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04.09.21

Manatt Represents Games Company XSET in Partnership With Latin Superstar Ozuna

Members of Manatt’s digital and technology transactions team, led by Ned Sherman, structured and negotiated the latest high-profile deal in the games industry for esports company XSET, building a partnership with the chart-topping Puerto Rican singer Ozuna


04.08.21

Nine Manatt Attorneys Recognized on Variety’s 2021 Legal Impact Report

Leader of Manatt Entertainment Lindsay Conner, leader of the firm’s entertainment transactions and finance practice Jordan Bromley, entertainment litigation practice leader Robert Jacobs, Manatt Entertainment senior partners Lee Phillips and Gary Gilbert, and Manatt Entertainment partners ...


04.05.21

Seven Manatt Attorneys Recognized Among Billboard’s Top Music Lawyers

Leader of Manatt’s entertainment transactions and finance practice Jordan Bromley, leader of the firm’s entertainment litigation practice Robert Jacobs, Manatt Entertainment senior partners Lee Phillips and Gary Gilbert, and Manatt Entertainment partners Jeff Biederman, Eric Custer and ...


03.23.21

Bromley Quoted in The Wall Street Journal Discussing Value of NFTs for Music Artists

Jordan Bromley spoke with The Wall Street Journal about the value of nonfungible tokens for music artists.


02.02.21

Manatt Represented Round Hill Music Royalty Fund in Its First Catalog Acquisition

A Manatt team led by Manatt Entertainment partner Jeff Biederman represented Round Hill Music Royalty Fund Ltd. in Round Hill Music Royalty Fund I’s acquisition of a pipeline publishing catalog that is valued at $363 million. This catalogue includes songs from The Beatles, Marvin Gaye, Rod ...


01.15.21

Manatt Secures Judgment for Tracy Chapman in Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

A Manatt team led by entertainment litigation partner John Gatti successfully secured a $450,000 judgment on behalf of iconic songwriter and recording artist Tracy Chapman in her copyright infringement suit against well-known rapper Nicki Minaj. On January 15, 2021, Judge Phillips of the United ...


12.31.20

Wilson, Bernstein and Phillips Recognized in the 2020 Lawdragon 500

Manatt’s CEO and managing partner Donna Wilson and Manatt Health leader Bill Bernstein were named to The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide. Now in its 15th year, The Lawdragon 500 recognizes attorneys in a wide range of practice areas and geographic regions, ...


12.23.20

Conner Once Again Recognized in the Variety500

Leader of Manatt Entertainment Lindsay Conner was named to Variety’s index of the 500 most influential business leaders, the Variety500, for the fourth consecutive year.Conner’s Variety500 profile highlights his work representing the owners of the popular YouTube channel Cocomelon ...


12.09.20

Conner and Yen Recognized on Variety’s 2020 Dealmakers Impact Report

Leader of Manatt Entertainment Lindsay Conner and partner Sophia Yen were named in Variety’s 2020 Dealmakers Impact Report. This year’s report honors the lawyers, financiers, executives and entrepreneurs that “forged ahead amid a pandemic and an economic ...


12.08.20

Manatt Supports KCRW’s “Drive to End 2020” Fundraiser

Manatt is proud to announce its partnership with KCRW Board Member Susan Genco and husband Mitch Kamin, along with Warner Chappell Music, to support KCRW’s “Drive to End 2020” fundraiser in honor of its historic appointment of Morning Becomes Eclectic co-hosts Anthony Valadez and ...