David Valentine-Elam is a Partner with Petronzio Schneier Co., LPA in Cleveland, Ohio. His practice focuses on intellectual property licensing and registration, technology transactions, and corporate matters. His clients include individual artists, authors, and designers, as well as established information technology companies and software developers.
When we were approached about sell
ing our entire photo collection, we immediately contacted David and asked for his help. Not only because he is a dear friend that we have known for many years, but because he specializes in intellectual property law. And as an artist himself, he has a client’s perspective on these types of transactions because he’s gone through them personally.
David was very mindful to walk us through every aspect of our contract, explaining details in a way that we could easily understand and in the end, negotiated a much better deal than what was originally offered to us.
Originally, we were extremely apprehensive about entering into a contract with a buyer, but with David’s guidance, the process actually became a pleasurable experience.
We cannot recommend David’s services highly enough.
Scott Hammond
www.thelovelyroad.com
N. King
www.untitlednking.com
Any artist with an interest in protecting their work should have someone like David on their side. His knowledge of intellectual property law combined with his own creative background makes him the perfect person to turn to when trying to protect yourself and your work from exploitation. When I first started I figured I could handle the buisness end of things alone, but trust me, do yourself a favor and have him look over any contracts you are thinking of signing. You wont regret it.
Jeremy Kalgreen
www.amorphia-apparel.com
American Bar Association Art Law Article
Software Copyrights Guest Blog
Various speaking events on Intellectual Property Law, Art Law, Information Technology Law, and Corporate Law at galleries, business incubators, and corporate training seminars.
