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PRACTICE AREAS
Clients work with Ryan Schmidt at pivotal moments that
determine ownership and long-term control of their music careers, such as:
Signing or renegotiating
a record or distribution deal
Selling or acquiring
music catalogs
Structuring publishing
and songwriting agreements
Enforcing rights in disputes
involving AI, infringement, or royalties
Securing ownership through
copyright and trademark strategy
These matters often involve six- and seven-figure consequences and long-term rights implications.
WHO IS RYAN SCHMIDT, ESQ.?
Ryan Schmidt, Esq. is a U.S.-based music and entertainment attorney whose work is shaped by experience on both sides of the industry.
Before practicing law, Ryan worked as a recording and touring artist, navigating the same contracts, leverage gaps, and career-defining decisions his clients face today. He went on to build the law practice he once needed himself, grounded in transparency, practical strategy, and long-term thinking.
Today, Ryan advises artists, producers, songwriters, and music companies at pivotal moments where ownership, control, and future outcomes are on the line. Clients work with him not just to close deals, but to understand their long-term consequences.