Contract Negotiation

We assist in negotiating contracts to safeguard your interests. We draft our documents with precision and clarity to ensure your present and future interests are protected.

Intellectual Property Protection

We provide comprehensive copyright and trademark services to register and protect your intellectual property in the world's evolving legal landscape.

Your Trusted Legal Partner

Kirkman understands the struggles artists face in creating and protecting their work, having worked as a touring musician, studio owner and music producer for many years. He understands the difficulties of writing, packaging, an creating films, television shows, and online content, having worked on both sides of the camera in conception, writing, production, post-production and distribution of audio/visual creations.

Kirkman has experienced the unique challenges faced by entertainment professionals, and he offers personalized solutions to navigate contracts, intellectual property, and related legal matters in the ever-changing entertainment landscape. Kirkman specializes in protection, packaging, licensing and exploitation your creations. He has international relationships and a reputation for precision and honesty.

Kirkman Ridd

Kirkman received an M.F.A. in Film and Television from the UCLA Film School, where he won the Jack Nicholson Award for Screenwriting. He produced record albums that sold millions of copies internationally, and his songs have been licensed worldwide. He produced award-winning films, and worked as a Professor at the Beijing Film Academy.

Kirkman received a J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law, where he was awarded the Intellectual Property and Technology Certificate with Honors. He was Forum Editor for the USF Law Review, and Surveys Editor for the USF Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal. He published two surveys and an online article on music copyright issues, and was certified by the USPTO. Since obtaining his J.D., Kirkman has worked in civil litigation and immigration, as well as IP and entertainment.

Articles and Surveys

Hey, That’s My Riff! Determining Protectable Expression in Popular Music University of San Francisco Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal

Gray v. Perry - Survey University of San Francisco Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal

Kihn v. Bill Graham Archives, LLC - Survey University of San Francisco Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal

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