NTSS Law is a music and media entertainment law firm focusing on managing the transactional and business aspects of the music industry for creatives.
Artist Representation
- Negotiation and review of recording agreements with major and independent labels.
- Publishing agreements, including co-publishing, administration, and songwriter agreements.
- Album clearances, ensuring all samples, features, and third-party rights are properly licensed.
- Management agreements, aligning team relationships with long-term career goals.
- Catalog sales and monetization, including negotiation of rights and valuations for music assets.
- Sponsorships and endorsement deals, negotiating brand partnerships, product collaborations, and influencer agreements to enhance visibility and revenue.
General Advisement
- Serve as outside general counsel to artists, music companies, and production entities.
- Leading and supporting strategic negotiations, including high stakes deals and long-term partnerships.
- Brand development and protection: guiding clients on brand strategy, positioning, and intellectual property registration and enforcement.
- Contract management and business operations support, including day-to-day deal flow, compliance, and risk assessment.
- Drafting custom and template agreements, providing scalable documents tailored to each client’s recurring business needs.
Touring & Live Productions
- Touring agreements, drafting and negotiating agreements pertaining to artist performances/appearances, support acts, and promoters.
- Independent contractor agreements, for crew, musicians, and technical/touring personnel.
- Venue agreements, negotiating terms for performances, capacity, liability, and payments.
- Vendor agreements, ensuring clear terms for staging, sound, lighting, and other essential services.
- Promoter agreements, international one-off or regional deals with independent or boutique promoters.
- Touring deals with national/international promoters.
Litigation & Creative Resolutions
- Pre-litigation dispute resolution, leveraging strategic negotiation to achieve favorable outcomes before escalation.
- Litigation management and representation, defending and asserting clients’ rights in state and federal courts.
- Facilitate settlement solutions, drafting and negotiating settlement agreements that protect interests and minimize risk.
- Risk assessment and strategy development, identifying potential exposure and crafting tailored solutions.
Mediation
- Mediation services, providing skilled facilitation to efficiently and creatively resolve conflicts outside of court.
- Focus on entertainment and business disputes, including artist agreements, management disputes, and intellectual property conflicts.
- Facilitative and evaluative mediation, tailoring our approach to the unique dynamics of each dispute.
- Pre-litigation mediation, offering parties the opportunity to resolve issues before the costs and complexities of formal litigation arise.
- Neutral third-party mediation, serving as an unbiased facilitator to guide discussions and foster fair resolutions.
- Settlement agreement drafting, ensuring mutually agreed-upon terms are clear, enforceable, and protect client interests.
- Bilingual mediation capabilities (English & Spanish), facilitating clear communication and understanding for all parties involved.
*Bilingual drafting & negotiation capabilities (English & Spanish)