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Gary L. Gilbert

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Manatt Entertainment
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  • ggilbert@manatt.com
  • Phone: 310.312.4232
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  • Los Angeles
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  • California
Education
  • University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, J.D., 1971

    University of Southern California, B.A., 1968

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  • Games and Esports
  • Manatt Digital and Technology
  • Manatt Entertainment
  • Music

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Profile

Profile

Gary Gilbert, a leader in the music industry, concentrates his practice in the area of music transactions. His clients include renowned performers, including Jackson Browne, Death Cab for Cutie, Rick James Estate, George Thorogood, Pat Benatar, Wynonna Judd, Michael McDonald, Sara Evans, Peter Frampton, Jennifer Nettles, George Benson, k.d. lang, Lyle Lovett, Sly Stone and several alumni from American Idol. He has been recognized as a “Top Music Lawyer” by Billboard every year since 2015.

Gary joined Manatt after serving as partner at Baker & Hostetler, LLP. Before then, Gary was senior vice president for Capitol Records, where he negotiated contracts and oversaw the activities of the company's legal and business affairs division. He has handled transactions for a number of well-known musical artists and handles negotiations on employment contracts for many top record company executives.

Prior to joining Capitol Records, Gary was a partner in the entertainment law firm of Bloom, Dekom & Hergott, following several years as a named partner in the firm of Mason & Gilbert. He has been named a "Southern California Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics and the publishers of Los Angeles Magazine every year since 2006, and a “Power Lawyer” by The Hollywood Reporter in April 2016.

Gary has also served on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Country Music and Vice President of Academy of Country Music’s Lifting Lives.

Honors & Awards

Honors & Awards

Named one of the “Top Music Lawyers” by Billboard, 2016–2023

Recognized in Variety’s “Legal Impact Report,” 2018 and 2020–2023

The Best Lawyers in America, 2015–2024

Ranked, Chambers USA, Media & Entertainment (California), 2015–2023

“Southern California Super Lawyer,” Los Angeles magazine, 2006–present

Recommended in Who's Who Legal: Sports & Entertainment, 2019

Named “Power Lawyer” by Hollywood Reporter, 2016

Named one of "Music's Most Powerful Attorneys" by Billboard, 2015

Memberships

Memberships

Admitted to practice in California

Member, State Bar of California

Member, Country Music Association

Member, Academy of Country Music (ACM)

Publications

Publications

Quoted, “The Songwriter Catalog Market Is Booming, With Indies Leading the Way” Billboard, November 2, 2017.

Gary in the News

  • 10.25.23

    Manatt Represents Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo in Sale of Recorded ...

    Manatt is proud to announce that Senior Entertainment Partner Gary Gilbert repr...

  • 08.22.23

    Manatt Represents Jay Gruska in the Sale of Royalties for ...

    A Manatt team led by Senior Entertainment Partner Gary Gilbert represented top ...

  • 08.17.23

    82 Manatt Attorneys Named to 2024 Best Lawyers Guide

    Eighty-two Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers eac...

  • 06.01.23

    Manatt Receives Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2023

    Manatt has once again been ranked among the nation’s leading law firms in Chambers’ 2023 USA Guide.

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