Attorney Dina LaPolt Tackles the Music Industrys Historic Wrongs, Scoring Big Wins for Songwriters, Black Artists and the Recovery Community

Published: Sept. 29, 2021, 3:12 p.m.

Attorney Dina LaPolt founded her own firm 20 years ago and went on to represent music stars like Aerosmith\u2019s Steven Tyler, rappers 21 Savage and Cardi B and the Tupac Shakur estate. As her practice grew, so did LaPolt\u2019s conviction for righting the music ecosystem\u2019s wrongs. She\u2019s tackled songwriters\u2019 rights and access to digital royalties; she campaigned for federal COVID relief to help music creators and independent contractors; and she\u2019s currently advocating to eliminate the use of triggering terms like \u201cmaster recording\u201d in contracts. A Variety \u2018Power of Women\u2019 honoree, the openly gay, loudly sober industry trailblazer lets \u2018Strictly Business\u2019 into her world of advocacy.