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PRACTICE AREAS
Clients work with Ryan Schmidt at the most pivotal moments of their music careers, including:
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 his experience on both sides of the industry.
Before practicing law, Ryan worked as a recording and touring artist, navigating the same contracts and career-defining decisions his clients face today. He went on to became the lawyer he wished he had as an artist, building a law practice grounded in transparency, practical strategy, and client empowerment.
Today, Ryan advises artists, producers, songwriters, and music companies nationwide at crucial moments where ownership, control, and future royalties are on the line. Clients work with him not just to close deals, but to understand their long-term consequences.