations

  • Representing the creators and producers of a video documentary including providing music composer agreements, obtaining rights to film footage and photographs; copyright protection; work-for-hire agreements, licenses and assignments. 
  • Representing an award-winning Radio Production Company that produces and distributes well-known syndicated radio programs on public, commercial and satellite radio.
  • Representing Television Production Company that produces and syndicates nationally-known television program. 
  • Representing a major market radio personality in connection with his personal services contract for morning show and syndication to multiple markets.
  • Representing talent in multiple commercial endorsement agreements.
  • Representing a free-lance cameraman in negotiations with television producers.
  • Representing a creator of a musical in acquiring rights and hiring musicians and composers.
  • Negotiating a book publishing agreement for a best-selling author on nutrition.
  • Negotiating infomercial appearance on behalf of book author.
  • Advising a radio personality with regard to protection of characters and skits created for on-air use.
  • Representing celebrity chef in negotiations for trademark licensing in connection with restaurants.
  • Assisting company producing multi-media products to obtain copyright protection.
  • Representing a celebrity chef in negotiating merchandising and branding agreement for signature line of kitchen products.
  • Representing an art gallery in its agreements with artists.
  • Advising a radio personality with regard to protection of characters and skits created for on-air use.

Business

Representations

  • Incorporating a hotel and traveler concierge service. 
  • Organizing an LLC for a Radio Production Company producing syndicated radio programming about health.
  • Organizing an LLC for a celebrity chef.
  • Incorporating an umbrella entity for an eco-design personality with multiple business ventures.
  • Representing a business in the sale of its assets. 
  • Advising a computer expert in connection with a proposed employment agreement.
  • Representing co-authors in the collaboration agreement for writing a book.
  • Representing a company supplying design elements in a joint venture arrangement.

Estate Planning

Representations

  • Drafting a living trust, for a book author, including strategy for passing on book royalties and other intellectual property.
  • Reviewing trust distribution provisions for a client who is entitled to receive the income from a trust.
  • Preparing estate planning package for network news correspondent and his family. 
  • Assisting corporate shareholder to transfer his shares to his living trust. 
  • Assigning limited liability shares to an existing trust.