Frank Salzano, Esq.
Partner Litigation, Business Transactions, Entertainment & Sports Law
An accomplished attorney and strategic legal advisor with more than two and a half decades of experience in complex litigation, sophisticated transactions, and high-stakes negotiations.
Current and former clients
- Michael Jackson
- Prince
- Ezekiel Elliott
- Usher
- Run-DMC
- Evander Holyfield
- Lil’ Kim
- Matchroom Boxing (Eddie Hearn)
- Ruff Ryders
- Harlem Globetrotters
About Frank
Frank Salzano represents high-profile individuals, professional athletes, entertainers, entrepreneurs, and businesses in complex litigation, sophisticated transactions, and high-stakes negotiations.
Frank began his legal career at Jones Day, advising Fortune 100 companies on complex commercial transactions and intellectual property matters, before joining The McMillan Firm and subsequently becoming an original founding member of Dewey & LeBoeuf’s Entertainment, Media & Sports Practice Group in 2007. In 2011, he established his private practice.
As a certified NFL contract advisor, Frank has negotiated prominent professional sports contracts, including Ezekiel Elliott’s landmark $90 million extension with the Dallas Cowboys, while maintaining a broader practice encompassing commercial litigation, corporate and business transactions, entertainment, sports, intellectual property, licensing, and complex commercial disputes.
His approach combines the sophistication and strategic discipline of major international law firms with practical business judgment, extensive industry relationships, and hands-on personal attention to every matter he undertakes.
Contact
- frank@salzano-law.com
- Phone
- 917.399.3024