We are a team of attorneys, brand experts, and troublemakers who worked in huge law firms and corporations, then took the skills to empower those disrupting the system.
Our mission is simple: create a law firm that helps artists, entrepreneurs, and troublemakers navigate the legal system and use it to their advantage.
Retrograde Legal was founded to help artists, creatives, and musicians protect what they make and build their unique brand identity so that they can do what artists do best: raise hell.
In a system built for corporate power, art is the tool of resistance, and small business is a vehicle for change.
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Our attorneys combine Top legal education and Big Firm experience with Music and Entertainment industry know-how.
Our attorneys aren’t just attorneys. We are musicians, artists, content creators, comedians, and misfits who combine our skills, experience, and attitude to give you representation like no other.
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Retrograde Legal is a unique boutique law firm that provides legal solutions to artists and entrepreneurs in times of creation, building, and crisis.
Our team is well versed in art law, copyright law, brand protection, trademark law, contract law, and litigation.
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Whether you’re a painter, singer, jiu jitsu athlete, or you own a coffee shop, we consider what you do an art. We are for those artists who want to build a strong brand, protect what they make, and stand up for what they believe.
What We Do… Differently
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Your brand is your identity, your story, your voice. We help you build the whole brand and protect it as it grows. We combine creative marketing and legal expertise to make sure you own your brand.
Brand and Marketing Consulting
Trademark Protection, Licensing and Enforcement
Contract Drafting and Development
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Your art is what you make, how you express yourself. Whether you’re a painter, musician, an athlete, dancer, or baker, you make something worth protecting. We help you do that with a combination of Intellectual Property law, contract law, and thinking outside the box.
Copyright law
Right of Publicity
Trade Secrets
Sports, Entertainment, and Art Law
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No one did anything important without pissing someone off. Sometimes it's a big corporation, sometimes it’s an overzealous government.
When thing goes sideways, you need a team that not only aggressively advocates for you, but also protects your name.
IP litigation defense
Criminal Defense
Protester Defense
Brand Rehab and Crisis Management
Why Not Go Retrograde
There are many reasons we could list out telling you why you should choose us. Every firm does that. But we’re not every firm, and we’re not for everyone. That’s why this is a list of reasons not to go with Retrograde Legal.
Impact Over Image: We think results matter more than polish. If you’re into the prestigious traditional law firm, we get it, it's just not our thing. That’s why we left it behind and prioritized good work over everything else.
Disruption Over Dysfunction: We’re here to challenge the traditional way of doing things, in the law, in business, and in life. Some things don’t work and need to be disrupted to fix the dysfunction. Not everyone’s comfortable with that.
People Over Power: We challenge authority and value clients who do the same. We help those who are determined to succeed in a system not built for them, while working to make it better.
Contact us.
You ready to turn the tables?
