PAPARELLI LAW
International Business, Intellectual Property, and Entertainment Law
Providing Legal Solutions and Strategic Counsel
NEW YORK - FLORIDA - TENNESSEE
Founding Attorney
Attorney Author Entrepreneur Entertainment Consultant
Karin Paparelli brings a wealth of creative experience and business acumen to the practice of law. When a trusted advisor is what you need, call Karin. She wrote the book.
Karin Paparelli
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Our Services
Entertainment
Law
- Entertainment business including all aspects of music business, film, and literary publishing
- Drafting and negotiating licensing, distribution, service agreements, production agreements, recording agreements, performance contracts, management contracts
- Discreet and personal legal services for celebrities that may fall outside of traditional entertainment law
Intellectual Property Protection
- Intellectual property rights counsel including trademark, copyright, trade secrets and trade dress
- Registrations of Trademarks and Copyrights
- Name, Image and Likeness protection, privacy protection, NDA’s, non-competition agreements
- Branding from inception to protection
- International Wine Law - international trademarks, collective & regional branding
Consulting for Business Owners, & Non-Profit Organizations
- The formation and governance of business entities including nonprofit organizations, LLCs, and corporations
- Capital structure and investment banking, closing and review of SBA loans and commercial lending,
- Franchise development, operations, protection and formation of associations
- Business negotiations, contracting (drafting and review), dispute resolution, M&A, asset transfers, strategic planning
Limited Family Law
within the States of
New York, Florida, & Tennessee
- Adoptions - both private and through state foster care.
- Guardianships / Relative Placements
- Probate Matters: opening and closing, administration, guidance for personal representatives
- Drafting / Updating of Wills and Estate Planning
- Conservatorship
- Uncontested Divorces / drafting & Filing of Marital Dissolution Agreements including Parenting Plans
BREAKING NEWS
JULY 2026
International Law News
Karin has been appointed to serve as the new Editor-in-Chief of the International Law News, a quarterly publication of the ABA, International Law Section.
June 2026
FINRA
Karin has been credentialed by FINRA to serve as Chairperson for FINRA arbitrations.
Since 2007, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has been a self-regulatory organization authorized by Congress to operate as a non-governmental entity supervised by the SEC. FINRA protects investors and regulates broker-dealer conduct. With the U.S. regulatory framework, the SEC serves the entire securities industry, while FINRA serves broker-dealer firms.
Karin has served as an arbitrator for FINRA since 2017.
Summer 2026
Latest Book Release
Hot off the press! Karin's book "TRUST TANK" is due to hit bookstore shelves and digital distribution outlets this summer.
Karin M. Paparelli, Esq.
"Chapter 3 is spot on. That's where most of my battles are being fought right now, within myself . . . just to get through this most recent nightmare!
Great read!
Speaks truth! It's refreshing!"
Tony Richards - Kensington Digital Media Nashville, Tennessee
THE TRUST TANK
NashvilleBusiness.Net:
100 Most Leading Persons In Banking, Legal & Professional Services 2018
Karin Paparelli
Nashville Business 100 Leading Persons In Professional Services Karin Paparelli. Karin Paparelli is an attorney licensed in Tennessee and Florida, and the owner/founder of Paparelli law . . .
Before You Sign . . .
One consultation could save you time, money and potential adverse circumstances.
Extensive experience with commercial agreements, real property purchases, entertainment business from licensing to protecting intellectual property, transfers of business assets, commercial finance and capital markets.