🚀 Startup & Business Lawyers
Business lawyers representing and advising companies across a wide range of industry sectors:
Startups
Ecommerce
Fintech
Mobile Apps
Design (Fashion, Makers, others)
Education & Academia
Money Services
Crypto & Blockchain
Literature & Publishing
Food & Beverage
Hospitality
Cannabis
(Florida, Puerto Rico and nationwide for select matters)
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Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of industry agreements, including:
Customer and Vendor Contracts;
SaaS and Licensing;
Distribution and Commercialization;
Strategic Partnerships;
Terms of Service and Privacy Policies;
Commercial Leases and Purchase Agreements
Security Agreements and Liens
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Advise companies through all stages of formation, capitalization, and growth. Work with funding rounds, seed capital, venture capital, private equity, capital markets, and family offices.
Services include:
Entity Formation
Bylaws and Operating Agreements
Founder and Shareholder Agreements
Equity Structuring
SAFEs
Private Placements and Investor Agreements
Securities Compliance
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Counsel companies on workforce matters, helping businesses scale responsibly while minimizing exposure.
Services include:
Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements
Equity Compensation and Incentives
Restrictive Covenants - Non-Competes, Non-Solicitation, Non-Disclosure (NDA).
Workplace Compliance - Policies and procedures, training, safety, and dispute management.
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Advise on data protection, privacy compliance, and risk management in an increasingly regulated digital environment.
This includes privacy policies, internal compliance frameworks, incident response planning, insurance, consumer data, financial information, and platform-based services.
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Help businesses identify, protect, and monetize their intellectual property assets, such as trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets.
Services include:
Registration and renewal
Prosecution and enforcement
Licensing and assignment
Portfolio management
Institutional Tech Transfer Offices
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Advocate for clients in pre-suit demands, negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, litigation and administrative actions.
Experience includes:
Contracts - breach, collections, injunctions.
Shareholders - disputes, partnerships, fiduciary duties, inspection of records.
Intellectual Property - copyright and trademark infringement, enforcement; cancellation and expungement.
Employment - termination, discrimination, non-competes, restrictive covenants.
Defamation - libel, slander, per se.
Consumer - TCPA, data privacy, FDUTPA.
Ecommerce - automation customers, stores.
Business torts - unjust enrichment, conversion, civil theft, account stated.
Bankruptcy - defense, preferential transfer avoidance.
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Advise and counsel individuals and businesses on setting up bona fide residency and entities on the island, to take advantage of income, capital gains, municipal and other tax benefits.
Services for:
Individuals (HNW/UHNW)
Funds - Private equity, hedge funds, venture capital
Crypto / Blockchain
Service businesses - consultants, advisors, professionals, exportation
Tourism / Hospitality
Creative industries - production, audiovisual
Research & Development
Young entrepreneurs
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Advising founders, creators, and business owners on protecting and structuring their assets for long-term stability and transition.
Services include:
trust structures,
wills,
powers of attorney,
POD designations,
succession planning
Assisting with entity structures, foundations, and nonprofit organizations designed to preserve wealth, support philanthropic initiatives, and improve long-term tax efficiency and retirement planning.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Yes. Starving Artists is a registered trademark and service of the law firm SED Law, PLLC, founded by attorney Silvino E. Díaz, Esq. We also serve as independent Of Counsel for EPGD Business Law, a Miami-based full service business law firm, recognized by Chamber’s & Partners, Super Lawyers and Florida Trend as a legal industry leader.
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We are based in Miami, FL, with remote offices in San Juan, PR.
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We are licensed to practice law Florida, Puerto Rico, and various federal matters. We provide services to nationwide and global clients on applicable areas. Feel free to ask us.
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Our services include contract drafting and negotiation, dispute resolution and litigation, intellectual property and brand protection, rights administration and monetization, business structuring, asset protection, investor and shareholder agreements, regulatory compliance, licensing and strategic legal counsel.
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We have over 10 years of experience practicing law and serving clients.
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English and Spanish.
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We have several payment arrangements, depending on our clients’ needs. We offer (1) traditional “retainer” services, for cases that require hourly attention; (2) flat fee projects, for standalone matters; (3) monthly subscription plans, for ongoing care; (4) and royalty-based commissions for music and IP rights administration.
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We work with clients at all stages of their careers or businesses — from early-stage creators and founders to award-winning artists and brands.
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We offer consultations to discuss your legal matters, identify key issues, provide you with specific insights, and determine what services you may need. All consultations are paid video calls, protected by confidentiality.
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We provide educational courses, workshops and seminars on topics such as: sales, negotiation, personal finances, and other related business topics. These are offered strictly for educational purposes and do not constitute legal, financial or other advice. We do not provide other non-legal professional services such as: accounting, bookkeeping, financial advisory, wealth planning, public relations, artist management, business management, booking agency, banking and others.
Registered trademark of the law firm SED Law, PLLC
Lawyers for artists, entertainers, and creative businesses.
Serving clients in Florida, Puerto Rico, and nationwide for select matters.