The team at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP leverages the bench strength of its ten national offices to represent major music and entertainment industry clients involved in high-stakes litigation. The practice is headed by veteran entertainment litigator Robert Jacobs, a specialist in music industry matters. Jessica Wood brings expertise to prosecution, litigation, and transactional matters across such sectors as tech, software, digital media, and fashion. Nathaniel Bach, who handles complex matters involving royalties and the right of publicity, acts for a wide client base of film and television studios, music publishers, and journalists. All lawyers mentioned work in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
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Key clients
- Megan Roup / The Sculpt Society
- The Hugh M. Hefner Foundation
- EMI Entertainment World, Inc.
- Downtown Music Group / DashGo
- BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
- Rodger Hodgson
- Estate of Pop Smoke
- Eurostar, Inc.
- Ysk Entertainment, Inc.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Robert Jacobs