We’re a firm of music lovers here at Jayaram. We’ve always got a playlist going in our Miami and New York studios, and Slack discussions of weekend plans often include at least one show or music lesson.
But there’s something about a summer playlist that hits different—the mix of nostalgic favorites and new hits that help us while away the longest, most leisurely days of the year. Here, our team members Kelly and Palak share the mix of new and old tunes that they’ve had on repeat during summer road trips, beach days and barbecues.
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The Sound Bar: Jay Shanker
In the heart of Oklahoma City’s Downtown Automobile Alley entertainment district sits a loft-like hideaway for recorded music enthusiasts and cocktail connoisseurs alike. The SoundBar, the city’s premier vinyl listening bar, opened in 2023, offering a unique fusion of nostalgic audio listening experiences and contemporary nightlife. It’s also the brainchild and evening retreat of Jayaram’s Oklahoma City-based entertainment law partner Jay Shanker.
After decades spent representing entertainers and artists in Los Angeles,Jay returned to his hometown of OKC with a passion for music, a trove of artifacts picked up on his international travels, and a vast record collection. Looking for
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Hours: Karl Cyprien
As Vice President of Daniel Arsham Studio, Karl Cyprien is always on the move. His work spearheading collaborations for the internationally recognized contemporary artist has him traveling to Europe and Asia an average of 4-10 days every month.
He’s become an expert at adapting to ever-shifting schedules and fighting jet lag (pro tips: adjust your body clock the day before and avoid eating on the plane), but he still embraces consistency when closer to home.
“Because travel makes my work unpredictable at times, I enjoy having a precise routine when I’m home—the repetition helps keep me grounded,” he says.
When
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Fair Use or Foul Play? The High-Stakes Fight Over AI Training Data
AI versus IP. This battle of acronyms has heated up in our federal courts over the last 18-24 months. And this summer we have seen a pair of rulings that start to resolve some big issues, while creating new ones.
The two cases I referenced above are all about how AI companies use copyrighted material to train large language models (LLMs). Both cases were brought by groups of well known authors—including Sarah Silverman, Michael Chabon, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and others—who argued that their books were used without permission to train AI systems. The defendants? Two of the biggest players in
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Getting Real About Lawyers and AI Tech?
Data and Trust,
They’re Problems.
The team asked me to share some thoughts on AI in the legal world. Makes sense—we now have a tech company delivering legal services as software to solve big, important problems and the momentum of recent tech adoption is undeniable.
In 2024, investors poured nearly $5 billion into legaltech — a 47% jump over the previous year, per Law360 analysis. According to the ABA’s 2024 Legal Tech Report, 30% of law firms surveyed say they’re using AI-based tools now, up from just 11% in 2023. Sure, some of that might just be legacy platforms like
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In Conversation with Gabriela Noelle
Gabriela Noelle is a Miami-based artist and designer whose work blurs the boundaries between art, design, and play. Known for her vibrant, interactive, and nostalgia-infused creations, Noelle crafts imaginative pieces that invite engagement and exploration. Her work transforms everyday spaces into whimsical environments, encouraging a sense of wonder and connection.
With a multidisciplinary approach, Noelle seamlessly blends artistic expression with practicality, ensuring her pieces are not only visually striking but also functional and interactive. From her signature toadstools to large-scale installations and collaborations with brands like Larroudé, her work brings a playful energy to both public and private spaces. She
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jayaram.xyz Tech Update
Jayaram is a law firm that helps the most creative people and brands bring bold, iconic ideas to life—the kind that push culture forward.
Along the way, our legal advice has organically grown to include creative, marketing, finance, tech and ops insights. With immersive studios in NYC and Miami, we also create space for culture-first, innovation-driven communities to gather and do inspiring things. For us, it’s all about enabling the idea, making it happen.
So, it’s not crazy that we’ve been building tech products for the past two years via our tech affiliate, jayaram.xyz, and we’ve recently launched our
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Take Care: Good Looking Out
In 2023, we began thinking seriously about how tech was reshaping creative work. The possibilities and questions were staggering. A friend came to mind—a wildly talented digital artist always experimenting with new tools. Who owned the work he was making? What could others do with it? We wanted to show up for him—as lawyers, but also because we care deeply about protecting ideas and creativity.
Then, we received a phone call from in-house counsel for a global company.
Her legal team and other teams in finance, HR and marketing were using various AI video transcription software to record and transcribe
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Firm Ground: Welcome to the Team
Dani AudettePartner
Dani Audette, who leads Jayaram’s litigation practice, has nearly 20 years of experience devising smart, strategic and proactive litigation strategies for clients. She’s also an entrepreneur and founder of Audette Law, a business and IP law firm for women CEOs, founders and creators. Before that, she spent 15 years as a litigator at a global law firm, providing clients with IP and business legal solutions, managing risk and preventing issues before they arose.
