Areas of Practice - Law Offices of Pamela Koslyn

AREAS OF PRACTICE

        TRANSACTIONS

              Acquisition and sales of intellectual property, in all media, including options, licenses, and conveyances:

Music:

Recording agreements

                  Publishing agreements
                  Distribution agreements
                  Management (Personal and Business) agreements
                    Agency agreements
                    Copyright administration
                    Producing agreements
                    Merchandising/Endorsement agreements
                    Concert/Personal Appearance agreements
                Music video agreements
                Digital Distribution agreements
                Session employment agreements

Film and Television:

Submission agreements

Literary options/Acquisition agreements

Pitch agreements

Producer agreements

Production (Cast and Crew) agreements

Actor agreements

Writer agreements

Collaboration agreements

Director agreements

Finder's agreements and other financing contracts

Distribution agreements

Merchandising/Endorsement agreements

Print Media:

Literary publishing

Fiction, Non-fiction, Graphic novels, Animation, etc.

Agency agreements

Online Media:

Internet domain names
Websites
Video games

            Negotiation of contracts for the acquisition and sales of business services and businesses, including:

                                    Employment agreements
                                      Independent Contractor agreements
                                        Trade Secret Non-Disclosure agreements
                                        Non-Competition agreements
                                            Purchase agreements

              Business Entity Formation, including:

                                           Corporations
                                           Limited Liability Companies (LLCs)
                                           Partnerships
                                           Joint Ventures
                                           Fictitious Business Names (DBAs)

Clients include recording artists, songwriters, producers, directors, authors, actors, publishers, and other individuals and entities in and affiliated with the entertainment industry. The firm's attorneys generally do not represent the major record labels, the film studios, or television networks, and instead concentrate on the unique needs of talent. The firm's attorneys also represent internet-based companies and a wide variety of public and private businesses in various fields.

        LITIGATION

In addition to transactional work, PAMELA KOSLYN also represents clients in the resolution and litigation of a broad range of entertainment industry, business, and labor disputes, in State and Federal court and through arbitration, including:

                                          Copyright and trademark disputes
                                            Royalty payment disputes
                                        Internet domain name disputes
                                        Breach of contract
                                          Breach of fiduciary duty against partners, agents, and others who owe a fiduciary duty
                                          Defamation, libel, and slander
                                        Employment harassment
                                            Wrongful termination
                                            Fraud
                                            Inducing Breach of Contract
                                            Interference with Business Relations
                                            Unfair Competition
                                            Misappropriation of Trade Secrets
                                            Public companies' securities fraud and stock manipulation

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