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Dina LaPolt
Attorney Dina LaPolt is founder of LaPolt Law, P.C., an entertainment law firm based in Los Angeles, CA. In addition to her work representing prominent players in all areas of the music industry, she teaches at the UCLA Extension School as well as the Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, CA. She is also a practicing musician and a former artist manager, who performs regularly with her band, “Trophy Girl.”
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Dina LaPolt, an entertainment lawyer based in Los Angeles, CA, discusses the new types of deals and negotiation paths that are open to artists in the wake of the collapse of the music industry in 2000-2006, and how it’s changing what opportunities are available to new or emerging artists.



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April 2007
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