Legal Protection for Your Business, Brand & Ideas

From trademark registration to contracts and business formation — NYC attorneys who understand the creative and business world.

What We Can Help You With

Small Business Services

Starting or running a business comes with legal decisions that can make or break your success.

We work alongside you at every stage — whether you’re choosing the right business structure from day one, keeping your operations compliant as you grow, or navigating a dispute with a vendor.

We don’t just hand you documents. We make sure you understand what you’re signing, why it protects you, and what happens if something goes wrong.

When it’s time to close or restructure, we handle every filing and compliance requirement so you can move on cleanly — without loose ends.

Trademark Law

A trademark is more than a logo — it’s the legal foundation of your brand identity. Without protection, anyone can use a similar name or mark and erode everything you’ve built.

We guide you through the entire process: choosing a strong mark, clearing it for use, and securing federal registration that gives you exclusive rights nationwide.

Once registered, we actively monitor the marketplace for infringement or confusingly similar marks so you can act before your reputation takes a hit.

As your business grows, your trademark becomes a real asset — one you can license, leverage in partnerships, and expand into new markets while keeping full legal control of your brand.

Copyright Law

Copyright protection exists the moment your work is created — but registration is what gives you real legal teeth. Without it, enforcing your rights in federal court is nearly impossible, and you lose access to statutory damages and attorney’s fees if someone steals your work.

We work with photographers, musicians, visual artists, playwrights, software developers, and content creators to register their work correctly and completely. We prepare and submit applications that meet the U.S. Copyright Office’s requirements and advise on the best way to document authorship and ownership from day one.

Once registered, you can confidently share, license, sell, or commercialize your work — knowing your legal rights are locked in and your creative control is protected.

Defamation & Reputation Management

A single false review, fabricated video, or AI-generated lie can destroy years of credibility overnight.

This is why in the digital age, it is increasingly important for creatives and artists to protect their online reputation, especially on platforms featuring videos, artificial intelligence‑generated content, and public reviews. False or harmful statements online can damage professional credibility and audience perception, and when such content meets the legal definition of defamation — a false statement presented as fact that injures a person’s reputation — affected individuals may pursue legal remedies.

Under U.S. law, defamation includes both libel (written or recorded false statements) and slander (spoken false statements), and harm to reputation through digital content may be actionable depending on the circumstances and applicable state law.

While federal law provides certain protections for platforms that host user‑generated content under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which generally shields online services from liability for others’ posts, individuals responsible for posting defamatory material can still be identified and held accountable in court.

Our team works with creatives to identify the individuals responsible for posting offensive or defamatory online materials — including harmful videos, AI‑generated false content, and review‑site attacks — and to pursue legal strategies for having that content removed and seeking potential damages where appropriate. We leverage established legal principles and court tools to issue takedown requests, demand retractions, and, when necessary, file civil claims that reflect the real‑world harm done to an artist’s reputation or opportunities.

In all cases, we help clients understand the balance between free expression and reputational protection under U.S. law, and we guide them through the process of restoring their online presence and credibility in a digital landscape where content spreads quickly and can have lasting effects on an artist’s career.

Licensing Agreements

We work with both creators and license business owners to help them monetize their work through structured licensing agreements. Under U.S. copyright law, copyright protection attaches automatically to original works of authorship that are fixed in a tangible medium, such as music, videos, software code, and artistic content. While registration is not required to obtain protection, registering works with the U.S. Copyright Office enhances legal enforceability and enables owners to pursue damages and statutory remedies in infringement actions.

Once you own copyright in a work, that ownership right includes the exclusive ability to reproduce, distribute, perform, display, and create derivative works — and importantly, to authorize others to do so through licensing agreements. Licensing allows creators and rights holders to grant specific commercial rights for use of their content in exchange for royalties, fees, or other compensation. The United States Copyright Office’s licensing resources describe various statutory license frameworks and processes that support lawful use of copyrighted material, including provisions for cable/satellite retransmission and music use, which can be leveraged in broader commercial deals.

For artists and creatives — such as musicians, filmmakers, visual artists, software developers, and content creators — properly drafted license agreements can open up revenue streams including:

Music and performance licenses that allow others to publicly perform or stream compositions and sound recordings.
Synchronization licenses for use of music in videos, films, or online content.
Software licensing arrangements that permit distribution or commercial use of code while retaining core IP rights.
Video and multimedia content licenses for platforms, broadcasts, or commercial campaigns.

Through licensing, creators retain ownership while allowing others to legally use their work under agreed terms that generate income and expand market reach.

On the trademark side, securing federal trademark registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office gives brand owners exclusive rights to use and license names, logos, and other identifiers, which can also be monetized through brand licensing, co‑branding, and strategic commercial partnerships.