​DAVID FRITZ is a trusted entertainment and media veteran with a unique and robust history spanning three decades of work at the intersection of entertainment, media, technology, and brand. Regularly recognized by Billboard magazine as one of the industry’s Top Music Lawyers, he has been involved in an extraordinary range of transactions and matters across entertainment, media, technology, fashion, advertising, live events, and consumer goods, bringing a rare combination of legal acumen, business insight, and creative vision to every engagement.

 

Today, as a founding partner of Boyarski Fritz LLP, David’s practice encompasses dealmaking, intellectual property, crisis management, and complex corporate transactions across the global entertainment and technology landscape. He represents an elite roster of clients that includes iconic and emerging figures, and is widely regarded for his ability to blend deep legal knowledge with the perspective of a seasoned executive and entrepreneur.

 

David’s current and recent clients include Marc Anthony and his company Magnus Media, a multifaceted enterprise spanning talent agency representation, music publishing, recordings, hospitality (in partnership with SBE), and sports (including ownership of Miami’s E1 electric boat racing team); Lil Tecca and Giuseppe Zappala’s Galactic Records, through Republic Records; Gusttavo Lima (Sony Latin/5020); Havoc (Mobb Deep); Skaiwater; Loveli Lori (Broke Records); and a new generation of recording artists, producers, and songwriters including Aidan Cullen, Kane Cooper, DINER, Tabi Ellin, Fangbanger, Louis Knight, Menoh Beats, Micro TDH, Noriella, Porsh Bet$, Jillian Rossi, Timms, Keith Varon, Emily Vaughn, WhoKilledXIX, and Xie.

 

In addition to his talent representation, David works with leading music-based and entertainment companies including Jonny Shipes’ GoodTalk, Sound Factory Records, Happy Studios, Fab Factory Studios/Red Slushy Records, Ted Field and Justin Smith’s Boosted Records, Napster (and its Infinite Reality web3 business), and Alex Lunt (manager of Dasha). His client roster also includes television personalities, athletes, technology companies, and consumer brands such as Steve Madden, KITH, Bubble Beauty, Gami Technologies, VideoShops, Bethenny Frankel, Nancy Cartwright (the voice of Bart Simpson), Evander Holyfield, Hoodville, ReKTGlobal (e-sports), Fanhaven Ticketing and BeatGig.

 

David also provides discreet counsel in a crisis management capacity, assisting entertainers, executives, and high-net-worth individuals with challenges pertaining to blackmail, revenge and reputation attacks, physical harm threats, asset recovery, and criminal investigations—often leading a coordinated team of private investigators, public relations strategists, and litigators to protect and resolve matters swiftly and confidentially.

 

David began his career in 1992 as a lawyer at Grubman Indursky Schindler Goldstein & Flax P.C., the entertainment law firm whose clients included Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Sting and Martha Stewart. During his seven years at the firm, David handled nearly every conceivable type and variation of music business transaction—recording agreements, publishing deals, catalog licenses, merchandising agreements, soundtrack deals, and catalog purchases—representing artists such as Marc Anthony, Alicia Keys, Joan Jett, Evan & Jaron, David Lee Roth, and legendary record producer Phil Ramone (who produced albums for Billy Joel, Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow, Tony Bennett, and Gloria Estefan).

 

In 1998, while at Grubman, David co-founded Triage Entertainment, a record company that released the hit compilation series Mob Hits, which sold over two million albums across four editions featuring songs from The Godfather, Goodfellas, Casino, and Donnie Brasco. He secured Jerry Vale as spokesperson for the TV campaign and later licensed the Precious Moments brand for a four-album inspirational series that sold over 400,000 copies.

 

Following the success of Triage, David left Grubman in 1999 to form Medalist Entertainment, a joint venture label with Alliance Entertainment—then a billion-dollar music wholesaler servicing over 13,000 stores. Medalist specialized in compilation albums and spearheaded national promotions for brands such as McDonald’s (a $14 million summer campaign), Hooters, HMV, Fitness Magazine, Walgreens, and Barnes & Noble. Medalist also launched the careers of Joe Bonamassa and Michael Amante. When Medalist was acquired by Alliance in 2002, David joined the parent company to oversee Medalist and its distribution arm, Innovative Distribution Network (IDN), which generated over $40 million in annual revenue.

 

In 2003, David launched Triggerfish Entertainment, another independent record label that soon entered a major deal with The Musicland Group (then the owner of Sam Goody, Suncoast Video, and Mediaplay). Under this arrangement, Triggerfish developed exclusive CD and DVD lines for Musicland’s 900 retail outlets. Around the same time, David co-founded DX Agency, a marketing company that provided street team and internet marketing services to leading television networks and media clients.

 

In 2005, David began overseeing the music publishing assets and consulting practice of CAK Entertainment, owned by Charles Koppelman. He managed a portfolio that included classic hip-hop catalogs by Marley Marl, Biz Markie, and Big Daddy Kane and played a senior role in CAK’s brand development initiatives for artists and companies including Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez (their lifestyle rollout with Kohl’s), Wendy Williams, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, and Human Potential Project. CAK also partnered with Sheila Kelley’s S Factor New York, a luxury fitness and dance brand featured on Oprah.

 

In 2007, David became the lead investor in Myachi Industries, a toy and sports lifestyle company behind the Myachi Original Hand Sack. Under his management, sales exploded through strategic marketing and international distribution, making Myachi the top-selling product at both FAO Schwarz and Toys “R” Us Times Square.

 

David continues to expand his professional reach beyond traditional entertainment. He is the Co-Founder of Creative Intell, a pioneering AI-powered legal and educational platform for the music and entertainment industries. Its flagship product, PerfectlyLegal.AI, provides an intelligent business affairs solution currently in private beta for select industry users. David acquired an ownership interest in, and serves on, the Board of Managers of Scott Stamp, a global leader in philatelic media (postage stamps and postal history), originally founded in 1868, leading its evolution into a modern digital and cultural media enterprise.

 

David holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics (with a minor in Fine Arts) from George Washington University and a Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law. He is a member of the New York State Bar and resides in the New York metropolitan area (across the river on the Jersey side).