Services for Creatives

Creative companies and professionals have unique, industry-specific needs that New Leaf Legal has been addressing for many years. Our intersection of in-depth business, corporate and intellectual property law knowledge has given us the experience of working with creatives across a variety of industries. 

Here’s a sample of the services we regularly tailor towards our creative companies and individuals…

SERVICES FOR CREATIVES

  • Brand Building, Intellectual Property Leveraging: What can I do with my trademarks, copyrighted content, and good will?

    • Copyrights: registrations and consultations on registering your own, licensing deals for copyrighted content, publishing, recording, and distribution deals.

    • Trademarks: brand name and logo clearance and registrations, trademark licensing/cross-licensing deals, co-branding agreements.

    Contracts

    • Music: publishing, recording, distribution, songwriter and co-writers, music licensing

    • Video, board and mobile games: publishing, distribution, artist and developer agreements.

    • Designers and design studios: client agreements, content and design licensing or sale, contractor and employee agreements, co-founder or partnership agreements.

    • Photographers: client agreements, photo licensing and use agreements, venue/exhibit agreements, multimedia/digital rights and licensing.

    Corporate

    • Entity formation, organization, and maintenance.

    • LLCs and band agreements

    • Creative business structuring for socially-minded creatives: benefit corporations, hybrid models, and nonprofits.

    • Corporate structuring and documents: traditional C-corp, S-elections, shareholder/owner, co-founder, and profit share agreements, bylaws, Operating Agreements.

Your Intellectual Property isn’t just property. It is a piece of you.

Creatives aren’t just making a random widget. Your creations are a piece of you, representative of your unique perspective, style, and motivation. At New Leaf, we understand how important it is to protect that piece of you, ensuring its integrity and value.