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Entertainment & Sports Law
From the studio to the stadium — the deal counsel artists trust.
The PLK Law Group's entertainment and sports practice was built from inside the business — drawing on a decade of major-label legal affairs and live-industry deal work — to give artists, athletes, producers and labels representation that speaks both languages.
We handle recording, publishing, sync, talent, endorsement, agency and team-side deals; we register the IP that powers them; and we litigate when a deal turns into a dispute.
The goal is the long career — careful papers, defensible rights, and a counsel relationship that travels with you as the next deal gets bigger.
Industry Coverage
Four industries.
One specialist team.
Music, film & TV, talent and sports — represented by lawyers who came up inside the business they now advise.
Music Industry
Recording, publishing, sync, master and mechanical licensing for artists, writers and labels.
Film & Television
Production, talent, option-purchase, distribution and clearance work for independent slate.
Talent Representation
Personal-services, agency, management and tour agreements for performers and creators.
Sports Law
Endorsements, NIL deals, agency contracts and team negotiations for athletes and federations.
Capabilities
A closer look at how we represent talent.
Music & Recording
Records, royalties and the rights that make a career.
From first single to catalog sale, we paper the deals that determine who owns what — recording agreements, producer splits, publishing administration, sync and master licensing — and pursue the audits and royalty actions that recover what's owed.
- Recording & artist agreements
- Publishing & administration deals
- Sync, master & mechanical licensing
- Producer splits & work-for-hire
- Royalty audits & catalog sales
Film, TV & Production
Bringing the story safely to screen.
Independent producers and creators rely on us for option-purchase, talent, location and distribution agreements, plus the rights clearance that keeps a finished project sellable across platforms and territories.
- Option & purchase agreements
- Talent, crew & location contracts
- Music & footage clearance
- Distribution & platform deals
- Co-production & financing
Talent & Sports
Representation that goes where you go.
Athletes and performers get a single point of senior counsel across endorsement, NIL, agency, appearance and brand-collaboration deals — coordinated with managers, agents and family offices so nothing falls through the cracks.
- Endorsement & NIL agreements
- Agency & management contracts
- Tour & appearance riders
- Brand collaboration deals
- Image, name & likeness protection
Industry Track Record
Born inside.
Built for talent.
A decade of major-label legal affairs and live-industry deal work — distilled into a boutique practice that artists actually want to call.
- 10+
- Years In-Industry
- Major-label & live experience
- 100s
- Artists Advised
- Music, film, sports & creators
- Federal
- Court Practice
- Royalty & infringement litigation
- 24/7
- Tour Counsel
- On the road when you are
How We Work
A four-step path from first deal to long career.
Senior attention from intake to platinum — the same partner who reviews your first single is on the catalog sale years later.
- 01
Career Audit
We map your existing deals, splits and IP — identifying leakage and the highest-leverage fixes before signing anything new.
- 02
Deal Architecture
From recording agreements to endorsement contracts, we negotiate the structure that compounds in your favor over time.
- 03
Rights & Registration
Trademarks for stage names and tours, copyrights for catalog, and the licensing infrastructure that monetizes both.
- 04
Enforcement & Audit
Royalty audits, infringement claims and catalog defense — pursued in federal court when the moment requires.
When the Industry Plays Hardball
A trial-tested team behind the velvet rope.
Entertainment is a relationship business — until it isn't. When royalties go unpaid, samples are uncleared, sponsors walk, or rights are infringed, we move from negotiation to litigation without changing teams or losing context.
- Royalty Audits
Recovering underpaid label and publisher accountings.
- Contract Disputes
Recording, talent and agency contract enforcement.
- Rights & Clearance
Sample, footage and image-rights litigation.
- Right of Publicity
Defending name, image and likeness misuse.
Build the Career, Not Just the Moment