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Dina LaPolt

January 07, 2023

Dina LaPolt is an entertainment lawyer and artist rights advocate based in Los Angeles, California.[1] After an early career in the music industry, she became an entertainment lawyer in 1997. She is the founder and owner of LaPolt Law.[2]

Dina LaPolt
NationalityAmerican
EducationJohn F. Kennedy University
OccupationEntertainment Attorney
OrganizationLaPolt Law
Known forEntertainment Law
Board member ofSongwriters of North America, Neil Lasher Foundation, City of Hope’s Music, Film & Entertainment Industry Group, We Are R.I.S.E., Inc
Websitelapoltlaw.com

Education and early career

LaPolt became an attorney in 1997[3] after being in the music industry since she was 13. LaPolt was formerly a musician and performed in multiple rock bands on the East Coast in the 1980s and 1990s. LaPolt later became a club promoter and artist manager working for Streetgang Productions.[4] LaPolt eventually obtained a bachelor's degree in music from the State University of New York at New Paltz.

In 1991 she relocated from New York City to the San Francisco Bay Area where she started teaching guitar lessons to children and playing in the all-female band Irresistible Impulse, which became influential in the gay and lesbian club scene. LaPolt often used the stage to advocate for gay rights. In 1993 she enrolled in law school at John F. Kennedy University in Walnut Creek, and moved to Los Angeles in June 1997, shortly after passing the California bar exam.[5]

Career

In 2001, she founded LaPolt Law. LaPolt's early entertainment law clients were various Playboy Playmates including Carrie Stevens and Victoria Silvstedt. From 1998 to 2010, LaPolt was the entertainment attorney for the Tupac Shakur estate and helped in the release of many of his posthumous albums on Amaru/Interscope Records including 2Pac’s Greatest Hits, Better Dayz, and Until the End of Time.[6]

LaPolt co-produced Tupac Resurrection[7] and served on the board of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation and the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts.[8]

LaPolt also was an associate producer on Becoming Chaz, a documentary released in 2011 discussing the gender transformation of Chaz Bono.[9]

In 2013, LaPolt assisted deadmau5 in settling his trademark dispute with The Walt Disney Company.[10] Disney argued that Zimmerman's signature mau5head headgear and logo resembled their Mickey Mouse cartoon character, thus attempting to block his trademark registration.[11]

In October 2016, LaPolt gave a TED Talk on the importance of standing up for songwriters and her journey to becoming an advocate for creator's rights.[12]

LaPolt spent most of 2017 helping to rebuild girl group Fifth Harmony after the departure of Camila Cabello, not only by renegotiating the girls’ record contract with Epic, but also by helping the girls take control of their brand.[13][14]

In 2018, LaPolt received worldwide attention when she took on The White House and for the second time shut down President Donald Trump for unlicensed use of her client, Steven Tyler's, music during Trump's rallies.[15]

Real Money, a reality series chronicling Eddie Money and his family of seven, was released in April 2018. LaPolt served as an executive producer of the series on AXS TV.[16]

In February 2019, LaPolt worked on the release of her client, rapper She'yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph (21 Savage) from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention. On February 12, 2019, 21 Savage was released on bond.[17]

In addition to practicing entertainment law, LaPolt taught "Legal and Practical Aspects of the Music Business” in the Entertainment Studies Department at UCLA Extension from 2002 to 2019.[18] She is the editor of the book, Building Your Artist’s Brand as a Business, published in 2012 by the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers in Cannes, France.[19]

Advocacy

LaPolt has been involved in legislative advocacy efforts on behalf of the music community. In 2013, LaPolt helped author proposed legislation on the right of privacy for celebrities and other public figures in the state of Hawaii along with Senator Kalani English, D-Maui.[20][21] The “Steven Tyler Act” passed through the state Senate with only one opposing vote.[22] Although the measure failed in the House of Representatives two months later, the legislation stays active for two years.[23][24]

She has also submitted comment papers to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office and Department of Justice on various legislative issues.[25][26] In October 2015, LaPolt spoke in front of members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee at UCLA as part of their ongoing review of copyright law.[27]

