Ari Solotoff is an entertainment lawyer and the Managing Attorney at Solotoff Law. He launched the firm in 2020 with a specialized focus on counseling clients at the intersection of copyright, entertainment, and the arts. In addition, Ari serves as an adjunct professor at the Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, and the University of Michigan, where he teaches courses on Music Law and Legal Issues in the Arts. Ari’s practice uniquely blends representation of a diverse range of clients, who are known for defining and defying contemporary culture (Billboard-charting catalogs; Pulitzer Prize-winning literary authors; and today’s leading composers, concert artists, and ensembles), and copyright-driven cases.

Ari has been recognized as Maine’s “Artful Lawyer” for his role in helping “composers, songwriters, filmmakers and other creative people avoid the legal pitfalls of the music and entertainment businesses” (Maine Sunday Telegram). Before entering private law practice, Ari emerged as “one of the top young administrators in the orchestra world” (Portland Press Herald) after a decade of arts leadership in classical music.