Contracts
Jon L. Duman
regularly analyzes,
develops and
prepares contracts for all areas of entertainment, media and the arts,
including agreements relating to financing, production, distribution,
ownership
and licensing for the recording, television, film, video, theatrical,
multi-media
and technology industries. Jon Duman's personable, yet persistent
demeanor, combined with his familiarity with the leading companies and
current trends in today's media and entertainment markets, enables him
to consistently negotiate favorable deals for his clients. Mr.
Duman's
contract expertise also extends to more standard business matters,
including
those relating to real property acquisition & ownership, secured
transactions,
leasing, business dissolution & divestiture, partnerships/joint
ventures,
and most other commercial transactions.
Music
Business Matters
Jon Duman
specializes in providing
legal consultation
and representation for all aspects of the music business. Having
negotiated over the past decade with the most prominent record labels,
distributors, music publishers and media companies in the United
States,
Europe, and Japan, Jon Duman's expertise encompasses the entire
gamut
of music business transactions, including recording & distribution
contracts, tours & live performances, marketing & promotion,
artist
management agreements and production deals. Mr. Duman also has
extensive
experience handling music publishing matters, including those
pertaining
to song rights administration, mechanical and master use licensing,
co-publishing
& co-writer agreements, synchronization deals, and foreign
sub-publishing arrangements.
Intellectual
Property
Jon L.
Duman's law
practice offers
extensive
legal services relating to the development, protection and exploitation
of intellectual property rights, including copyrights, trademarks &
service marks, trade secrets, patents and rights of publicity.
With
over a decade of media and entertainment business experience, Jon
Duman's
background is particularly suited to assisting artists and
content-owners
in nearly every type of artistic and entertainment-related endeavor, in
matters relating to their creative properties.
Jon L.
Duman
regularly counsels
clients regarding
the development and protection of proprietary rights in their creative
works, including registration and protective systems & strategies.
Jon Duman also represents clients in trademark, service-mark and
copyright
matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the
U.S.
Copyright Office.
Jon
Duman's
practice also
emphasizes the contractual
exploitation of intellectual property rights in all forms of media, including licensing and
assignment
of creative properties embodied in musical compositions, sound
recordings,
live performances, film, video, television, books, art, toys &
games,
internet content, software programs and databases. Mr. Duman's services
in this regard also include negotiation and preparation of work for
hire
agreements, clearances, merchandising deals, and publishing contracts,
both foreign and domestic.
General
Business Transactions
Jon L.
Duman
regularly counsels
individuals
and companies concerning a wide range of standard business matters,
such
as those pertaining to asset acquisition & divestiture, secured
transactions,
sales of businesses, franchise and distribution agreements, and real
property
ownership (including sales, foreclosures, co-owner rights, mechanics
liens,
leasing, zoning, and owner liability). Mr. Duman's general business
practice
also emphasizes his familiarity with personal service contracts and
intellectual
property development & protection.
Jon Duman
also
routinely advises
and assists
his business clients (including those within the entertainment/media
fields)
regarding business entity formation (including corporations, limited
liability
companies, and limited partnerships.), mergers, buy-outs &
reorganizations,
partnerships & joint ventures, and dissolutions. Mr. Duman
also
counsels businesses on such operational matters as statutory/regulatory
compliance, employment practices, and various liability issues.
Business
Disputes
Jon Duman
represents clients in
connection
with a variety of business-related disputes, including those pertaining
to breach of contract, copyright & trademark infringement, unfair
competition,
injunctions & restraining orders, trade secret & trade dress
misappropriation,
defamation, and contractual interference. In addition to
federal
and state court civil proceedings, Mr. Duman represents clients at
various
administrative and governmental hearings, and in connection with
mediations,
arbitrations and private trials. As a trained mediator and arbitrator,
Jon L, Duman is also available to assist parties in amicably resolving
their business disputes, and is particularly experienced in structuring
settlements for arts, entertainment and media-related conflicts.