The Art of Drafting Demand Letters That Get Results: Talk sweetly, but carry a big stick

Krystle Delgado
Krystle Delgado
Delgado Entertainment Law, PLLC

Krystle Delgado is the CEO of Delgado Entertainment Law, PLLC and a top intellectual property and entertainment attorney.

Jessica Lee Weiss
Jessica Lee Weiss
Delgado Entertainment Law, PLLC

Mrs. Weiss has built a diverse career spanning 20+ years in the fields of business and entertainment She started out interning as much as possible during her college and law school years, working in Film, Television, and Music at organizations as Viacom, Weinstein (Music Licensing), and The Agency Group.

On-Demand: June 27, 2024

2 hour CLE

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Program Summary

Krystle Delgado and Jessica Lee Weiss with Delgado Delgado Entertainment Law, PLLC will explore effective strategies for drafting demand letters, including using language and tone choices, when it is advantageous to utilize laymen's terms in your writing, and also leveraging the opponent's communications against them. The presenters will address pre letter and post-letter procedures, such as follow-up actions if there is no response, and strategies for escalating matters if necessary. Lastly, they will provide examples of how different scenarios in demand letters can unfold based on past experiences.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • Drafting Effective Demand Letters
  • Leveraging Opponent's Communications
  • Pre-Letter and Post-Letter Procedures
  • Case Studies and Examples

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

Krystle Delgado_FedBarKrystle Delgado | Delgado Entertainment Law, PLLC

Krystle Delgado is the CEO of Delgado Entertainment Law, PLLC and a top intellectual property and entertainment attorney. She represents some of the biggest celebrities, musicians, filmmakers, and athletes around the world, and has been recognized by Rising Stars®, Super Lawyers® and The Best Lawyers In America® multiple years in a row.

Ms. Delgado has been in the entertainment industry since she was 4. She started her first business at age 16, and quickly learned how to establish and grow 6-7 figure businesses successfully as an entrepreneur. As an entertainer herself, Ms. Delgado has a wide range of experience in modeling, competing in Miss America beauty pageants, running record labels, film productions, music production, viral brand marketing, and more.

Now with over 20 years’ experience in intellectual property and entertainment, Ms. Delgado applies her innovative approaches to landing her clients lucrative deals, enforcing contracts, and protecting clients’ investments.

For musicpreneurs, Ms. Delgado started the Top Music Attorney YouTube channel and School, which provides free resources for music artists, producers, record label owners, managers, and others pursuing music business opportunities.

 

Jessica Lee Weiss_myLawCLEJessica Lee Weiss | Delgado Entertainment Law, PLLC

Mrs. Weiss has built a diverse career spanning 20+ years in the fields of business and entertainment She started out interning as much as possible during her college and law school years, working in Film, Television, and Music at organizations as Viacom, Weinstein (Music Licensing), and The Agency Group. She went on to work for for several premiere venues in the Southern California market, as The Greek Theatre, The Pantages Theatre, and The Santa Barbara Bowl. Her passion for music, business and the law was well cultivated when she worked directly with Ziggy Marley & the Bob Marley Estate. Her day to day duties encompassed a wide variety of aspects including management, helping run the Marley record labels, publishing, distribution, touring, recording, and merchandising & micensing. Mrs. Weiss has vast experience in negotiating, reviewing, and drafting agreements on behalf of talent and business owners, as recording artists, influencers, talent agencies, record labels, video game developers and artists, tech developers and investors, distributors, digital service providers, music producers, writers, and reality star clients across a wide array of business endeavors.

Agenda

I. Drafting Effective Demand Letters | 2:00pm – 2:30pm

II. Leveraging Opponent’s Communications | 2:30pm – 3:00pm

Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm

III. Pre-Letter and Post-Letter Procedures | 3:10pm – 3:40pm

IV. Case Studies and Examples | 3:40pm – 4:10pm

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