Attorney Profile

MANAGING ATTORNEY

Merlyne Jean-Louis

As a former dancer, I founded this law firm with a special mission: to provide legal support to people who do not view themselves as business owners. I saw how many were being taken advantage of and wanted to do my part to help them. Thus, I use my legal, business, and creative knowledge and experience to assist my clients.

I’m also a legal commentator. I have discussed intellectual property law as it relates to choreography and influencers on Bloomberg, CBS, The Verge, and Marketplace Tech.

I’m also the founder of the Gambit Academy for Lawyers, a consultancy that helps attorneys successfully and confidently build their own virtual law firms.

Curious about my professional background? I received my J.D. from Duke Law and B.A. in Psychology and French (with a minor in Pre-Business Studies), cum laude, from NYU. I am admitted to practice in New York and California. I am an active member of some amazing organizations, including the Black Entertainment Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA) and NYSBA. I am also multilingual (English, French, and Haitian Creole).

I look forward to learning more about you and your business!

MANAGING PARTNER

Merlyne Jean-Louis

As a former dancer, I founded this law firm with a special mission: to provide legal support to people who do not view themselves as business owners. I saw how many were being taken advantage of and wanted to do my part to help them. Thus, I use my legal, business, and creative knowledge and experience to assist my clients.

I’m also a legal commentator. I have discussed intellectual property law as it relates to choreography and influencers on Bloomberg, CBS, The Verge, and Marketplace Tech.

I’m also the founder of the Gambit Academy for Lawyers, a consultancy that helps attorneys successfully and confidently build their own virtual law firms.

Curious about my professional background? I received my J.D. from Duke Law and B.A. in Psychology and French (with a minor in Pre-Business Studies), cum laude, from NYU. I am admitted to practice in New York and California. I am an active member of some amazing organizations, including the Black Entertainment Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA) and NYSBA. I am also multilingual (English, French, and Haitian Creole).

I look forward to learning more about you and your business!

HEAR FROM OUR CLIENTS

  • When I ask Merlyne questions that I personally think might be kind of dumb, she always gives me the confidence. She tells me, “no, you have to ask it.” I think that’s the best way to learn. I’m really learning and growing.

    Matt & Glory Brooks
    Content Creators and Social Media Influencers
    Slice n Rice
  • Having dealt with other lawyers in my time this is by itself exceptional. I feel fully confident in her services and it is such a relief to know that someone is dotting every L and crossing every T. She also lets me know immediately if I am unaware of an instance where I must do the same, and directs me quickly and clearly where and how to do so!

    Rahti Gorfien
    Career and ADHD Coach
    Creative Calling Coaching
  • Merlyne was humble, forceful, clear, direct, explained things in exceptional detail, took into the consideration the idiosyncrasies of our situation and our organization’s unique mission and philosophy and how that would express in our legal agreements, and ended up developing for us a series of extremely customized documents that were perfectly executed, anticipated needs I had no idea we had, and saved our butts with several situations in filming that I hadn’t anticipated at all, and without which we could have had exposures. Thank you Merlyne. All of us are deeply grateful to you!

    G.K.
    Media Company Owner