As many different types of merchant-service providers have learned the hard way, cutting corners by using a cut-and-paste approach to create merchant agreements can result in costly litigation.

Graffiti artists’ works are becoming commercially valuable and the artists are increasingly asserting their rights. A British graffiti artist’s complaint against a New York-based fashion boutique seems to be part of a trend in today’s legal disputes.

In the article, “Who owns rights to art when a manager-artist relationship ends?” published by the Daily Journal, Partner Eugene Rome discusses the symbiotic relationship between artists and their managers, and what happens when that relationship dissolves.