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Loyola University Forum with Music Lawyer Dina LaPolt

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, presents to an audience at Loyola University, New Orleans a wealth of advice drawn from her careers as a musician, manager and lawyer. She discusses how to build the foundations for a career in music, how to hire a music lawyer, what to fight for in your recording contracts, what a management agreement should consist of, why you should be glad that people steal your music, and what it takes to become a music lawyer yourself.



Shoot Date: April 2007
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