Wallace Collins, Esq.

WALLACE COLLINS is an attorney in private practice
in New York who is currently "of counsel"
with the firm of Serling, Rooks & Ferrara, LLP
specializing in Entertainment Law & Intellectual Property matters
emphasizing the copyright and trademark area.
The firm's clients include JOHN MAYER,
MAROON 5, ANI DeFRANCO, MOBY, CREED, CHUCK BERRY
and many others in all fields of entertainment.

Wallace was a recording artist for Epic Records and United Artists
Records in the late 1970's before attending Fordham Law School.
He now focuses his practice primarily on structuring
and negotiating film, television and music business deals.

Wallace has represented acts such as THE ALTERNATE ROUTES,
JUNIOR/SENIOR, DRU HILL, EAMON, AVERY STORM,
reggae superstar EDDY GRANT,


Wallace & Eddy Grant in Barbados
at Eddy's Studio.
rappers BEANIE SIGEL, YOUNG GUNZ and CRAIG MACK
as well as personal managers who have represented acts such as
BLONDIE, THE RAMONES and BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN,
and producers who have done work for;
50 CENT, N'SYNC, PHISH, MARY J. BLIGE and DAVID BOWIE.
 

Phil Ramone with Wallace and Curtis Urbina
at the Grammys

Wallace also represents photographers, film producers, cartoonists, graphic
artists, actors, authors, screenwriters and infomercial clients like
HOWARD BERG, the "World's Fastest Speed Reader",
and world famous children's entertainer MR. RAY.
He represents independent record labels like ZYX, WAAKO, MIDDLE PILLAR and
VICIOUS RECORDS as well as magazines like D.M.A., SONGWRITER's MONTHLY,
internet companies, clothing apparel and product licensing companies.

In addition to structuring & negotiating deals, Wallace has also won several high-profile litigations, including a copyright infringement case with the largest monetary judgment ever awarded for the use of a single "sample" in the Rap Song "Whoomp! There It Is".

He has authored numerous articles for legal and trade publications and is a regular contributor to Billboard, Entertainment Law and Finance and The New York Law Journal.

"Wallace at MIDEM in Cannes, France".

He is a member of The Recording Academy (the Grammys) and The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. He is a frequent speaker on panels, at lectures and at seminars throughout the country on current entertainment business and intellectual property issues, including rights issues related to the Internet.

Wallace has appeared on many national television and radio broadcasts including COURT TV and HARD COPY.

Wallace with Les Paul and Chris Theodoros of Google.

Wallace Collins, Esq.
119 5th Avenue (3rd Flr.)
New York, NY 10003
212-245-7300
Tel: (212) 245-7300
Fax: (212) 586-5175
Email: Wallace Collins

For more information please call 212-245-7300

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