Services

Among the many Legal services offered at Carroll Associates are...

Negotiation and Drafting
Visual/Performing Arts & Entertainment Contracts

• Advertising, Subscriber, and Playbill Publication Agreements
• Agency Representation Agreements
• Art Exhibition Travel and Insurance Agreements
• Artist Management Agreements
• Artist Representative Agreements
• Author-Publishing Agreements
• Band Performance Contracts
• Book Publishing Agreements
• Composer Agreements
• Confidentiality Agreements and Releases
• Costume Designer Agreements
• Distribution Agreements
• Employment Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Exclusive Agency Agreements
• Film Production Agreements
• Film Releases and Waivers
• Literary Agency Agreements
• Live Performance Agreements
• Management Agreements
• Marketing Agreements
• Mechanical Licenses
• Merchandising Agreements
• Music License Agreements
• Music Sideman Agreements
• Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Option Purchase Agreements for Musicals and Films
• Performance Usage Agreements with ASCAP, BMI
• Photographer-Rental Agreements
• Powers of Attorney
• Producer Agreements
• Recording Agreements
• Releases and Waiver of Liability Agreements
• Sponsorship and Promotion Agreements
• Synchronization and Compulsory Music Licenses
• Talent and Modeling Agency Agreements
• Talent Releases and Agreements for Children and Adults
• Television Production Agreements
• Theatre Commercial Leases
• Underlying Rights Acquisition and Option Agreements

Corporate Law and Management Experience for Visual and Performing Artists,
Arts Organizations, Foundations and Charitable Trusts

• Arts Agent and Manager
• By Laws, Articles of Incorporation, Indentures
• Corporate Consulting and Other Services
• Corporate Filings
• Drafted Grant Applications (NEA, Massachusetts Cultural Council and other Private Family Foundations)
• Formation Documents for Private Foundations, Charitable Trusts, and For and Non-Profit Corporations
• Marketing Artists' Works and Handling Reproductive Rights
• Work-for-Hire Agreements

Intellectual Property Law

• Copyright Assignment
• Copyright Books, Trademark
• Copyright Infringement
• Copyright Licensing
• Copyright Registration
• Copyright/Trademark, License Right To Use Others
• Marketing Artist Works
• Reproduction Rights
• Trademark Clearance/Registration
• Trademark Licensing
• Trademark Registration
• Vetting Literary Works for Copyright, Trademark, Defamation, Rights of Publicity/Privacy
• Work-for-Hire Agreements

Miscellaneous Services

• Collection Issues And Museum Lending/Tour Issues
• Commercial Real Estate Leases
• Press Releases
• Residential Real Estate Leases
• Residential Real Estate Closings

Carroll Associates consults with clients in the following areas...

• Development (Audience and Financial) including assisting with...
  • Grant application research and proposal writing to develop funding from private foundations, charitable trusts and government agencies.
  • Targeting and soliciting corporate and individual sponsors.
  • Events planning and management for all aspects of fund raising functions, including promotion, prospect lists and invitations, advertisements, site selection, reservations, catering, and entertainment.
• Marketing assistance in...
  • Public relations and special news events management.
  • Marketing strategies including advertising, from concept through production.
  • Creation of promotional materials.
• Management including...
  • General business and management guidance to small businesses and individuals.
  • Arts organization management.
  • Band/music management.
  • General arts management advice.
  • Artist management includes assisting clients with...
    • Business (contracts, licenses, legalities, taxes and accounting)
    • Recording (studio research, production, manufacturing, record companies)
    • Performance (booking, stage show, touring, sound and lights, performance rights societies)
    • Music (repertoire, rehearsals, gear and insurance)
    • Promotion (media/publicity, radio, distribution, merchandising, video)
    • Management (general planning, marketing plan, networking)
• Education including offering...
  • Seminars and classes on the special needs of the arts community for local groups, colleges, institutes, forums, and conferences.
  • References include Harvard College, Boston College, and New England School of Law.

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Programming by Brett Woodvine.