Practice Areas
Nightlife Industry
Oved & Oved LLP is a legal pioneer in the development of New York City's Nightlife Industry
earning its venerated reputation through years of representing the most exclusive nightlife
brands and establishments including first class, ultra-exclusive nightclubs, lounges and jardins
de atmosphere in New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami as well as South America and
the Middle East. We are privileged to count among our clients some of the world's renowned
nightlife venues as well as many of the A-List promoters and DJ's that are the pulse of the velvet
rope nightlife scene.
We are one of the industry's foremost legal experts, serving as deft deal makers and translators
between the business, legal and hospitality worlds. We have advised some of the most
successful, high profile projects in New York and beyond. We believe that the experience,
breadth and depth of Oved & Oved LLP's Nightlife Industry practice is unmatched by any other
law firm.
Brand Development
Every successful nightlife venue has a brand and marketing strategy that includes multi-media
components over a range of platforms. Our Nightlife Industry Practice attorneys work with
our clients as they devise the strategy that works best for them by structuring the deals that
will maximize brand exposure and minimize associated risks. Our attorneys' experience in and
familiarity with every platform enables them to navigate the legal and business hurdles that
confront our clients as they consider their legal, business, marketing and promotion alternatives.
Business Formation
From the inception, our attorney's meet with the visionary entrepreneurs and advise them on
the optimum choice of legal entity through which to own and operate their nightclub. Whether
through an S-corp., LLC, Limited Partnership, General Partnership or any combination of the
foregoing, we routinely advise, counsel and instruct our client's on how best to proceed to
achieve their objectives.
Deal Structure
We work with our clients in developing the specifics of each transaction and then painstakingly
draft, define, refine and finalize this vision, often through countless drafts and negotiations,
into an Operating Agreement or Shareholders Agreement that is true to both our client and the
transaction. We handle all aspects of the investment in a nightlife venture through preparation of
the appropriate Investor Questionnaire, Subscription Agreements and other necessary and proper
documentation, to insure the transaction's legitimacy.
Purchase, Sale or Transfer
Whether a client is purchasing an existing nightclub venue, either as an asset sale or a stock
purchase, or merely acquiring a minority or majority interest in a nightclub, Oved & Oved
LLP Nightlife Practice attorneys help guide these transactions through completion. We
have successfully assisted our clients in the purchase, sale or transfer of a nightclub, or part
thereof, as well as arranging for the lawful and orderly transfer of any related liquor licenses.
Intellectual Property
A nightclub's brand, trade name and trademark often develops a value independent of the
nightclub itself. Accordingly, our attorneys advise and instruct our client's on all aspects of their
intellectual property. We have filed hundreds of marks on behalf of our clients in the United
States and throughout the world as well as assisted our clients in drafting License Agreements
for the license of their intellectual property. In addittion, we have been intimately involved in numerous enforcement actions, through the use of cease
and desist letters and both state and federal litigation, in both Federal District Court as well the
United States Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB), to preserve, protect and enforce our
clients unique and valuable brands.
Lease and Purchase
We routinely represent nightclub owners in the lease, purchase, sale or transfer of real estate.
We have extensive experience representing such clients in the negotiation of commercial leases
and real estate agreements, handling closings and the proper transfer of a liquor license between
seller and purchaser or, in some instances, landlord and tenant, to allow for the operation of the
business during such transitional phase.
Liquor License Law
Although the firm does not prepare and submit liquor license applications to the State Liquor
Authority ("SLA") on behalf of our clients, our attorneys routinely work closely with these
specialist attorneys on the purchase, sale or transfer of liquor licenses and assist in the defense of
liquor licensees in all enforcement and litigation matters, including alleged violations of the New
York State Liquor Law.
Employment Law
We regularly advise our nightclub clients on all aspects of employment matters law which are
unique to nightclubs, such as their various agreements with promoters, DJ's, hosts and hostesses
in their contractual relationships as well as in all aspects of employment-related litigation,
including unemployment compensation, civil rights/discrimination and wrongful termination,
before all federal and state courts and administrative agencies.
