When it comes to Entertainment Law,
we perform where it counts.
We represent athletes, musicians, filmmakers, actors, and venues across the state, making sure your contracts, rights, and business interests are protected from the first handshake to the final cut.
We can assist with:
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Before you sign with a label, producer, or distributor, have an attorney read the deal. Recording contracts, producer agreements, sync licensing deals, and distribution agreements can contain terms that limit your rights, cap your royalties, or lock you in far longer than you expect. We review and negotiate music agreements for Oklahoma artists, making sure you understand what you're giving up and what you're getting in return.
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Oklahoma's Filmed in Oklahoma Act has made the state a legitimate production hub, and the deals that come with that growth are complex. We assist production companies, directors, and crew members with production agreements, work-for-hire contracts, location releases, co-production deals, and rights acquisition agreements. If you're applying for Oklahoma's film rebate program or structuring a loan-out company, we can help you get it right.
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Athletes, actors, musicians, and performers are often handed agreements written entirely to benefit the other side. We review and negotiate talent agreements, performance contracts, appearance deals, and endorsement arrangements, making sure compensation, exclusivity, and creative control terms actually reflect your leverage and protect your career.
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Who owns your music after you've written it? Publishing agreements, co-writing contracts, and licensing deals determine how your work gets used and who gets paid every time it does. We help Oklahoma artists structure and negotiate publishing arrangements that preserve their ownership and maximize long-term royalty income.
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Promoters and venues operate on thin margins with significant liability exposure. We draft and review venue agreements, performer contracts, event sponsorship deals, and ticketing arrangements to ensure cancellation clauses, force majeure provisions, liability limitations, and payment terms are written to protect your operation, not just the talent or the sponsor.
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Your creative work is an asset. We help entertainment clients understand and protect their intellectual property rights, including copyright registration, trademark protection for artist names and brands, and strategies for enforcing those rights when they're infringed. We also advise on rights clearance and licensing when you need to use someone else's work.
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Many working artists and entertainers benefit from operating through a loan-out company — a business entity that employs you and contracts your services to third parties. We help Oklahoma entertainers form and structure loan-out companies, draft the necessary agreements, and understand the tax and liability implications before signing their first deal through the entity.
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When a label doesn't pay, a production company walks off a deal, or a venue cancels without cause, you need to move quickly. We represent entertainers, producers, and venues in contract disputes, whether the goal is a negotiated resolution or pursuing your legal remedies through litigation.
The entertainment business runs on contracts, rights, and relationships. When any one of those breaks down, the consequences can follow you for years. Whether you're an athlete, a production company navigating Oklahoma's film incentive program, a talent landing a major role, or a venue building out your event calendar, the legal details in your agreements determine who gets paid, who owns the work, and what happens when things go sideways.
Located in one of Oklahoma City’s most vibrant Art communities, our attorneys work with Oklahoma's entertainment community to draft, review, and negotiate agreements built for how this industry actually works.
Oklahoma's Creative Industry Is Our Home Court.
What Sets Us Apart
We know Entertainment
Oklahoma's film incentive program, music industry, and live entertainment scene operate under a specific set of state laws and regulations. We know the landscape and draft agreements built for it.
We Take Your Work Seriously
Entertainment law is about protecting your art, career, your royalties, and your rights to work you've created. We treat those things with the seriousness they deserve.
We Protect your creativity
We translate complex deal terms into plain language so you can stay focused on your craft and make informed decisions, not just sign what's in front of you and hope for the best.