since 2019
not boring
Lawyers for music and entertainment.
A law firm built around artists, producers, labels, publishers, creators, production companies and tech businesses. Copyright, contracts, audiovisual, digital and artificial intelligence.
Now you can breathe a sigh of relief.
TG – Music & Entertainment Law Firm was founded in Milan in 2019 to support artists, professionals and companies in the music, audiovisual and digital industries in protecting and growing their intangible assets.
To be trusted partners for our clients, with creative, effective and results-driven legal solutions.
We love music and entertainment, and we are committed to our clients’ success in a fascinating industry that is increasingly intertwined with technology and artificial intelligence.
Five practice areas, one language: yours.
Music
- Drafting, negotiating and executing recording, music publishing, management and live performance agreements.
- Litigation on copyright and neighbouring rights.
- Strategic advice on the sale, licensing and administration of recording and publishing catalogues.
- Relations with collective management organisations.
Audiovisual
- Legal advice and negotiation support on the production, distribution and protection of films, TV programmes and audiovisual content.
- Management of sync & licensing deals.
- Agreements with industry players: composers, music supervisors, actors, directors, authors and screenwriters.
Digital & influencer marketing
- Legal and strategic advice on digital marketing and new media.
- Agreements for marketing campaigns between agencies, brands, talent, content creators and influencers.
- Registration of trademarks and designs.
Tech, AI & startups
- Support for startups, tech companies and innovative projects on the legal implications of technology and artificial intelligence.
- Intellectual property, contracts, regulatory compliance and data protection.
- Innovation governance: technology solutions compliant with the EU and international regulatory framework.
Training
- Structured training programmes for companies and industry professionals, built around their needs.
- In the classroom: NAM Milano, LIMEC SSML Milan, Milano Music Week.
Four things that set us apart.
Vertical specialisation
Copyright, neighbouring rights and media & entertainment are our core, not one practice among many.
Inside the industry
We work every day with digital distributors, labels, publishers, management companies and production houses, in Italy and abroad.
Business mindset
We handle deal structure, economics, catalogues and litigation, not just the contract.
Tech and AI
Compliance and protection of intangible assets for platforms, startups and AI projects.
You make the art. We keep it safe.
Alongside those who create.
Professional secrecy covers our clients’ names too. But we can tell you about a few projects.
Behind the scenes of the most-watched formats.
Record deals with top artists.
Music on the runway, cleared.
Alongside the most-followed creators.
Samurai Jay
We were at the 2026 Sanremo Festival with Samurai Jay and “Ossessione”: 18+ consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the FIMI chart, double platinum, and the record for most days and weeks at No. 1 on Spotify Italy’s Top 50 Daily.
…plus artists, managers, independent labels, music publishers and startups.
Experienced and passionate lawyers.
Avv. Teodoro Gargiulo
Founder · Milan BarA lawyer with extensive experience in copyright, neighbouring rights, intellectual property and entertainment law, with a long-standing focus on music and media and a growing specialisation in technology, digital and innovation, including artificial intelligence and data-driven business models.
In 2019 he founded TG – Music & Entertainment Law Firm, which provides legal and strategic advice to professionals, companies, tech businesses and startups on protecting and leveraging intangible assets, structuring contracts and handling regulatory and compliance matters.
Avv. Cristiano Crimi
Associate · Milan BarSpecialised in intellectual property and entertainment law.
Within the firm he handles licensing, rights management, deal negotiation and the protection of creative works, with particular attention to emerging artists and professionals in the cultural industries.
Avv. Paolo Dell’Orso
Of Counsel · Rome BarA member of the Rome Bar and an expert in the music business, with a particular focus on publishing and recorded music.
He works with the firm as Of Counsel on publishing, record deals and music business transactions.
It all starts with an idea.
Whatever it is, the way you protect your rights can make all the difference.
where do you want to start?Send us your project
A record, a film, a format, a brand or a startup: tell us what you’re building and we’ll tell you how to protect it.
Tell us 02Have a contract reviewed
Recording, publishing, management, sync or influencer deals: send it to us before you sign. Attach it to your email and leave the rest to us.
Send the contract 03Ask us anything
Rights, royalties, trademarks, artificial intelligence: no question is too small to get the conversation started.
Ask your questionThree steps, zero jargon.
You write to us
By email or phone, with whatever materials you already have.
We talk
Within 48 business hours we get back to you to set up an introductory call, in Milan or remotely.
We get started
We propose how to proceed, with clear timing and fees before we begin.
Worth bookmarking.
- SIAEItalian society of authors and publishers↗
- NUOVOIMAIENeighbouring rights of performers↗
- SCFNeighbouring rights of record producers↗
- AGCOMOnline copyright enforcement in Italy↗
- UIBMItalian Patent and Trademark Office↗
- EUIPOEU trade marks and designs↗
- L. 633/1941Italian Copyright Act, on Normattiva↗
- AI ActRegulation (EU) 2024/1689 on EUR-Lex↗
contact
Tell us about your project.
Get in touch for an introductory call: we reply within 48 business hours. We meet clients in Milan, by appointment, and remotely.
office
Viale Papiniano 45
20123 Milan, Italy
hours
Monday — Friday
9:30 — 19:30