law handling both transactional and litigation matters.
The transactional work focuses primarily on structuring and negotiating music, film,
television and internet business deals. Wallace also advises clients
on entertainment branding and marketing strategy.
His litigation matters encompass representation of both plaintiffs
and defendants in copyright and trademark infringement
cases as well as general entertainment contract disputes.
Producer Phil Ramone with
Wallace
and
Curtis Urbina
at the Grammys
Wallace has negotiated deals for DRU HILL, reggae superstar EDDY GRANT,
rappers BEANIE SIGEL and CRAIG MACK. He has represented personal managers for acts such as
BLONDIE and THE RAMONES and record producers who have done work for
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, 50 CENT, JAY Z, DAVID BOWIE, N'SYNC, PHISH and MARY J. BLIGE.
Wallace
& Eddy Grant in Barbados
at Eddy's Studio.
MADONNA, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and NELLY FURTADO.
Wallace with Les Paul and Chris Theodoros of Google.
film producers, photographers and screenwriters. He represents infomercial clients like
HOWARD BERG, the “World’s Fastest Speed Reader”
and world famous children’s entertainer MR. RAY
as well as clothing and apparel companies, internet companies,
magazines and product licensing companies.
In addition to structuring and negotiating deals for his clients,
Wallace has also won several high-profile litigations
including a copyright infringement case with the largest monetary judgment ever awarded
for the use of a single “sample” in the rap song “Whoomp! There It Is”.
Wallace with latino superstars 740 Boyz signing photo
Billboard, Entertainment Law and Finance and The New York Law Journal.
He is a frequent speaker on panels, at lectures and at seminars throughout the country on
current entertainment business issues as they relate to new technology and the internet.
Wallace has appeared on many national television and
radio broadcasts including COURT TV and HARD COPY.
He was a teenage recording artist for Epic Records before attending Fordham Law School.
Wallace in Cannes for business .