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