In 2015, LaPolt helped found songwriter advocacy group the Songwriters of North America (SONA) with songwriters Michelle Lewis and Kay Hanley. SONA has grown to now include over 600 songwriters including Kara DioGuardi, Siedah Garrett, Justin Tranter, Mozella, Busbee, Priscilla Renea, Diane Warren, Claudia Brant, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Rick Nowels, Darrell Brown, Dave Bassett, and 21 Savage. LaPolt also serves as an attorney advisor to the GRAMMY Creators Alliance, announced during the 2015 GRAMMY Awards broadcast.[28]

In 2016, LaPolt made headline news[29] when she orchestrated the filing of on behalf of the Songwriters of North America in connection with the DOJ's mandate requiring 100% licensing by each of the major Performing Rights Organizations.[30][29][31]

In 2017, LaPolt worked with members of Congress to craft and introduce the Music Modernization Act (MMA), which changed the way songwriters are paid for use of their works by streaming services.[32] In April 2018, LaPolt was recognized on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by the MMA's author, Congressman Doug Collins, R-Ga., for her work spearheading the MMA.[33] In September 2018, in part based on LaPolt's efforts to bring the music community together, including last minute negotiations between SiriusXM and the major record labels,[34] the Music Modernization Act was unanimously passed in the U.S. Senate.[35][36]

In March 2020, LaPolt, again through the Songwriters of North America and their Nashville counterpart, NSAI, was instrumental in advocating for independent contractors, sole proprietors, and the self employed to be added to the Federal Government's stimulus bill, the CARES Act, so that they would be eligible for federal relief during the COVID-19 pandemic.[37][38]  The revisions to the bill allowed coverage for songwriters, producers, and music artists, as well as others in the music industry, whose business was disrupted due to the Government's stay-at-home mandates.

LaPolt is also an active member on the Executive Leadership Council of the Black Music Action Coalition.[39]

In September 2022, working alongside Congressman Hank Johnson and Congressman Jamaal Bowman, LaPolt helped to developed new Federal legislation, the Restoring Artistic Protection (RAP) Act to the US House of Representatives[better source needed] [40].  The RAP Act “[protects] artist from the use of their lyrics against them as legal evidence in criminal and civil cases,” and is the first of its kind at the federal level.  The act is a layer of protection for the hip-hop genre in particular, a sector of music that LaPolt says the courts “fundamentally misunderstand” due to underlying racial prejudices [41].   The California version of the bill, the Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act, was signed into California law by Governor Newsom on October 1, 2022.[42]  

Currently, Dina LaPolt is executive producing multiple films, including documentary Anxious Nation [43] and film Neighborhood Alert. Anxious Nation is a feature-length documentary that explores and captures the many faces and facets of anxiety. This takes a deep look into the crisis of anxiety and mental health in America, especially its impact on kids and families. resented by Kathy Ireland; written and directed by Vanessa Roth; and co-directed, produced, and co-written by Laura Morton. Neighborhood Alert is based on a true story, and tells the story of a Black mother that is forced to take extraordinary action in order to ensure the safety of her teenage son. Neighborhood Alert is written and directed by the award winning Ngozi Onwurah.

