Copyrights, trademarks and the entertainment business, handled by a lawyer who loaded the truck first. Roadie in 1971. Stage manager for Peter Tosh on the Rolling Stones 1978 tour. Admitted to the bar in 1982. Still answering his own phone.
You reach Prof. Bruce Colfin, not an intake queue. Consultations by phone or in person.
Roadie for the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Stage manager for reggae star Peter Tosh on the Rolling Stones 1978 summer tour. Live concert sound engineer. Cable television producer and director in New York for eight years. Tour manager for Inner Circle. Personal manager for Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Mick Taylor.
Admitted to practice in 1982, the same year THE FIRM ® was founded. Twenty five years as a founding member of Jacobson & Colfin, PC. Since 2010, Bruce Colfin Law, PC carries THE FIRM ® forward. General counsel to Dark Star Orchestra, Bernard Purdie and The Urban Rebounder.
Creative, personal and cost effective contract, trademark, copyright, consulting and litigation services for individuals and businesses in every creative field. Music, sound recordings, audio and video, film, internet, theater, comics, fashion, toys, international licensing and sports.
More than fifty years inside the entertainment business and more than forty of them practicing law. Bruce has sat on both sides of the table, so nothing in the deal memo is a surprise.
Grammy winning producer and ASCAP Songwriter of the Year. Drake, Cardi B, Travis Scott, Joyner Lucas.
Former Rolling Stones lead guitarist. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Bruce was his personal manager first.
Platinum reggae. "Bad Boys." Bruce was their tour manager before he was their lawyer.
Grammy winning reggae producers and artists. No Doubt, "Rock Steady."
Aretha Franklin's drummer. General counsel relationship.
National touring jam band. General counsel. Also the Dark Star Jubilee festival mark.
Grammy nominated producers "Little Louie" Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez.
Shabba Ranks, Gregory Isaacs, Freddie McGregor, Israel Vibration, Niney the Observer, Andrew Tosh.
Tommy Boy, Norton, VP Records, R.O.I.R., MAW and Small Wonders.
Trademark counsel for YRB clothing and magazine, and for Not Fade Away.
Publishers of the video game POSTAL. Trademark and IP counsel.
Jewelry. One of a long line of consumer brands, from olive oil to cosmetics to campgrounds.
And also P.M. Dawn, India, Toni Braxton, Marty Balin, Carlos Alomar, Brian Ritchie of the Violent Femmes, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, Len Dell'Amico of the Grateful Dead, Johnny Farina of Santo & Johnny, Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling, the All Good Festival, Big Horn Olive Oil, Tropical Fantasy, Iberia Foods, Gam-Anon and the Buffalo Chip Campgrounds.
THE FIRM's reputation in the entertainment industry was built on its ability to solve problems and represent client interests in the most reasonable, cost effective manner possible.Prof. Bruce E. Colfin, Esq.
One number, 516 830 1951. You describe the deal, the dispute or the brand you need to protect. No form gate, no screening script.
What you have, what it is worth, what it will cost and whether you even need a lawyer for it. Sometimes the answer is that you do not.
Contract drafted, trademark filed, copyright registered, deal negotiated or case brought. Personal service from start to finish.
Both. The client list runs from platinum reggae acts and Grammy winning producers to first time songwriters, small labels and people launching a brand out of a garage. THE FIRM ® has always represented individuals and small companies alongside the bigger names.
Yes. Trademark and copyright work here has covered jewelry, clothing, olive oil, soft drink bottling, cookies, cosmetics, hair products, restaurants, spas, fitness programs, construction equipment, campgrounds and video games. If it has a name, a logo or a creative work behind it, it is in scope.
You describe the situation and you get an honest read on it, including what it is likely to involve and what it is likely to cost. You will know where you stand before you commit to anything. Please do not send confidential material until an attorney client relationship has been established.
Prof. Bruce E. Colfin. This is a practice built on personal service. The person who takes your call is the person who reads your contract.
Bruce is admitted in New York State and before the federal courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the US Court of International Trade. Contract, trademark, copyright and licensing work regularly reaches clients well beyond New York, including international licensing matters. Call and describe where you are and we will tell you straight away whether we are the right fit.
The fastest way to an answer is the phone. Call and you will speak with Prof. Colfin. If it is easier to write it down, the form works too.
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