Reed Smith works at the center of the industry, helping clients navigate through legal issues in the modern music world. Our deep bench strength and diversity of experience, coupled with our global platform, make us a leading law firm for all music-related transactions.
Our firm represents some of the most prolific companies in the music industry. As a result, we have negotiated and advised on a large number of high-profile transactions of material value over the past several years. Music is at the heart of our private equity and M&A practice.
Our dedicated teams of lawyers around the world represent every type of stakeholder at the deal table in the purchase and sale of musical compositions and master recordings. The fact that we also represent artists, major and independent record and publishing companies, prominent songwriters, and their publishing designees gives us natural credibility across the industry. We also represent estates, private equity and growth equity funds, institutional investors, family offices, and public and private companies.
When evaluating opportunities, our highly rated music lawyers bring a unique media understanding to transactions, acquisitions and sales, private equity transactions, and defending the client’s interest in contracts, which allows us to engage clients in decision-level dialogue and provide creative, practical solutions to resolve matters and secure our clients’ interests efficiently and effectively.
We understand what’s truly important to close a deal and how to get the best results for our clients, whether they are a music company in the complex, billion-dollar purchase of an international publisher or an iconic songwriter who wants to maximize profits in the sale of rights and revenues.
