Long Island Entertainment Lawyer

Entertainment Attorney Serving Long Island, NY

Long Island's creative community includes musicians, filmmakers, content creators, authors, and performers in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Many Long Island artists work in the New York City entertainment market while living and building their careers on Long Island. Having an entertainment lawyer who understands the industry ensures your contracts, rights, and business structures protect your interests.

Agarunov Law Firm provides entertainment law services for Long Island artists and creative professionals. We handle contract negotiation, intellectual property protection, production agreements, publishing deals, brand partnerships, and business formation for entertainment ventures.

Our Financial District office is accessible from Long Island via the LIRR to Penn Station, a short connection to our Financial District office. Schedule a free consultation to discuss your entertainment law needs.

Entertainment Law Services for Long Island Clients

Contract Negotiation and Review

Long Island musicians, authors, content creators, and entertainment professionals negotiate contracts that determine their income, creative control, and career trajectory. We review and negotiate recording contracts, management agreements, publishing deals, licensing agreements, distribution contracts, and production agreements. Our goal is to ensure you understand every term before you sign and that the deal reflects your value.

Music Law

Music industry contracts involve complex issues around publishing rights, master recordings, royalty structures, synchronization licenses, and distribution. Long Island musicians, authors, content creators, and entertainment professionals need counsel who understands these structures. We handle recording agreements, producer contracts, co-writing splits, sync licensing, and disputes over music rights and royalties.

Film, Television, and Production

Production projects require contracts with talent, crew, locations, distributors, and financiers. We draft and review production agreements, talent agreements, location releases, distribution deals, and financing documents. Long Island musicians, authors, content creators, and entertainment professionals working in film and television benefit from counsel who understands production workflows and industry standards.

Intellectual Property Protection

Creative work has value only when properly protected. We handle copyright registration, trademark filing for entertainment brands, and enforcement against unauthorized use. Long Island musicians, authors, content creators, and entertainment professionals should register their work with the U.S. Copyright Office and consider trademark protection for brand names, logos, and stage names used in commerce.

Influencer and Brand Partnerships

Content creators and influencers negotiate brand deals, sponsorship agreements, and partnership contracts that involve deliverables, usage rights, exclusivity, compensation, and FTC compliance. We review and negotiate these agreements to protect your creative freedom and ensure you are fairly compensated for your work and audience.

Entertainment Business Formation

Long Island musicians, authors, content creators, and entertainment professionals who form production companies, record labels, publishing entities, or creative agencies need proper business structures. We handle LLC and corporation formation, operating agreements, partnership structures, and joint venture agreements for entertainment businesses. The right structure protects your personal assets and positions the business for growth.

What Long Island Entertainers and Creators Should Know

Many Long Island artists, musicians, and content creators work in the New York City entertainment market while maintaining their base in Nassau or Suffolk County. The distance from Manhattan does not reduce the need for experienced entertainment counsel. Contracts, rights, and business structures all require the same level of attention regardless of where you live.

Long Island musicians recording in home studios or local facilities should still use written agreements for every collaboration. Producer agreements, co-writing splits, and featured artist terms should be documented before the recording is released.

Long Island content creators building businesses around their personal brand should consider forming an LLC or corporation to separate personal and business liability. This is particularly important once you begin entering brand partnership agreements and generating significant revenue.

Why Long Island Clients Choose Agarunov Law Firm

Agarunov Law Firm provides entertainment law services for Long Island artists, creators, and entertainment businesses.

• Contract review and negotiation for recording deals, production agreements, publishing contracts, and brand partnerships
• Intellectual property protection including copyright registration and trademark filing
• Business formation for production companies, labels, and creative ventures
• Accessible from Long Island via LIRR to Penn Station, a short connection to our Financial District office
• Licensed in both New York and New Jersey

How We Work With Entertainment Clients

• Step 1: Consultation. We discuss your career, your current deals or opportunities, and your legal needs. This consultation is free.
• Step 2: Review. We review any contracts or agreements you have received and identify the key issues that need to be addressed.
• Step 3: Negotiation. We negotiate terms on your behalf, working to secure fair compensation, creative control, and protective provisions.
• Step 4: Ongoing Counsel. We remain available for future contracts, disputes, intellectual property filings, and business decisions as your career develops.