Albert J. Soler
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Email: asoler@solerlegal.com
Telephone: (856) 874-3448
About albert
Albert brings extensive experience to a variety of practice areas and provides effective and cutting-edge legal representation to clients in federal and state litigation, entertainment, music, film, television, media, sports, fashion, advertising, intellectual property, artificial intelligence (AI) corporate compliance, sponsorships, band agreements, and more. Albert is a frequent speaker and legal analyst in the ever-evolving fields of entertainment, celebrity, and intellectual property and has been featured in Wired, NPR news, Fox News, Good Morning American (GMA), Bloomberg News, and many other news outlets and publications.
Albert regularly counsels clients in a variety of litigation matters including dispute resolution, federal and state lawsuits, negotiations, arbitration, mediation, trademark & copyright litigation, opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board, defamation and right of publicity actions, product disparagement, commercial litigation, and more. Albert has also represented clients in corporate and commercial matters including breach of contract disputes, investigations, by government and regulatory agencies, corporate compliance, and more.
Albert has counseled numerous notable clients, including Brian Westbrook of the Philadelphia Eagles, The Captain Paul Watson Foundation and Neptunes Navy, Vookum Media, Grammy-nominated artist Havoc of Mobb Deep, Fredro Starr and Onyx, Erick Sermon of EPMD, music producer DJ L.E.S., hip hop artists Big Noyd, Cormega, and Nature, hip-hop pioneer E-40, Tyrone “T-Money” Kelsie, The Lost Boyz, MMA stars Jonavin “Spider” Webb and Eddy “Taino Warrior” Torres, Galileo Films, celebrity designer Brian Lichtenberg, premier affordable housing leader The Michaels Organization, public figure and entrepreneur Terri Matthews, luxury wheel manufacturer VMR, luxury jewelry designer Anne Sisteron, clothing designer Urth Apparel, Bira 91 Beverages, collectibles leader The Raab Collection, and more.
Albert is also the founder of Beat Street Entertainment (BSE), record label Beat Street Music Group, and the “Got Beats® Music & Entertainment Conference,” the premier music and entertainment conference on the law and business of music.
Prior to forming Soler Legal, Albert was a litigator at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in New York. Albert’s practice included corporate, commercial and securities litigation, as well as investigations by governmental and regulatory agencies, as well as inquiries by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York State Attorney General's Office.
Albert received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1997 and his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2003. Albert is fluent in English and Spanish and is a member of the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania State Bars, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
speaking Engagements and legal commentary
Albert is regularly featured as a legal analyst on television and radio programs, including appearances on Fox 29's Good Day Philaadelphia and Pedro Biaggi's radio show "Encendio" live from Washington D.C. Albert is also a frequent speaker on expert panels, law school symposiums, and a variety of industry events, including The Knowledge Group's presentation entitled "Mitigating Risks of Defamation Litigation: Best Practices for Internal Investigations" and The University of Pennsylvania Law School’s Journal of Business Law Symposium entitled "Innovation and Legal Frontiers."
Practice Areas
Litigation
Intellectual Property
Corporate & Business Law
Entertainment, Fashion, Music, Television
Licensing & Advertising
Defamation and 1st Amendment
Labor & Employment
Admissions
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., 2003
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), B.S., 1997