DeSimone, Aviles, Shorter & Oxamendi LLP has prosecuted and defended actions brought on behalf of and against national corporations throughout the United States. We have addressed issues such as copyright infringement, tortious interference with business relationships and breach of contract claims. Our clients include renowned artists and companies.

We have also advised multimedia and internet companies on issues involving their business plans and employment agreements, including the drafting of these plans and agreements. We have worked with and litigated against some of the nation’s best lawyers in their respective fields. Our attorneys’ prior experience with both state and federal prosecutor offices combined with their considerable litigation and management experience in the private sector uniquely qualify them in advising and protecting the interests of clients.

Fast breaking issues continue to challenge attorneys who represent e-commerce and multimedia companies. Business-to-business, “B2B”, e-commerce is estimated to grow by some estimates to $7 trillion in 2006. New digital marketplaces and their problems are created daily. Global marketplaces, vertical exchanges, and streamlining procurement are examples of how the internet is transforming commercial practices. Our firm has the resources to address the novel core legal issues that arise in this new environment in an effective manner. Among the services we provide:

• Represent the legal and business interests of artists, producers, managers and multimedia and publishing companies;
• Act as liaison on the coordination of information regarding a company’s production, financial and legal developments;
• Create, maintain and oversee corporate employment and personnel policies;
• Enforce exclusive recording, management and, or production agreements;
• Address novel intellectual property liability issues faced by multimedia entities;
• Advise new online businesses in their business development plans;
• Provide protection of intellectual property and consumer privacy online;
• Advise on legislative and regulatory developments and their impact on clients;
• Draft and advise in the formation and dissolution of alliance agreements;
• Interpret application of consumer protection laws in internet activity;
• Draft and enforce licensing, clickwrap and linking agreements;
• Provide guidance on the application of state sales tax laws in the online context.