
Daniel Marcus
Attorney, Startup Founder/Consultant, Talent Advocate
New York
NY
About
He continues to leverage his startup and law backgrounds into helping individuals, companies, and organizations navigate their legal issues in the tech, sports, media, and… read more other creative business spaces.
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Client Reviews
"I'm the Founder of a young/growing media startup and I brought Dan on to be our Outside General Counsel several months ago. In that span, he has helped us with everything from guiding us through the various legal aspects of our fundraising process, helping us navigate some tricky copyright disputes, as well as drafting our new terms of service agreements and privacy policy. It's great to have a lawyer on call who has been through this process and dealt with these issues himself, that I can bounce things off of."
"I was in the midst of a messy dispute with my former co-founders over issues that included ownership of intellectual property (including trade secrets), corporate governance, irate investors, you name it. Dan came in and made sense of everything for me, helped me understand what my options were, and did so in a way that helped me save hundreds of thousands of dollars. I think the thing that I appreciate the most is that he's a Founder first, which means he understands what it's like to be in my shoes. I also loved the fact that he has an "open door" policy where I can call him or text him with questions at any time without worrying about it resulting in an outsized bill. Dan did such a good job with this case that I locked him into being our outside general counsel for my new company as well as my independent venture capital firm."
Work History
Hustle Law
Founding Partner
Jan 2019 - Present
I advise a wide array of clients in the tech, sports, media, and other creative spaces on legal issues ranging from complex founder disputes to contract negotiation to intellectual property matters and everything in between.
Brashful
Founder
Aug 2018 - Present
I started a new media production company that builds media businesses (podcasts, TV shows, documentaries, etc) with some of the biggest names in sports/entertainment. I represent the media properties as both a principal and a legal advocate.
New York University
Adjunct Professor
Aug 2017 - Present
I developed an original entrepreneurship course that paired industry-centric challenges posed by some of the biggest stakeholders in the sports tech space that my students would then attempt to solve through product concepts that would be prototyped and pitched back to those stakeholders.
SeatSwap
Founder and CEO
Aug 2013 - Present
I started a first of its kind ticketing company out of my college dorm room that I bootstrapped through law school that ultimately became a major acquisition target for other companies in the space.
Shindig
Head of Sports Content and Partnerships / General Counsel
Aug 2017 - Dec 2018
As an attorney with deep experience in the sports space, I helped Shindig build their sports vertical from the ground up, forging partnerships with the likes of USA Today, Ross Tucker, and the Houston Rockets. Additionally, I served as the principal contract reviewer/negotiator, helping craft complex SAAS agreements with major education institutions.