About Cantatore Law PLLC
A boutique firm for the creators and businesses building what's next.
A New York boutique law firm dedicated to small businesses, creators, artists, and emerging brands — legal precision paired with practical strategy that's actually aligned to your goals.
We're a New York boutique law firm dedicated to small businesses, creators, artists, and emerging brands — helping you protect your IP, strengthen your compliance, and operate with confidence. We understand modern business from the inside: digital marketing, online content, brand building, and commercial environments that move fast. What you get is legal precision, paired with practical strategy that's actually aligned to your goals.
Our mission
To give small businesses and creators the legal clarity, protection, and compliance they need to grow — confidently and sustainably.
Why clients choose us
Boutique attention, big-firm quality
You get high-level legal strategy with personal, boutique attention.
Deep expertise where it counts
IP, branding, entertainment law, and FTC compliance are our home turf, not a sideline.
Practical, actionable guidance
Advice you can use, not a memo you need translated.
Transparent, predictable pricing
Fixed fees and clear processes, start to finish.
A real commitment to your growth
We're here to help creators and small businesses thrive, and we mean it.
Practitioner & professor
Principal Attorney
A global legal expert, dedicated to protecting creators and modern businesses.
Francina Cantatore has spent more than 20 years doing one thing exceptionally well: protecting the people who build. Creators, artists, online entrepreneurs, small businesses, and digital brands — the founders whose work lives on the internet and whose ideas are the business.
She brings a combination that's genuinely rare. A Ph.D. in Copyright and Digital Technology, so she understands where the law is going, not just where it's been. Admission to practice on three continents — New York, Australia, and South Africa — and standing as an Advocate of the Supreme Court, so she brings a global perspective to brands that live everywhere at once. And a role as Adjunct Professor of International Intellectual Property Law at Seton Hall University, teaching the next generation of IP lawyers.
But credentials aren't the point. The point is what they do for you. Francina pairs academic depth and international training with real-world commercial instinct — which means you get advice that's sophisticated and usable, delivered in plain English, from someone who genuinely gets your world.
When you work with Cantatore Law, you work with Francina directly. That's the whole idea.
“Your ideas are valuable. Your brand is an asset. Your business deserves protection that keeps pace with innovation.”
Credentials & admissions
- Ph.D. in Copyright & Digital Technology — your content and courses are protected by someone who studies this at the deepest level.
- Admitted lawyer on three continents — New York, Australia, South Africa — a global perspective on brands that live online, everywhere.
- Advocate of the Supreme Court — courtroom-tested judgment behind every practical decision.
- Adjunct Professor of International IP Law, Seton Hall University — a working practitioner who also teaches the field.
- 20+ years in the digital economy — she's seen how these problems actually play out, and how to prevent them.
- Principal Attorney, Cantatore Law PLLC — the person you'll actually work with.
Work with Francina
Let's talk about what
you're building.
Clear guidance. Responsive communication. Strategic support that grows with you. Start with a brief, no-obligation conversation.
Schedule a ConsultationYou'll speak with Francina herself — and leave with a clear next step.
You get more than legal documents. You get a legal partner invested in your growth.Cantatore Law PLLC