Services
Need somebody to review your complex distribution financing contract? Think somebody is licensing your film without the proper consent? The Law Offices of Vince Ravine provides the below these services and so much more. We will do all that we can to service your needs.
Our firm serves as both a transactional and litigation one-stop shop due to over 45 years of professional entertainment business experience. Transactional work includes representing clients in complex distribution, licensing and financing transactions while litigation work includes both state and federal trial and appellate experience from issues pertained to copyright, idea submission and trademark claims, distribution rights, audit claims, misappropriation and trade secrets claims.
We are on the leading edge of new media production and distribution with representation of several production and distribution companies like Fever Content and their interactive virtual reality content creation platorm. We also work day in and day out with our major distribution clients both domestically and internationally such as Saban Films, The Swen Group, RLJE, and many more in the traditional and new media world.
Areas of Practice
Business law
The Law Offices of Vince Ravine is the firm for the business professional. For 23 years our firm has worked with clients to build and protect their business at every stage–from creation to closing. Whether your business is a sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC or a corporation you can trust in our firm’s solid business acumen to get results. Services for the formation of a new business include:
Articles of incorporation and organization
Bylaws
Partnership agreements
Shareholder agreements
Operating agreements
Stock purchase agreements
Other documents needed to protect your interest
Various real estate transactions
Entertainment Law
Although our firm enjoys every area of the law that we practice, this by far is what gets us going every day. The Law Offices of Vince Ravine provides a vast array of services within the entertainment industry, representing major independent film production companies, new media companies and other domestic and international entertainment, media and communications companies in all areas including:
Motion picture, television and web series development
Finance, production and distribution services
Intellectual property services (Copyright, Trademark, 1st Amendment)
Mergers, acquisitions, corporate finance and other strategic corporate functions
Online/technology
Music
Intellectual Property Law
In today’s ever evolving market, an individual or companies Intellectual Property rights may be one of their most valuable assets out there. The Law Offices of Vince Ravine is keen on making sure our clients do all that they can to protect these rights and properly market/distribute them to the world.
Our firm assists clients in both securing and monitoring their Intellectual Property rights both domestically and abroad through all commercial and internet channels. From cease and desist letters to State and Federal Copyright litigation cases, The Law Offices of Vince Ravine has a variety of experience and are ready to fight to protect your Intellectual Property rights.
Services we have provided include such areas as:
Copyrights
Trademarks, Service Marks, Trade Names and Trade Dress
Internet, Domain Name and New Media Law
Acquiring, Licensing and Distributing Intellectual Property
False Advertising and Unfair Competition
Trade Secrets
Pro Bono
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill
Providing pro bono services is not just our responsibility as attorney’s, but as human beings as well. Whether it be legal services or charitable donations, the Law Offices of Vince Ravine seeks out a way each year to give back to individuals and groups in need. Our firm and its employees have continuously strived to satisfy our clients’ needs and sometimes all that takes is a little giving back. We understand the difficulties of searching for representation and the price it takes to get the results you want. This is why at our firm we endeavor to serve, including providing pro bono services whenever possible.
Our offices and staff also provide charitable services and volunteer work to a variety of organizations and groups in need. From countless construction and service projects at local dog shelters to donating computers & clothes to tutoring kids in after school programs, the Law Offices of Vince Ravine loves making a difference in the lives of others every day.
A few of our most recent services:
Vince Ravine is a founding board member and provides legal services of the US branch of Felicidades
Working closely with the NCJWLA, providing after school tutoring and big brother services to underprivileged kids ages 4-15.
Providing pro bono representation to several local musical artists assisting them in negotiating deals and other legal matters.
Assisting individuals at monthly pro-bono “small claims clinics” held at Southwestern Law School.
Our offices and staff donate also contribute to various organizations like www.bestfriends.com and http://www.ranchosanantonio.org/.
Other Services
The Law Offices of Vince Ravine has taken on a variety of legal matters that extend through all areas of the law. We love to take on new challenges that come our way and will do all that we can to competently and diligently get the right results.