Awards and honors

  • 2022 Variety's Legal Impact Report[44]
  • 2022 The Hollywood Reporter's Top Music Lawyers[45]
  • 2022 Billboard's Top Music Lawyers[46]
  • 2022 Billboard's Women In Music Hall of Fame Honoree[47]
  • 2022 Hits Daily Double Rainmaker[48]
  • 2022 Billboard Power 100 [49]
  • 2021 Variety's Women's Impact Report[50]
  • 2021 Black Music Action Coalition's Agent of Change Award[51]
  • 2021 Billboard's Top Music Lawyers[52]
  • 2021 Variety's Legal Impact Report[53]
  • 2021 Hollywood Reporter's Power Lawyers Top Music Business Attorneys[54]
  • 2020 Hollywood Reporter's Top Music Attorneys[55]
  • 2020 Billboard's Power 100 [56]
  • 2019 Billboard's Women In Music[57]
  • 2019 Hollywood Reporter's Power Lawyers Top Music Business Attorneys[58]
  • 2019 Variety's Legal Impact Report[59]
  • 2019 Recording Academy: Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award[60]
  • 2019 Billboard's Power 100[61]
  • 2018 Billboard's Women in Music: Executives of the Year[62]
  • 2018 MIDEM's Top Lawyer Award
  • 2018 Hollywood Reporter's Power Lawyers Top Music Business Attorneys[63]
  • 2018 Variety's Legal Impact Report[64]
  • 2018 Billboard's Power 100[65]
  • 2017 Variety's Women's Impact Report[66]
  • 2017 Billboard's Women In Music[67]
  • 2017 Billboard's Top Music Lawyers[68]
  • 2017 Hollywood Reporter's Power Lawyers Top Music Business Attorneys[69]
  • 2016 Billboard's Women in Music[70]
  • 2016 Variety's Dealmakers Impact Report[71]
  • 2016 Billboard's Top Music Lawyers[72]
  • 2016 Hollywood Reporter's Power Lawyers Top Music Business Attorneys[73]
  • 2015 Association of Independent Music Publishers Individual Award for support of Songwriters and Publishers[74]
  • 2015 Billboard's Top Music Lawyers[75]
  • 2015 Hollywood Reporter's Power Lawyers Top Music Business Attorneys[76]
  • 2014 Tom Bradley Mishpoche Award, Awarded by the Jewish Labor Committee Western Region
  • 2011 Best in Biz Awards: Best Music Business Attorney National Association of Record Industry Professionals[77]

Publications

  • Matthew Bender Entertainment Industry Contracts; Negotiating and Drafting Guides, Matthew Bender (1986) ISBN 978-0820515564
  • Multiple Rights Deals in the Music Industry, Five Eight/FRUKT IAEL (2009) ISBN 978-0955227639
  • Building Your Artist’s Brand as a Business, FRUKT Source (2012) ISBN 978-0423513134

