Albert J. Soler

Albert is founder of Soler Legal LLC and represents a variety of clients, including businesses, individuals, start-ups, and entrepreneurs, in commercial and business transactions, litigation, intellectual property, licensing, marketing, internet, and other areas.  Albert regularly counsels clients in the music, fashion, art, and entertainment industries.  Representative matters include breach of contract and commercial disputes, federal and state unfair competition, defamation, product disparagement, prosecution and enforcement of intellectual property rights worldwide, licensing and merchandising collaborations between prominent fashion designers, pop-stars, and iconic brands; global enforcement of intellectual property rights, negotiation of music, publishing, and recording deals, and general civil and intellectual property litigation.

Albert regularly appears on television and radio as a legal analyst, including Fox 29's Good Day Philadelphia where Albert covered the Bill Cosby trial and Pedro Biaggi's live radio show Encendio, and is also a frequent speaker on expert panels and forums.  Albert also serves as a business consultant to entrepreneurs and companies across many industries. 

Prior to forming Soler Legal,  Albert was a litigation attorney at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in New York, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious law firms.  Albert’s practice included corporate, commercial and securities litigation, intellectual property prosecution, enforcement, and protection, as well as investigations by governmental and regulatory agencies. Representative engagements included advising pharmaceutical companies in breach of contract suits, defending an international beverage giant in a breach of contract suit,  representing an international bank in connection with inquiries by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York State Attorney General's Office, and represented a global oil services company in connection with internal investigations and compliance reviews. 

Albert received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1997 and his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2003.  Albert is fluent in English and Spanish and is a member of the New York State Bar, the Pennsylvania State Bar, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.