Alexandria M. Mueller
With a background in music as a professional film composer, Alex has a unique perspective on creatives’ work, lifestyle, and legal needs. As an attorney, Alex aims to empower creatives to gain deeper understanding and greater control over the business life of their works. Alex is an attorney at Hellmuth & Johnson in the Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property and Business & Corporate Law groups.
Alex advises businesses of all sizes in a variety of industries including filmmakers, event vendors, musicians and performing ensembles, composers, artists, authors and game and software developers how to manage their rights and maximize their market potential. Alex’s background as a composer and music business owner, and her entrepreneurial mindset and experience “in the trenches” of the entertainment industry provide a common bond with clients who put their hearts and souls into both their creative and business endeavors.
Creatives typically seek Alex’s help for transactional matters, including business formation/structure, drafting and negotiating agreements, licenses, vendor agreements, and intellectual property matters such as clearance, risk analysis, market strategies and licensing agreements and intellectual property registration and enforcement.
Alex is the Chair of the Sports, Art and Entertainment Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association and has taught music business courses at the Institute of Production and Recording, and Saint Thomas University. Alex is an engaging speaker who makes legal subjects tangible for creatives, students, and business owners. She has been a panelist and presenter for Minnesota Music Coalition, Springboard for the Arts, Film North, Winona State University, and the University of Minnesota. Alex is the author of a chapter on music transactions in the latest edition of the Intellectual Property Deskbook for Business Lawyers (published by the American Bar Association). She was named a 2021 Up & Coming Attorney by Minnesota Lawyer. Outside of the law, Alex composes film scores and concert music and plays the viola. You can learn more and listen to her music here.
Assistant
- Dana M. Rousseau
- [email protected]
- Phone: 952-460-9291
Experience
- Familiarity with contracts relating to all stages of music and film production
- Advises on intellectual property protection and enforcement
- Advises businesses in transactional matters, strategic positioning and development
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Affiliations
- ASCAP Member
- American Composers Forum Member
Community
- Panelist: Minnesota Music Summit- Legal Trends & Topics, May 2021, presented by Minnesota Music Coalition
- Able Artists Foundation, Board of Directors (2019-present)
- Very Young Composers of Central Wisconsin, Teaching Artist (2010-2013), Board Member 2013-2019) Associate Director (2019-2020)
- Minnesota Music Coalition, Volunteer Attorney, Presenter (2013-present)
- Springboard for the Arts, Volunteer Attorney, Presenter (2015-present)
Honors & Awards
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America – Entertainment and Sports Law, 2024
- Minnesota Super Lawyers Rising Star® – 2023
- Minnesota Lawyer Up & Coming Attorney, 2021
- North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2019-2022
Past Seminars
- Legal & Business Issues Affecting Contractors 2020
- 2019 Community Association Fall Seminar
- CLE: Millennials and Gen Xers Are in Your Jury – Are You Ready?
- 2019 Community Association Spring Seminar
- 2019 Community Association Spring Seminar
- Legal and Business Issues Affecting Contractors 2019
- Community Association Seminar Fall 2018
- Divorce Litigation from Start to Finish
- New Overtime Rules Seminar 2016
- Second Saturday Divorce Seminar
- Community Association Seminar Fall 2016
- Revocable Living Trusts from Start to Finish
- Entertainment Law
- Revocable Trusts from A to Z
- Business Decisions You Can Bank On
- Cyberliability Insurance Session
- Intellectual Property – Armor for Entrepreneurs
- Small Business Series: Wage and Hour Issues
- Mastering Fiduciary Accounting Income
- Small Business Series: Succession Planning
- Drafting IRA Trusts
- Proactive vs. Reactive: Charitable Giving Seminar
- 2017 Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference
- Small Business Series: Intellectual Property
- Community Association Seminar Spring 2017
- Trusts From A to Z
- 2017 Probate & Trust Law Conference
- What Can You Do With Property Nobody Wants?
- How Not to Get Sued
- Estate Planning: The Ultimate Guide
- How To Get It Done: A Homeowners Guide
- Accommodation Requests Under the Fair Housing Act
- Small Business Series: Business Banking
- Legal and Business Issues Affecting Contractors 2017
- Commercial RE Seminar: Environmental Due Diligence
- ABA Property Insurance Law Spring CLE Conference
- Community Association Seminar Spring 2018
- Preventative Maintenance & Const. Defect Claims
- Single Member LLCs
- Revocable Living Trusts 101
- Trust Taxation: The Ultimate Guide
- Legal and Business Issues Affecting Contractors 2018
- Intellectual Property: Start to Finish
- 2017 Greater Mankato MHA Conference and Trade Show
- Community Association Seminar Fall 2017
- Drafting IRA Trusts
- Small Business Series: Non-Competes & More
- Rochester Community Association Seminar 2017
- What’s Your End Game? Succession Planning
- Handling the Sale of a Business
- “Guilty Until Proven Innocent” Flooring Seminar