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January 07, 2023
dina, lapolt, entertainment, lawyer, artist, rights, advocate, based, angeles, california, after, early, career, music, industry, became, entertainment, lawyer, 1997, founder, owner, lapolt, nationalityamericaneducationjohn, kennedy, universityoccupationentert. Dina LaPolt is an entertainment lawyer and artist rights advocate based in Los Angeles California 1 After an early career in the music industry she became an entertainment lawyer in 1997 She is the founder and owner of LaPolt Law 2 Dina LaPoltNationalityAmericanEducationJohn F Kennedy UniversityOccupationEntertainment AttorneyOrganizationLaPolt LawKnown forEntertainment LawBoard member ofSongwriters of North America Neil Lasher Foundation City of Hope s Music Film amp Entertainment Industry Group We Are R I S E IncWebsitelapoltlaw wbr com Contents 1 Education and early career 2 Career 3 Advocacy 4 Awards and honors 5 Publications 6 ReferencesEducation and early career EditLaPolt became an attorney in 1997 3 after being in the music industry since she was 13 LaPolt was formerly a musician and performed in multiple rock bands on the East Coast in the 1980s and 1990s LaPolt later became a club promoter and artist manager working for Streetgang Productions 4 LaPolt eventually obtained a bachelor s degree in music from the State University of New York at New Paltz In 1991 she relocated from New York City to the San Francisco Bay Area where she started teaching guitar lessons to children and playing in the all female band Irresistible Impulse which became influential in the gay and lesbian club scene LaPolt often used the stage to advocate for gay rights In 1993 she enrolled in law school at John F Kennedy University in Walnut Creek and moved to Los Angeles in June 1997 shortly after passing the California bar exam 5 Career EditIn 2001 she founded LaPolt Law LaPolt s early entertainment law clients were various Playboy Playmates including Carrie Stevens and Victoria Silvstedt From 1998 to 2010 LaPolt was the entertainment attorney for the Tupac Shakur estate and helped in the release of many of his posthumous albums on Amaru Interscope Records including 2Pac s Greatest Hits Better Dayz and Until the End of Time 6 LaPolt co produced Tupac Resurrection 7 and served on the board of the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation and the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts 8 LaPolt also was an associate producer on Becoming Chaz a documentary released in 2011 discussing the gender transformation of Chaz Bono 9 In 2013 LaPolt assisted deadmau5 in settling his trademark dispute with The Walt Disney Company 10 Disney argued that Zimmerman s signature mau5head headgear and logo resembled their Mickey Mouse cartoon character thus attempting to block his trademark registration 11 In October 2016 LaPolt gave a TED Talk on the importance of standing up for songwriters and her journey to becoming an advocate for creator s rights 12 LaPolt spent most of 2017 helping to rebuild girl group Fifth Harmony after the departure of Camila Cabello not only by renegotiating the girls record contract with Epic but also by helping the girls take control of their brand 13 14 In 2018 LaPolt received worldwide attention when she took on The White House and for the second time shut down President Donald Trump for unlicensed use of her client Steven Tyler s music during Trump s rallies 15 Real Money a reality series chronicling Eddie Money and his family of seven was released in April 2018 LaPolt served as an executive producer of the series on AXS TV 16 In February 2019 LaPolt worked on the release of her client rapper She yaa Bin Abraham Joseph 21 Savage from U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention On February 12 2019 21 Savage was released on bond 17 In addition to practicing entertainment law LaPolt taught Legal and Practical Aspects of the Music Business in the Entertainment Studies Department at UCLA Extension from 2002 to 2019 18 She is the editor of the book Building Your Artist s Brand as a Business published in 2012 by the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers in Cannes France 19 Advocacy EditLaPolt has been involved in legislative advocacy efforts on behalf of the music community In 2013 LaPolt helped author proposed legislation on the right of privacy for celebrities and other public figures in the state of Hawaii along with Senator Kalani English D Maui 20 21 The Steven Tyler Act passed through the state Senate with only one opposing vote 22 Although the measure failed in the House of Representatives two months later the legislation stays active for two years 23 24 She has also submitted comment papers to the United States Patent and Trademark Office the United States Copyright Office and Department of Justice on various legislative issues 25 26 In October 2015 LaPolt spoke in front of members of the U S House Judiciary Committee at UCLA as part of their ongoing review of copyright law 27 In 2015 LaPolt helped found songwriter advocacy group the Songwriters of North America SONA with songwriters Michelle Lewis and Kay Hanley SONA has grown to now include over 600 songwriters including Kara DioGuardi Siedah Garrett Justin Tranter Mozella Busbee Priscilla Renea Diane Warren Claudia Brant Steven Tyler Joe Perry Rick Nowels Darrell Brown Dave Bassett and 21 Savage LaPolt also serves as an attorney advisor to the GRAMMY Creators Alliance announced during the 2015 GRAMMY Awards broadcast 28 In 2016 LaPolt made headline news 29 when she orchestrated the filing of on behalf of the Songwriters of North America in connection with the DOJ s mandate requiring 