Phoenix Entertainment Lawyer

Arizona Entertainment Lawyer: Contracts, Disputes and Negotiations

Attorneys at The Law Offices of William D. Black work in entertainment and sports law in our Phoenix and Scottsdale offices, representing a variety of entertainers and athletes. With the huge population growth in the Phoenix metropolitan area over the last several years, our city is fast becoming an entertainment destination.  We draft and negotiate major contracts and endorsement deals. We can handle most facets of our entertainment clients’ business and personal affairs, including providing general business and real estate advice and advice in diversified other areas of the law.  We also collaborate with certain tax and intellectual property specialists to make certain our clients’ interests are fully protected.  Once the COVID Pandemic is under control and hopefully behind us, we expect a strong resurgence of interest and transactions in the industry. The the meantime, the entertainers and artists are helping us make it through and maintain our sanity.

Experienced Phoenix Entertainment Agreement Lawyer William D. Black

Astute advice in contract negotiations and drafting is especially critical for those just entering the entertainment business. Skillful legal representation can assure your success and can protect you from being exploited. You can avoid the need to renegotiate or restructure bad agreements or ultimately the need for you to litigate to enforce or protect your rights.

The Law Offices of William D. Black in Scottsdale and Phoenix offers experienced representation in entertainment law to new talent, production companies and all players in the industry. Our founding attorney William D. Black has extensive experience — more than 30 years — in contract law, and has represented individuals and companies locally and nationally in film, TV, radio and music matters.

Your Scottsdale or Phoenix entertainment law needs are in capable hands when you trust us with your important legal matters. We are a boutique business law firm whose reputation is built on innovative, resourceful and responsive representation. We work hard to protect your rights, and to deliver attentive personal service that brings you profitability and peace of mind.

More Than 30 Years of Successful Service to Phoenix Businesses

Our Phoenix business lawyers provide entertainment law counsel to actors, writers, singers, musicians, songwriters, directors, editors, cinematographers, production companies and recording studios, preparing and reviewing all types of contracts and agreements; addressing issues such as copyright protection, royalties and residuals from concerts and touring, CD sales, broadcast and re-broadcast; and merchandising. For certain of these legal issues, we work closely with an intellectual property specialist who serves ‘of counsel’ to the firm.  Among the agreements we review and negotiate are:

• Recording contracts
• Production contracts
• Marketing agreements
• Agreements among band members
• Comprehensive “360-degree” deals

Skilled Contract Negotiation Lawyer

Mr. Black has helped many performers and industry professionals to negotiate their original contracts or to renegotiate their deals to more favorable terms, or to resolve disputes over copyright or royalty issues. When entertainment law disputes cannot be resolved, Mr. Black is an accomplished Phoenix business and commercial law attorney who can initiate or defend legal actions.

A Phoenix sports lawyer’s clients may include:

• Amateur and professional athletes, coaches, referees, and league officials
• National, regional, state, and local governing bodies
• Athletic administrators
• Sports facility owners and operators
• Sports broadcasters

This list can be expanded further to include sports trainers, equipment manufacturers, sponsors, concessionaires, and all those who provide sports-related goods and services.

Knowledge in All Areas of Entertainment Law

While sports law sounds like a highly specialized field, sports law firms in the Phoenix area must have a general knowledge of many areas of law. Since clients may include those in recreational, high school, college, and professional sports, a Phoenix sports and entertainment law attorney will be called to do work for his clients in a number of different areas including:

• Contract negotiations
• Salary arbitration hearings
• Marketing and endorsement opportunities
• Intellectual property issues
• Event management
• Sports franchise and facility marketing
• Labor and workers compensation issues
• Athlete representation

Contact Us For A Free Initial Consultation

Contact us at 602-265-2600 or toll-free at 844-224-0054 or online to schedule a confidential, initial complimentary initial consultation with an Arizona entertainment lawyer with legal acumen and more than 30 years of business experience.