Marlique Plaisime-Tillman

Best Lawyers includes Mrs. Plaisime-Tillman on its 2026 “Ones to Watch” list for Entertainment and Sports Law. Diverse Representation includes her in their “Top Ten to Watch” list for 2025 as a standout attorney in the entertainment industry.

Mrs. Plaisime-Tillman maintains a broad entertainment law practice for talent and production companies. She handles entertainment transactions across all stages of development, production, and distribution; serves as day-to-day production counsel on numerous television series and documentary features. She represents a wide variety of entertainment industry clients, including production companies, producers, directors, fashion designers, chefs, photographers, influencers, and other talent in a broad range of transactional matters, including licensing of entertainment content, endorsement, and appearance opportunities.

Before joining Frankfurt Kurnit, Mrs. Plaisime-Tillman was a litigation associate for a regional New Jersey law firm focusing on insurance and family law matters.

Mrs. Plaisime-Tillman earned her Juris Doctorate from Howard University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Rutgers University. She is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.