Specialties
Lorraine Galvis, Esq. is a highly-rated trademark and business attorney, business owner, public speaker, student loan reform advocate, mother, military spouse, and two-time breast cancer survivor. She began her career working for Bad Boy Entertainment in 1997 and founded her own law firm, Galvis & Co., in New York in 2014. Lorraine helps content creators, entrepreneurs, and small business owners retain legal counsel, build a professional team, get exclusive rights their content, plan for emergencies that may affect their businesses, and take the legal steps necessary to grow and protect their brands. Lorraine is licensed to practice law in New York, Connecticut, and the Southern District of New York. She currently manages over 30 registered brands nationwide and speaks at conferences and schools across the country.
I can help you with:
-determining whether your brand name/logo/slogan is a trademark;
-applying to register your trademark or licensing your brand to third parties;
-responding to an Office Action or refiling a new, corrected trademark application;
-drafting or reviewing contracts between you and third-party staff, contractors, partners, or vendors;
-resolving business disputes and determining whether you should sue someone;
-forming your business correctly;
-planning for emergencies affecting your business; and
-having an exit plan from your business.
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History
Established in 2014.
Lorraine began her career in 1997 as an intern for Daddy's House Recording Studios (no longer exists) and Bad Boy Worldwide Entertainment. After two years at Bad Boy, she attended Fordham University and earned her Bachelor's Degree in 2003. Throughout her college career, she worked for Sony BMG Entertainment for five years, until finally deciding to travel the world and leave for Europe to pursue her own artistic dreams. Lorraine later attended New York Law School where she earned her Juris Doctor degree in 2013.
Meet the Business Owner: Lorraine G.
Lorraine founded Galvis & Company, a woman-owned and operated, boutique law firm headquartered in trendy DUMBO, in historic Brooklyn, in 2014. Her firm provides tailored legal support to performers, musicians, producers, artists, content creators, songwriters, visual artists, on-screen talent, and small business owners working primarily in the entertainment industry. She is a registered songwriter and publisher with BMI and licensed to practice in NYS.