Jenny WaxmanAssociate
Jenny focuses her legal practice on transactional matters in the entertainment and media space, especially for TV, film and theater business affairs. She
Liner Notes: Favorite Album Artwork
Is there any more perfect marriage than that of a flawless record and an iconic album cover? Far from just LP delivery vehicles, album covers have become a medium for musicians to further express their vision, often in collaboration with some of the world’s most famous visual artists.From the Velvet Underground’s banana à la Warhol to a purple-suited Prince astride a motorcycle, from Biggie’s baby stand-in to The Beatles crossing Abbey Road, the most enduring albums are as visually striking as they are sonically significant.Here are some of our team’s favorites (including a few designed by friends of the firm).
Playing Favorites: Cortney Lederer of CNL Projects
You can see evidence of Cortney Lederer’s work all over Chicago, from the Magnificent Mile to skyscraper lobbies to park districts around the city. Lederer, the owner of arts consultancy CNL Projects, has made it her mission to give artists and organizations the platform to produce impactful art experiences—many of them in the public art sphere.Here, she shares some of her favorites with us, including some of her favorite public art projects and her favorite things about the Chicago art scene.
How did you start working in art curation and the art space?My grandfather was an artist, and my dad
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Playing Favorites: Artists at Jayaram
It’s no secret that we’re passionate about the arts at Jayaram. From our client list to the custom works in our studio spaces, we’re surrounded by (and inspired by) creativity on a daily basis — and that extends to our team members.Learn more about just a few of our favorite artists from the Jayaram team, and how they incorporate creative practice into their lives.
Christina Mastrucci LehnPartner, Miami Christie has always had a love for poetry, but it was as an English major at Notre Dame that she truly found her voice, when she combined her interest in literature with the
Ezequiel Pini
Walking into Jayaram’s Miami studio, it’s impossible to miss the 40-foot Artbox LED screen that dominates one wall of the space. It’s a unique piece, made exponentially more so by its display of mesmerizing, custom-made digital artwork by Ezequiel Pini, a.k.a Six N. Five, an award-winning Argentinian digital artist and designer based in Barcelona. Over the last decade, Pini has pioneered the use of 3D to create imaginary, dreamlike worlds with his signature clean, modern aesthetic. His work incorporates different mediums to explore imaginary spaces, moving stories and physical works. In his own words, “I draw inspiration from everything around
Nicolau Vergueiro / Jaé Joseph
When Jayaram approached artist Nicolau Vergueiro and cultural producer Jaé Joseph to create an exhibition for our Miami studio, the two had never met. But they quickly realized that they had a lot in common: both grew up in art-loving families; both were informed by the experience of living in cross-cultural households; and both were relatively new Miami residents exploring the Magic City’s art scene. Their resulting partnership produced “Making a Living,” an exhibition spanning more than 20 years of Nicolau’s career and incorporating sculpture, painting, personal documents and artifacts, and a series of remastered video works. Nicolau and
The Intersection of Intellectual Property and Elections in the United States by Vivek Jayaram
Intellectual property law occasionally strays into the vivid and volatile world of electoral politics. This collision is never dull, sometimes comedic, often contentious, and invariably significant.
Take, for instance, a recent incident when Elon Musk shared an AI-generated video that manipulated Vice President Kamala Harris’ voice to make it seem like she was calling President Biden senile and stating that her own candidacy is the result of DEI policies. The ensuing controversy underscored the vital role of IP laws in maintaining the integrity of political discourse.
In the realm of deepfakes, where the digital fabrication of reality can be pretty
Take, for instance, a recent incident when Elon Musk shared an AI-generated video that manipulated Vice President Kamala Harris’ voice to make it seem like she was calling President Biden senile and stating that her own candidacy is the result of DEI policies. The ensuing controversy underscored the vital role of IP laws in maintaining the integrity of political discourse.
In the realm of deepfakes, where the digital fabrication of reality can be pretty
In Conversation with Jessica Santiago
ArtRepublic exists at the intersection between historic and cutting-edge. The curatorial platform draws on Renaissance-era ideas of art patronage, combined with digital public art, NFTs and AI technology. Helming it all is CEO and founder Jessica Santiago, who talked to us about her journey to the art world and her commitment to promoting wellness through her work.
JLYour unique journey to the art world took you through the realms of finance and real estate. How did you first decide to make art your profession?
JSI actually went into the art world after being diagnosed with cancer in 2014.
JSI actually went into the art world after being diagnosed with cancer in 2014.