Bess Morgan
Loeb & Loeb LLPWith its robust interdisciplinary composition and strengths in IP litigation, entertainment labor, and corporate matters, Loeb & Loeb LLP‘s media and entertainment team excels in helping clients seize cross-sector expansion opportunities in various areas of the market, including motion pictures and interactive media. The team is well-regarded for its ability to advise on innovative licensing and streaming deals in the music industry, providing strategic counsel to music companies, financial institutions, and leading technology firms. The practice also regularly handles transactions for clients active in the Broadway and live theatre, non-scripted television, sports, and new media spaces. Co-heading the practice from Los Angeles is Scott Edel, an expert in production, financing, and distribution transactions, while in New York, co-head Roger Arar specializes in network licensing agreements, finance, distribution, and production transactions. Other key figures in New York are Marc Chamlin, who chairs the firm’s television department, and music expert Debbie White. Los Angeles partner John Frankenheimer is also noted for his representation of clients in the music space, including record companies and distributors, multinational and independent music publishers and major artists. Sponsorship and licensing expert Bess Morgan, who practices from Nashville, is a further name to note.
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‘The lawyers at Loeb & Loeb seem to genuinely like one another and work extremely well together. Marc Chamlin is always my main contact, and he brings in the other attorneys as needed to support on specific matters. Marc always remains actively involved with these teams to make sure his colleagues know me and that I know them. In addition to knowing their areas well, the lawyers at Loeb & Loeb are efficient with their time and they are good communicators.'
‘Beyond being an excellent lawyer, Marc Chamlin has guided my career in a variety of ways. I can honestly say that in 15 years he has never let me down once.'
'Marc Chamlin has a deep knowledge of the industry and a passion for his clients that is unmatched.'
'I have worked with Ivy Kagan Berman on union issues, and she was extremely helpful. I also worked with Frank D'Angelo and I was very impressed with Frank's tough, thoughtful and even-handed approach on my behalf during a challenging and time-sensitive negotiation.’
‘They are the best in the business. Extremely knowledgeable, experienced, very thorough, diligent and efficient. I cannot recommend Loeb & Loeb any higher.’
‘Very easy to work with, always available and always reassuring. You know you’re in the best hands when you are working with them.’
Key clients
- Adult Swim
- Alcon Entertainment
- Black Label Media
- Buzzfeed
- eOne
- Flawless AI
- Fremantle
- Cartoon Network Studios
- Guthy-Renker
- Legendary Entertainment
- Rick and Morty, LLC
- ShadowMachine
- Starz
- STX Entertainment
- Village Roadshow
- Warner Bros Animation
- Weigel Broadcasting Co.
- Aperture Media Partners
- Ley Line Entertainment
- Cast & Crew Financial Services
- Buffalo Bills
- MUFG Bank, Ltd.
- Bank of Hope
- Comerica Bank
- City National Bank
- O&M Theatricals
- O’Henry Productions
- SteadiBeat Media
- Black Cap Productions
- White Dog Productions
- Handspring Puppet Company
- Stephen and Ruth Hendel
- Seaview Productions
- Jamrock Productions
- Mike and Carlee, Inc
- Lionel Richie
- Vin Di Bona Productions
- FishBowl WorldWide Media
- Cindy Crawford
- Annapurna Pictures and Annapurna Games
- Tyler “Ninja” Blevins
- Dot Dot Dot
- Diana Ross
- Katherine Schwarzenegger
- Oprah Winfrey
- Harpo Productions
- Glenn Close
- HYBE
- Big Hit Music
- BTS
- TXT
- SEVENTEEN
- NewJeans
- JYP Entertainment
- Christina Aguilera
- Duran Duran
- The Who
- Regina Spektor
- Artists Equity
- Games Workshop
- Voxovation
- Morgan Creek Entertainment
- Nexon Studios
- YouTube
- Nintendo
- Valve Corporation
- Papergames
- Nexstar Media Group
- Lemonada Media
- Audiochuck Network
- Warner Bros.
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Paramount
- Nickelodeon
- BET Networks
- Lionsgate
- MGM
- Bad Robot Productions
- Netflix
- Disney Jr.
- HBO
- Viacom
- WildBrain
- Paramount+
- The Seelig Group
- Media Rights Capital
- World of Wonder Productions, Inc.
- Audible
- Talos Films
- True Religion
- Hello Sunshine
- Linden Labs
- Stanley Kubrick Estate
- StudioCanal TV
- The Last Manhunt, LLC
- VaynerWATT
- The Steve Irwin family
- Truly Original
- Sharp Entertainment
- Lucky 8 TV
- Bungalow Media
- Hudsun Media
- RTR Media
- Scott Brothers Entertainment
- Six West Productions
- Plimsoll Productions
- Crossroads Live, Inc.
- Creative Partners Productions, LLC
- New York Theatre Workshop
- The Flea Theater
- Center Stage Baltimore
- Alley Theatre
- Hartford Stage
- The New Group
- Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
- Alliance Entertainment
- Horizon Media
- Tenacious D
- The Estate of BB King
- The Estate of Otis Redding, Jr.
- The John. R. Cash Revocable Trust
- Bon Iver
- Black Pumas
- Big Loud Records
- The Four Seasons / Frankie Valli
- Loretta Lynn
- Old Crow Medicine Show
- Dylan Brady
- Double Down Music
- Dallas Davidson
- Tape Room Music, LLC
- Carrie Underwood
- Given Music Publishing
- Dune Grass Music
- UFC
- CTM Outlander
- GoDigital Media Group
- Hearst's King Features
- Superfly Events
- Sony/ATV
- The Estate of Alfred Hitchcock
- Frederick Loewe Trust
- The Maurice Sendak Foundation
- The Estate of Ella Fitzgerald
- Ford Motor Company
Work highlights
- Assisted domestic and foreign-based independent production companies with obtaining SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreements throughout 2023.
- Represented Alliance Entertainment in its business combination agreement with Adara Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company.
- Assisted Oprah Winfrey and her production company, Harpo, with the launch of the People��s Fund of Maui, a fund created to distribute cash directly to those affected by the wildfires in Maui.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Scott Edel, Roger Arar