André Des Rochers is a respected entertainment and sports lawyer who has successfully represented some of the world’s most influential entertainers, athletes and executives. He has been quoted in the New York Times, New Yorker, Variety and Outside magazine. His traditional law practice is focused on sports litigation and entertainment rights negotiation.
André Des Rochers is a leading attorney who excels in entertainment industry law. He is dedicated to the well-being of his clients by providing them with strong legal counsel and sound advice concerning their business contracts and agent agreements. Des Rochers steers his clients through complex business transactions’ often overwhelming legal processes.
He holds an outstanding client base which includes celebrities such as Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Nelly and Shaquille O’Neal. André Des Rochers has represented actors such as Will Smith and Denzel Washington. Also, he has worked for sports figures such as Shaquille O’Neal and Eddy Curry. He is also a former agent of high-profile clients such as Lil Wayne and Rick Ross. As a former sports agent, Des Rochers has unique insight into his clients’ challenges in the entertainment industry.
André Des Rochers has a BS in Communications from Boston University and a law degree from St. John’s University School of Law. The sports media lawyer also attended a graduate program at Columbia University in international securities law, enabling him to practice before the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).
Successful lawyer Des Rochers is the former President of the New York National Black Bar Association chapter. In this role, André Des Rochers helped to expand legal services for those who could not access them. Through his leadership, at the National Black Bar Association, he strived to ensure minorities had access to quality legal representation. André Des Rochers believes that this is an essential responsibility for an attorney.