Lara Lavi
Attorney at Law
Washington
WA
"Lara was incredibly efficient, effective, and kind. She wrote up a tailored document in..."
About
Lara Lavi is a corporate, securites, formation, trade secrets, asset purchase, corporate complience, strategic business development, media/entertainment law attorney, an entrepreneur, an entertainment company executive, a business development specialist, a film and TV producer & writer, and a professional award winning singer-songwriter. Ms. Lavi… read more has over 30 years experience in the music and entertainment business on both sides of the desk and microphone. Half of Ms. Lavi’s law practice focuses on all sectors of the entertainment business, the other half for startups, tech businesses, support for women in business and entrepreneurs of all types of business as general counsel ongoing.
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"Great job and quick response w some points that were helpful"
"Project completed as requested"
"Always great to work with."
"I'm not even sure what to say except Lara is the best and I really feel like the luckiest person around that I was able to find her on Upcounsel. The chances of me finding her were pretty much slim to none since we are in different states. I'm grateful for Upcounsel for connecting us. Lara has been an asset to my new business and I will be recommending her to everyone I know!"
"She is definitely one of the best lawyers I have seen , how quick and helpful she was . If you hire her you can rest assure ."
"Lara is very knowledgeable, she delivered very useful insights, and overall I enjoyed working with her. My only complaint is weak follow-through from Lara on responses and meetings."
Work History
Dreaming In Color Entertainment
Managing Partner
Jun 2014 - Present
Dreaming In Color is dedicated to producing incredible multi media projects including: (a) the Grammy winning SongCatchers - a merger of Native American singing and drumming with rock, soul, jazz and spoken word founded by Lara Lavi, Charles Neville, Arlie Neskahi, Mark Cardenas Mark Smith, &Maurice Jones. The current project The Red Road To Bangalore, A Musical Prayer For Peace is part of the Brave Road/Brave Games project in development now. (b) Little Dreamers, Lullabies and Love Songs - a birth to 8 children's project in development featuring the artwork of Karen Gilmore and the music of Lara Lavi.
This company celebrates my left and right brain side on top of my law practice and business development consulting and company efforts.
Media Law Group, PSC
Managing Partner
Dec 1994 - Present
Boutique law firm focused on contracted in-house counsel services in corporate, entertainment, intellectual property, business development, and more. I get the emerging company challenges because I also own a production company and have run companies I think all business lawyers should have extensive experience running a business so they truly understand their client's challenges.
www.zingrevolution.com a MusicSkins LLC brand
Originally the Managing Partner then EVP of Business Development and Business Affairs
Feb 2012 - Feb 2015
My responsibilities included managing the entire staff, all operations, functioning as in house counsel, handling all licensing, and other contractual matters, investor relations and supervising marketing and online business development efforts.
Zing Revolution, a MusicSkins LLC Brand
Shareholder/LLC Member
Jan 2011 - Feb 2015
I was the managing partner of the company in partnership with Josef Bogdanovich. Up until March 2014 I ran all aspects of the company. Currently my position is more advisory in business development. Zing licenses pop culture and art images for its product categories which include vinyl adhesive skins for eDevices, a Home Decor line and installations for tradeshows, events and conventions.
I also practice entertainment and corporate law. Prior I spent almost 5 years in Toronto, Ontario as the CEO/President of WideAwake Entertainment Group and Death Row Records. I am no longer involved with the Canadian companies.