Registered trademark of the law firm SED Law, PLLC.
Legal services for artists, entertainers, and creative enterprises.
Our clients include Grammy and Emmy award-winning artists, and world-renowned brands in music, arts and media.
Recognized by Billboard Magazine and Super Lawyers as Top Entertainment Attorneys.
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Legal Services for Artists, Entertainers & Creative Industries
🎶 Music
Contracts, publishing, licensing, and catalog rights administration for musicians, labels and rights owners.
📱Content Creators
Brand deals, production agreements, and platform monetization for creators, podcasts, channel networks and video companies.
💻 Marketing Agencies
Contract drafting, client campaigns, and IP portfolio management for advertising, branding, and digital agencies.
🚀 Startups
Strategic counsel, entity structuring, investor agreements, regulatory compliance, cybersecurity and data privacy, complex transactions for startups and businesses.
⚽ Athletes & Sports
Contract negotiation, NIL, licensing, branding and career advisory for athletes, agencies and institutions.
🎪 Event Producers
Venue contracts, sponsorship deals, and liability planning for promoters, producers, and event organizers.
🖼️ Arts, Museums & Galleries
Exhibition agreements, acquisitions and licensing support for artists, museums, galleries, and cultural organizations.
🛒 Ecommerce
Terms of service, privacy policies, vendor agreements, and dispute resolution for ecommerce platforms, sellers, and automation customers.
📚Education & Academia
Tech transfer offices, IP licensing, portfolio management and regulatory compliance for publishers, schools and institutions.
Why Our Clients Choose Us?
We combine deep industry experience, powerful connections, and fierce advocacy to protect, grow, and monetize what our clients create.
“Not just transactional. We go beyond deal-making. We’ll fight for you in court.”
CLIENT WINS
Download our FREE E-Book
The Complete Guide to Music Catalog Sales. Your official playbook for buying, selling and maximizing music assets. For musicians, publishers, rights owners and investors.
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SEE OUR PRESS
We are a trusted go-to resource for trending legal news and analysis. Contributing frequently to popular outlets such as Chente Ydrach (1 million+ subscribers on YouTube), MicroJuris (premier legal publisher in Puerto Rico), Mondaq (leading global legal publisher) and others.
SCHEDULE A VIDEO CONSULTATION
Have questions about your career or business? Schedule a video consultation with us to discuss contracts, rights, cases or other legal matters.
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We Create Memorable Speaking Experiences
From panels, lectures, courses, workshops and bootcamps. We give customized speeches to students, professionals, businesses and institutions.
On the legal and business issues shaping the creative world today.
Contact Us
For general inquiries, speaking and media requests, please reach out using the form below.
Legal advice is provided through our scheduled, paid consultations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. Starving Artists is a registered trademark and service of the law firm SED Law, PLLC, founded by attorney Silvino E. Díaz, Esq. We also serve as independent Of Counsel for EPGD Business Law, a Miami-based full service business law firm, recognized by Chamber’s & Partners, Super Lawyers and Florida Trend as a legal industry leader.
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We are based in Miami, FL, with remote offices in San Juan, PR.
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We are licensed to practice law Florida, Puerto Rico, and various federal matters. We provide services to nationwide and global clients on applicable areas. Feel free to ask us.
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We have over 10 years of experience practicing law and serving clients.
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Our services include contract drafting and negotiation, dispute resolution and litigation, intellectual property and brand protection, rights administration and monetization, business structuring, asset protection, investor and shareholder agreements, regulatory compliance, licensing and strategic legal counsel.
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We have several payment arrangements, depending on our clients’ needs. We offer (1) traditional “retainer” services, for cases that require hourly attention; (2) flat fee projects, for standalone matters; (3) monthly subscription plans, for ongoing care; (4) and royalty-based commissions for music and IP rights administration.
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We work with clients at all stages of their careers or businesses — from early-stage creators and founders to award-winning artists and brands.
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We offer consultations to discuss your legal matters, identify key issues, provide you with specific insights, and determine what services you may need. All consultations are paid video calls, protected by confidentiality.
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We provide educational courses, workshops and seminars on topics such as: sales, negotiation, personal finances, and other related business topics. These are offered strictly for educational purposes and do not constitute legal, financial or other advice. We do not provide other non-legal professional services such as: accounting, bookkeeping, financial advisory, wealth planning, public relations, artist management, business management, booking agency, banking and others.
Registered trademark of the law firm SED Law, PLLC
Miami, FL / San Juan, PR