Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholders Jay L. Cooper, Steve Plinio, Jess L. Rosen, Bobby Rosenbloum, Mathew S. Rosengart, and Paul D. Schindler were chosen as honorees on Billboard's 2023 Top Music Lawyers list.
NEW YORK, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholders Jay L. Cooper, Steve Plinio, Jess L. Rosen, Bobby Rosenbloum, Mathew S. Rosengart, and Paul D. Schindler were chosen as honorees on Billboard's 2023 Top Music Lawyers list.
"We are honored to be recognized by such an acclaimed publication for our cutting edge work across most sectors of the music industry," said Rosenbloum, chair of the firm's global Entertainment & Media Practice. "Our attorneys have a multidisciplinary breadth of experience, which allows them to work on virtually all dimensions of legal matters and skillfully serve clients throughout the music and entertainment sectors."
Cooper, founder of Greenberg Traurig's highly regarded Los Angeles Entertainment Practice, is recognized by his peers and the industry for his unique knowledge and deep experience dealing with Hollywood's major decision makers. Known for his consummate negotiating skills, Cooper offers a unique ability to both represent and counsel his A-list of distinguished clients in nearly all aspects of the entertainment industry with experience and solid judgment. Cooper's practice further focuses on the music industry, motion picture, television, internet, multimedia, and intellectual property issues and he obtains contractual top-line terms that fit his client's goals and advance their careers. His experience includes recording and publishing agreements for individual artists and composers and further represents and advises actors, directors, producers, and writers in their agreements in film and television; executive employment agreements; complex acquisitions; and sales of entertainment catalogues.
Plinio maintains a thriving and talent-focused practice. For over 20 years, Plinio has served as a key and trusted legal advisor to his clients in all aspects of their career, guiding them through complex entertainment transactions and other important matters. He represents a roster of both high-profile and developing clients in a wide variety of matters including the negotiation of recording, production, publishing, touring, merchandise, and sponsorship agreements for individual artists, groups, producers, and composers; complex acquisitions and sales of entertainment catalogs and rights; actor, producer, and writer agreements in film and television; and joint venture and production agreements on behalf of artists and their music companies with major distributors. Plinio also has considerable experience as both an attorney and a business executive counseling companies and clients concerning the issues and rights relating to new media and new technologies.
Rosen, co-chair of the Atlanta Entertainment & Media Practice, is one of the country's top entertainment attorneys, serving as trusted legal counsel to many of the music industry's biggest names, including Kenney Chesney, FGL, Alan Jackson, Lady A, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Steve Martin, Kacey Musgraves, Brad Paisley, Reba, Thomas Rhett, and George Strait. He focuses his practice on talent representation, including nearly all facets of transactional entertainment matters in the music, film, television, and new media industries. In addition, Rosen has wide-ranging experience with catalog sales, a rising trend in the music business, encompassing relationships with more than 20 different funds or buyers. For over three decades, Rosen has guided preeminent songwriters, producers, recording artists, actors, writers, and executives in critical career decisions. As a professional musician, Rosen has a unique perspective and understanding of both the creative and business issues faced by talent today.
Rosenbloum is one of the leading attorneys worldwide in the field of digital media, entertainment, and technology. He has developed a wide-ranging legal practice, counseling more than 200 businesses, including Fortune 500 companies and prominent startups, on their global digital media strategies and overseeing their negotiations with entertainment content owners. Rosenbloum is widely considered one of the primary architects of the modern digital music business, representing many of the preeminent music streaming services, social media platforms, digital fitness companies, gaming providers, metaverse/Web3 companies, sports leagues and teams, and many other businesses in connection with all of their music licensing activities for nearly three decades. Rosenbloum also serves as deputy general counsel for the Recording Academy, The Latin Recording Academy, and the GRAMMY Museum, overseeing all entertainment, intellectual property, and transactional matters for these heralded institutions. Additionally, he represents many world-renowned recording artists, songwriters, athletes, and other superstar talent in all aspects of their entertainment and name, image, and likeness activities.
Rosengart has been described as a "legal powerhouse," a "powerful litigator, a "legendary legal warrior" who is "principled," and a "heavyweight lawyer" by Yahoo News, Newsweek, ABC, and The Guardian. Prior to leading the historic fight to suspend Britney Spears' father as her conservator, which led to the conservatorship's termination, Rosengart was described by NPR as a lawyer with "a lot of star power" and by LA Magazine as a "winner" and "heavy hitter" with "a long history of getting results for his big-name clients." He has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including being named Litigator of the Week by The American Lawyer; one of the Top 100 lawyers in California by the Daily Journal; a Law360 "MVP" for Media & Entertainment; and a Leader of Influence and Top Litigator by the Los Angeles Business Journal, which recognized him as "one of the nation's preeminent litigators" who is a "go to litigator for Hollywood's elite and Corporate America." He also has perennially been recognized by both The Hollywood Lawyer and Variety as one of the nation's leading media and entertainment litigators.
Schindler is the senior chairman of the New York Entertainment & Media Practice. When it comes to making deals that deliver on important goals for entertainment celebrities, music superstars, and the companies that work with them, Schindler is at the top of the industry's legal talent list. He has a vast practice representing many of the top names in the industry including numerous award-winning, multiplatinum musical artists, producers, record labels, brands, and various types of entertainment companies. Schindler brings together a wide range of music and entertainment interests to complete prestigious endorsement deals, merchandising deals, record deals, distribution deals, new media, film and television, Broadway, joint venture agreements, touring agreements, and brand deals and catalog acquisitions and sales of music, copyrights, and master recordings - thereby securing essential income streams for his clients.
About Greenberg Traurig's Entertainment & Media Practice: With offices situated in the centers of the entertainment industry, Greenberg Traurig has established an experienced, international multidisciplinary entertainment and media practice. The Greenberg Traurig Entertainment & Media Practice focuses on the music, motion picture, television, sports, internet, digital media, publishing, and theater industries. The team has access to key players in the entertainment industry and provides clients with dedicated legal counsel needed to thrive in today's multidiscipline, multimedia entertainment marketplace. Its entertainment and media attorneys have consistently been ranked by The Hollywood Reporter's "Power Lawyers," Variety's "Dealmakers Impact Report" and "Legal Impact Report," Billboard's "Power Lawyers," The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA Guide and Super Lawyers.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 44 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI "Highly Recommended Law Firm" for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 250. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA's Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com.
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