Richard Pawelczyk - NY Lawyer Profile

Richard Pawelczyk serves as legal counsel for individuals and businesses across various industries. He has provided representation for well-known personalities and corporations in the fields of music, athletics, fashion, and the food & beverage sector. With a focus on intellectual property law, Richard has extensive experience handling trademark and copyright matters for celebrities and media entities. He collaborated on a legal argument supporting the extension of copyright protections in a case brought before the United States Supreme Court. In addition to his IP expertise, Richard is well-versed in corporate transactions, commercial real estate, entertainment law, rights of publicity, and employment law. He played a key role in establishing UmixIt Technologies, a venture that garnered Intel's Best New Technology Award at the Consumer Electronics Show, in partnership with colleagues from Columbia Records, Webster Hall, and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler. Richard Pawelczyk obtained his Juris Doctor degree from St. John's University School of Law and completed his undergraduate studies at Stony Brook University.