Trusted business & entertainment law specialists for over 25 years

Providing boutique legal services for high-profile celebrities and businesses; licensing, protecting and defending the rights of entrepreneurs & creators.

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

ASSET PROTECTION

 We manage & protect the assets and intellectual property rights of creators, inventors, businesses and entrepreneurs.

DEAL STRUCTURES

We are the dealmakers, from composing to closing – we’ve structured millions of dollars worth of deals for our clients.

SEASONED LITIGATORS

When necessary, we’ve defended our clients from litigation and prosecuted others to protect our clients.

GLOBAL CHALLENGES.  WORLD CLASS RESPONSE.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Shrum & Associates uses its extensive resources and relationships to help its clients capitalize on Nashville’s creative energies and protect their valuable intellectual assets and legal rights.  We specialize in the following areas:

Copyright, Trademark, Rights of Publicity

Registration, management and protection of all forms of intellectual property.

Business Law, New Ventures & Litigation

Strategic legal and business planning for businesses, new media & technologies startups, and entrepreneurs, including business entity formation, management & structures.

Entertainment Law, Endorsements & Licensing

From celebrity endorsements to entertainment and licensing transactions, we negotiate the terms, draft the contract and close the deals.

“Barry defends the principles that give entrepreneurs, inventors and creators the inspiration to take action and create new businesses – and new ideas – every day. I call him ‘the Closer.’”

Daymond John • Television Celebrity & Branding Savant

Law on the Row is our informative blog featuring news and information about the practice of law on Music Row, the epicenter of the entertainment business in Nashville and the first location of Shrum & Associates.  Topics range from activities of our clients, events on Music Row, Nashville, technology and gadgets reviews, entertainment law, copyright and trademark law, and other important legal issues.

LET’S WORK TOGETHER

We work as a single united team with market leading firms around the world and give our clients the highest quality advice possible.

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Barry Neil Shrum, Esq.

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