100 licensing by each of the major Performing Rights Organizations 30 29 31 In 2017 LaPolt worked with members of Congress to craft and introduce the Music Modernization Act MMA which changed the way songwriters are paid for use of their works by streaming services 32 In April 2018 LaPolt was recognized on the floor of the U S House of Representatives by the MMA s author Congressman Doug Collins R Ga for her work spearheading the MMA 33 In September 2018 in part based on LaPolt s efforts to bring the music community together including last minute negotiations between SiriusXM and the major record labels 34 the Music Modernization Act was unanimously passed in the U S Senate 35 36 In March 2020 LaPolt again through the Songwriters of North America and their Nashville counterpart NSAI was instrumental in advocating for independent contractors sole proprietors and the self employed to be added to the Federal Government s stimulus bill the CARES Act so that they would be eligible for federal relief during the COVID 19 pandemic 37 38 The revisions to the bill allowed coverage for songwriters producers and music artists as well as others in the music industry whose business was disrupted due to the Government s stay at home mandates LaPolt is also an active member on the Executive Leadership Council of the Black Music Action Coalition 39 In September 2022 working alongside Congressman Hank Johnson and Congressman Jamaal Bowman LaPolt helped to developed new Federal legislation the Restoring Artistic Protection RAP Act to the US House of Representatives better source needed 40 The RAP Act protects artist from the use of their lyrics against them as legal evidence in criminal and civil cases and is the first of its kind at the federal level The act is a layer of protection for the hip hop genre in particular a sector of music that LaPolt says the courts fundamentally misunderstand due to underlying racial prejudices 41 The California version of the bill the Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act was signed into California law by Governor Newsom on October 1 2022 42 Currently Dina LaPolt is executive producing multiple films including documentary Anxious Nation 43 and film Neighborhood Alert Anxious Nation is a feature length documentary that explores and captures the many faces and facets of anxiety This takes a deep look into the crisis of anxiety and mental health in America especially its impact on kids and families resented by Kathy Ireland written and directed by Vanessa Roth and co directed produced and co written by Laura Morton Neighborhood Alert is based on a true story and tells the story of a Black mother that is forced to take extraordinary action in order to ensure the safety of her teenage son Neighborhood Alert is written and directed by the award winning Ngozi Onwurah Awards and honors Edit2022 Variety s Legal Impact Report 44 2022 The Hollywood Reporter s Top Music Lawyers 45 2022 Billboard s Top Music Lawyers 46 2022 Billboard s Women In Music Hall of Fame Honoree 47 2022 Hits Daily Double Rainmaker 48 2022Billboard Power 100 49 2021 Variety s Women s Impact Report 50 2021 Black Music Action Coalition s Agent of Change Award 51 2021 Billboard s Top Music Lawyers 52 2021 Variety s Legal Impact Report 53 2021 Hollywood Reporter s Power Lawyers Top Music Business Attorneys 54 2020 Hollywood Reporter s Top Music Attorneys 55 2020 Billboard s Power 100 56 2019 Billboard s Women In Music 57 2019 Hollywood Reporter s Power Lawyers Top Music Business Attorneys 58 2019 Variety s Legal Impact Report 59 2019 Recording Academy Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award 60 2019 Billboard s Power 100 61 2018 Billboard s Women in Music Executives of the Year 62 2018 MIDEM s Top Lawyer Award 2018 Hollywood Reporter s Power Lawyers Top Music Business Attorneys 63 2018 Variety s Legal Impact Report 64 2018 Billboard s Power 100 65 2017 Variety s Women s Impact Report 66 2017 Billboard s Women In Music 67 2017 Billboard s Top Music Lawyers 68 2017 Hollywood Reporter s Power Lawyers Top Music Business Attorneys 69 2016 Billboard s Women in Music 70 2016 Variety s Dealmakers Impact Report 71 2016 Billboard s Top Music Lawyers 72 2016 Hollywood Reporter s Power Lawyers Top Music Business Attorneys 73 2015 Association of Independent Music Publishers Individual Award for support of Songwriters and Publishers 74 2015 Billboard s Top Music Lawyers 75 2015 Hollywood Reporter s Power Lawyers Top Music Business Attorneys 76 2014 Tom Bradley Mishpoche Award Awarded by the Jewish Labor Committee Western Region 2011 Best in Biz Awards Best Music Business Attorney National Association of Record Industry Professionals 77 Publications EditMatthew Bender Entertainment Industry Contracts Negotiating and Drafting Guides Matthew Bender 1986 ISBN 978 0820515564 Multiple Rights Deals in the Music Industry Five Eight FRUKT IAEL 2009 ISBN 978 0955227639 Building Your Artist s Brand as a Business FRUKT Source 2012 ISBN 978 0423513134References Edit Deadmau5 settles trademark dispute with Disney over mouse head logo BBC 22 June 2015 Retrieved 19 November 2015 Laura Dunn 28 January 2015 Women in Business Q amp A Dina LaPolt Esq Attorney LaPolt Law P C The Huffington Post Retrieved 18 November 2015 Dina LaPolt Esq is an attorney at LaPolt Law P C a boutique transactional entertainment law firm in West Hollywood California that specializes in representing creators including recording artists songwriters producers musicians authors writers photographers actors and others Dina Marie LaPolt 188062 The State Bar of California Retrieved 19 November 2015 Dina LaPolt Jigsaw 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