John Drinkwater Law provides high-quality legal services, incorporating decades of business experience in the entertainment industry with ADA disability, environmental and public interest advocacy, to creatively meet his client’s legal, business and social objectives. John combines innovative thinking, laser focus and a passion to fulfill his client’s needs with the responsiveness and personal attention of a boutique firm.
About John
John’s unique background includes degrees in music, law and business, additional college studies in physics, architecture and acoustics, and decades of experience in the entertainment industry and as an advocate for safe sound. As a business attorney and executive, John has represented and worked for the top companies and artists in film, television and music. As an advocate he understands the legal, medical, and engineering aspects of sound including the EPA, ADA, noise codes and other applicable laws; and he publishes articles and blogs on legal, public health, social policy and disability access issues relating to sound. As a disabled person he lives with the challenges they face every day. This gives John the ability to interact with, and understand the differing needs of, disabled persons, lawyers, business owners, journalists, doctors, professors, researchers, engineers, government officials, regulators, executives, talent, agents, managers and publicists.
Whether you are an artist/creator or a financier/distributor, whether you are a disabled person or a business open to the public, whether you are a non-profit or a government body, John can help find common ground to creatively structure mutually beneficial agreements, increase compliance and resolve disputes. John is known for his affable approach and preference for resolution through negotiation. However, if necessary, he can be a fierce adversary.
This background makes John uniquely qualified to work with you to achieve your goals.
Brief Description
John’s unique background includes degrees in music, law and business, additional college studies in physics, architecture and acoustics, and decades of experience in the entertainment industry and as an advocate for safe sound. As a business attorney and executive John has represented and worked for the top companies and artists in film, television and music. As an advocate he understands the legal, medical, and engineering aspects of sound including the EPA, ADA, noise codes and other applicable laws; and he publishes articles and blogs on legal, public health, social policy and disability access issues relating to sound. As a disabled person he lives with the challenges they face every day. This gives John the ability to interact with, and understand the differing needs of, disabled persons, lawyers, business owners, journalists, doctors, professors, researchers, engineers, government officials, regulators, executives, talent, agents, managers and publicists.
Whether you are an artist/creator or a financier/distributor, whether you are a disabled person or a business open to the public, whether you are a non-profit or a government body, John can help find common ground to creatively structure mutually beneficial agreements, increase compliance and resolve disputes. John is known for his affable approach and preference for resolution through negotiation. However, if necessary, he can be a fierce adversary.
This background makes John uniquely qualified to work with you to achieve your goals.
Practice Areas
Public Interest Services
- Safe Sound Advocacy for Individuals, Non-profits, Government and Private Entities
- ADA and Disability Law Compliance
- Civil Rights/Disability Discrimination
- Dispute Resolution on behalf of Disabled Persons and Entities
- Environmental and Noise Code Compliance
- Strategic Litigation with a National Impact
- Legislative Advocacy and Revision of Noise Statutes
- Speaking Engagements
Entertainment Services
- Copyright, Trademark and Intellectual Property
- Name, Image and Likeness
- Talent and Executive Employment Agreements
- Net Profits, Gross Receipts and Royalty Definitions
- Domestic and International Distribution
- Financing, including Tax Shelter Agreements
- Film and Music Library Acquisition
- Participation and Royalty Accounting Audits
- Dispute Resolution
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