James Michael Salz, Esq.
Co-Founder, President and V.P. of Business and Legal Affairs
James Michael Salz (or the “son not the Doc” (Salz)) is a corporate attorney. Jim has over 12 years of extensive experience working with start-up companies and performing in-house corporate legal services for private and public companies.
Jim began his career working in insurance fraud as independent counsel where the primary objective was to find the truth for higher than normal claims in connection with car accidents and home theft.
After a few years, Jim launched his own practice in the music industry. He represented various independent artists, producers, and music publishers, including the company that owned publishing rights in such timeless songs as “The Girl From Ipanema” and “Killing Me Softly (With His Song)”. During this period, Jim also worked as an independent A&R consultant, searching for new music talent for MCA Records and recommend several bands (Creed, Johnny Lang, the Presidents of the United States of America) that went platinum (over 1 million sales). Unfortunately, MCA Records passed on these artists and who were signed by other record companies who helped make them successful.
In 1998, Jim made a career switch into the hi-tech business sector. Since then, he has providing strategy and legal services to various Internet start-up companies (both in-house and independently) on a wide range of matters, including general corporate work and compliance, business development, strategic alliances and partnerships, financing, intellectual property, licensing, employment, and SEC compliance for public companies. Mr. Salz has also handled the drafting, preparation, and issuance of SEO press releases for several companies.
Mr. Salz received a B.A. in Communication Studies at U.C.L.A. (Cum Laude) and a J.D. degree at Loyola Law School of Los Angeles. Mr. Salz has been a practicing attorney for nearly 20 years.