Our Services
Building a creator business requires more than content — it requires contracts that protect it. I represent content creators, influencers, talent agencies, management companies, and online businesses that need an entertainment attorney who understands how deals actually work in this space.
Michael Allen Legal is built to grow with our clients. Whether you’re negotiating your first major brand deal, building an agency, launching a company, or managing an established digital business, we meet you where you are and provide the level of legal support you need at every stage.
That also means moving beyond the traditional law firm model. Not every client needs—or wants—the same billing structure. Depending on the engagement and where appropriate, we offer flat-fee services, subscription-based ongoing counsel, traditional hourly arrangements, and percentage-based structures designed around the nature of the work.
The result is a relationship that can evolve with your business: bring us in for one deal, rely on us for ongoing legal support, or build a long-term partnership as you grow.
Flexible counsel. Practical advice. Built around your business.
What We Offer
We offer a range of services to meet the needs of every client. Have something else in mind? We'd be happy to work with you to see what we can do.
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Better deals start with better contracts.
From one-off brand partnerships to complex, multi-party agreements, Michael Allen Legal reviews, drafts, and negotiates contracts with both the immediate deal and your long-term business in mind.
The firm handles brand deals and sponsorships, talent and influencer agreements, agency and management agreements, NDAs, licensing agreements, platform terms, employment and independent contractor agreements, production agreements, and game development and publisher deals.
Whether you're signing your first major partnership or negotiating on behalf of an entire roster of talent, the goal is the same: clear terms, protected rights, and a deal that makes sense for your business.
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Protect what makes your business yours.
For creators and digital businesses, intellectual property often is the business. Your name, content, brand, creative work, and underlying rights all have value—and the agreements surrounding them determine who gets to use them, where, and for how long.
Michael Allen Legal advises clients on trademarks, copyright, content ownership, IP licensing, usage rights, name and likeness rights, work-made-for-hire provisions, and IP ownership structuring.
From registering and protecting a brand to determining who owns content created through a partnership, the firm helps clients maintain control over the assets they've built and commercialize those assets strategically.
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Build the business behind the brand.
Turning an audience, agency, creative project, or idea into a business creates legal decisions that extend far beyond individual contracts.
Michael Allen Legal advises creators, founders, agencies, and digital businesses on the legal structure behind their operations, helping clients build on a stronger foundation as they grow.
Services include entity formation and structuring, founder and ownership arrangements, operating agreements, equity and investment matters, commercial partnerships, business transactions, and strategic business agreements.
Whether you're launching something new, bringing on a partner, restructuring an existing business, or preparing for the next stage of growth, the firm helps ensure the legal side of the business keeps pace.
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Your legal department—without building one.
Growing agencies, creator-led companies, startups, and digital businesses encounter legal questions constantly. Not every issue requires hiring in-house counsel, but having an attorney who already understands your company can make a significant difference.
Michael Allen Legal serves as outside general counsel, providing ongoing legal support that functions as an extension of your business.
That can include contract review and negotiation, commercial agreements, employment and contractor matters, intellectual property, risk management, business structuring, internal policies, partnership questions, and day-to-day legal strategy.
Instead of finding a new lawyer every time something comes up, clients have counsel who already understands their business, relationships, priorities, and goals.