Daisy Fontaneda
Founder and lead attorney
I read the deal, mark it in pink and call you to go through it.
I grew up in a house where somebody was always rehearsing. After law school I started reading contracts for the people in that house, and I never stopped.
My office is on Michigan Avenue, but most clients meet me on a screen from wherever they make their work. I read every deal myself, mark it in pink and call you to talk it through. I don't take a percentage of what you earn: you pay one flat fee for the job.
What I take on
- Recording and producer agreements
- Publishing and administration deals
- Brand and sponsor deals
- Trademarks and copyright
Credentials
Bar admissions
Florida
1988
Courts
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
1989
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
1992
Education
J.D., University of Miami School of Law
1987
B.A. in music, Florida International University
1984
Memberships
Entertainment and sports law section of the state bar
Languages
English
Spanish
Sample matters
The kind of work I do
Signed
Producer agreement for a debut album
The artist kept ownership of the masters, and the producer kept a royalty on net sales.
Sample
Registered
Trademark for a band name
Filed in one class; the trademark office examines every application and made its own decision.
Sample
Cleared
Sample license for a single
Written permission from the rights holder before release, so the song reached streaming without a takedown.
Sample
These sample matters are invented to show the kind of work. Every matter is different, and an outcome in one says nothing about another.
Send Daisy the deal
Tell me what you have been offered and when it needs an answer. I will reply with a flat fee.