Joyce Sydnee Dollinger, Esq., is a solo practitioner currently working with the law firms of Marc Jacobson, P.C. and Alter, Kendrick & Baron, LLP providing counsel in various areas such as copyright terminations, music publishing, minor contract court approvals, film production, DMCA take down notices and other music and business agreements.

Prior to working with those law firms, Joyce was “of counsel” at the AV-rated law practice, Dollinger, Gonski and Grossman, providing transactional legal and business consulting services to a myriad of clients.  She has advised companies from start-ups to entertainment conglomerates as well as artists, managers and music producers on recorded music, music publishing, copyright law, licensing and clearances, live events, merchandising, business contracts and technology.  Additionally, Joyce has worked with many independent musicians and for music and media businesses such as Arista, Barry Katz Entertainment, BMG Special Products, Cyber PR, Island Records, Motown, Palm Pictures, Panache Booking, LLC, Relix Magazine, RykoDisc and Whitesmith Entertainment. 

As an entrepreneur, she co-founded and launched music management companies, record labels and concert promotion businesses.  Further, with a passion for combining music, environmentalism and philanthropy, Joyce works with Wear Your Music, a company that collects and recycles used guitar strings into bracelets for sale, from which net profits go to a charity of the musicians' choice.  

Joyce serves as an elected Board Member of the New York chapter of the Association of Independent Music Publishers and is on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association, Entertainment Arts and Sports Law Section, serving as Co-Chair of Membership and Recorded Music.  

She received her law degree from the University of Miami and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Russian from Bucknell University. She is admitted to practice in New York and Florida.

Contact: joycedollingeresq@gmail.com