Practice Areas

Practice Areas & Legal Services
Business Entities, Corporate and LLC Law, Mergers & Acquisitions and Succession Planning

Formation, Articles and Bylaws, Operating Agreements, Annual Reports, Arizona & Nevada, Reorganization, Shareholder/Member Agreements, Mergers & Acquisitions, Purchase or Sale of Stock, Purchase or Sale of Assets, Purchase or Sale of Business

Intellectual Property-General

Copyright, Trademark, Trade names, Trade Secrets, Infringement,  Rights, Releases, Clearances & Permissions, Licensing, Merchandising, Copyright Registration & Work For Hire Agreements, Royalty Agreements

Intellectual Property-Technology, Internet & Cyberlaw

Software/Consulting Contracts, Convergence, Technology Licensing, Internet & Cyberlaw, E-Commerce, DMCA

Intellectual Property-Virtual Worlds, MMO’s and MMORPG’s

Gaming (MMPORG and video), Virtual Worlds, Second Life, In-world legal issues, In-world businesses, Jurisdictional Disputes, Conflict Resolution

Arts & Entertainment

Recording & Distribution Agreements, Literary Contracts & Book Publishing Contracts, Musicians/Bands,  Record Labels & Publishers, Record Producers, Film Companies, Event Promoters, Recording Studios, Radio & TV Personalities, Book Authors, Comedians, Film Animators, Managers, Visual Artists, Fine Arts/Galleries, Music Law

Estate Planning

Wills, Trusts, Medical Powers of Attorney, Health Care Directories, Estate Plans, Business Owner Succession Plans, Special Needs Trusts

Services

Intellectual Property Consulting & General Advice We file and prosecute copyrights, trademarks, and trade names. We consult on all areas concerning securing protection and ownership of ideas, concepts, and creative works in all areas such as computer and internet, all art disciplines (literary, visual art, performing arts), media, technology, trade secrets, employment contracts, and independent contractor agreements.

We consult as to both the protection and ownership of intellectual property and as to the risks and benefits relevant to various options to enforce ownership to intellectual property (from filing suit to mediation).

Corporations & LLCs; Commercial Transactions

We routinely file and form Corporations and LLC’s, Prepare Bylaws and Operating Agreements, advise on buy-outs, mergers& acquisitions, corporate governance, succession planning, corporate contracts, shareholder and member agreements.

We prepare loan documents and security agreements and other instruments evidencing and securing debt.

Experience in complex corporate transactions, matters and negotiations. We close deals.

We provide advice and consultation and comprehensive representation in all aspects of Business formation, governance and general corporate matters.

Contracts and Agreements

Drafting, negotiating, reviewing, interpreting and revising complex contracts.

We provide you with legal guidance and contract management assistance on a broad range of complex legal agreements, both at contract inception, to help ensure contracts are legally acceptable and achieve the your business goals without disproportionate risk to you.

Litigation

We also provide litigation representation in defense of infringement suits or similar actions involving intellectual property owned by our clients, whether it be in copyright, trademark, trade secret or patent.

Wills & Trusts

We routinely prepare estate plans and business succession plans including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care and medical directories and business exit strategies.