Michael Poster has offered extensive commentary in an article published by World IP Review titled, “Sing for Your Supper: How Music Rights Became the Smart Play” The piece digs into the uptick in music catalogue sales—including those by Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and the estates of Michael Jackson and David Bowie—fueled by new licensing methods, a surge in streaming and, as Michael points out, the significant rise in royalty income realized with the introduction of the Music Modernization Act.
News Type: Media Mentions
Law360 has turned to Michael Poster, M&R’s Music Acquisitions & Financing Chair, for comment on Sony Music Group’s recent purchase of a 50% stake in late pop star Michael Jackson’s music catalog for no less than $600 million. The deal places a total value of the assets up to $1.5 billion, the largest valuation of any music artist’s catalog to date. Among other insights, Michael makes clear that the trend of buying and selling music rights is “not going away, and we’ll continue to see more and more of it.”
Michael S. Poster
Partner-in-Charge
Practices
Corporate, M&A, Securities & Real Estate, Intellectual Property
Industries
Advertising & Digital Media, Banking & Financial Services, Internet, Software & Technology, Music & Entertainment
Ashley Moore and Lauren Varnado were featured presenters at a CLE program hosted by the State Bar of Texas Women and the Law Section. Both offered insights during a program titled, “Defending Oil and Gas Companies at Trial.”
Ashley N. Moore
Office Managing Partner
Practices
Commercial & Business Litigation, Intellectual Property
Industries
Energy, Internet, Software & Technology
Lauren Varnado
Office Managing Partner
Practices
Commercial & Business Litigation
Industries
Energy
Elizabeth Tosaris has joined Michelman & Robinson’s Regulatory & Administrative Law Practice Group as a partner in our San Francisco office. The arrival of such a prominent insurance lawyer has made headlines, with features in Bloomberg Law, Law360, the Daily Journal, Politico, Reuters and the San Francisco Business Times. We couldn’t be happier to have Elizabeth as part of our team and welcome her to the firm.
Elizabeth Tosaris
Partner
Practices
Regulatory & Administrative Law
Industries
Insurance
Jennifer Mauri has provided her take on a district court’s decision to partially grant a motion filed by OpenAI to dismiss claims brought against it by writer and performer Sarah Silverman, among others. Her insights are included in an article titled, “Partial Win for OpenAI in Dispute With High-Profile Authors,” published this week by the Global Legal Post.
Jennifer A. Mauri
Senior Associate
Practices
Class Action & Complex Litigation, Intellectual Property
Industries
Internet, Software & Technology
Dana A. Kravetz
Firm Managing Partner
Practices
Labor & Employment
Industries
Hospitality
Dana Kravetz’s commentary on the NLRB’s expansion of the joint-employer rule and its impact on the hospitality space was featured in an article published last week by HOTELS Magazine. The story titled, “U.S. House votes to overturn new joint-employer rule,” covers the move in Congress to repeal the federal labor board’s joint-employer legislation and includes Dana’s take on what hotel owners and franchisors should be mindful of should the new rule ultimately take effect.
Dana A. Kravetz
Firm Managing Partner
Practices
Labor & Employment
Industries
Hospitality
Mark Robinson has been quoted in a Law360 article titled, “The Top Environmental Insurance Trends Of 2024.” Among other things, the piece touches upon the decision made by multiple insurers last year suspending or limiting the sale of homeowners policies in California. For his part, Mark emphasized that carriers want to be able to write business in the state, so long as they are able to charge fair premiums —and not take significant losses—based on risk assessment.
Mark B. Robinson
Co-Founding Partner
Practices
Regulatory & Administrative Law
Industries
Banking & Financial Services, Insurance
Omer Er
Partner
Practices
Foreign Direct Investment
Industries
Banking & Financial Services, Internet, Software & Technology
M&R represents U.S. Continental Marketing, Inc. in trade secret litigation against SGS North America, Inc. arising from the misappropriation of proprietary and confidential chemical formulations that may cost U.S. Continental millions of dollars. The lawsuit has been featured in an article just published by IAM Trade Secrets titled, “Case spotlight: Refusal to return misappropriated trade secrets “won’t go unchecked”, attorney for US Continental contends,” which includes extensive commentary from lead counsel, Jeffrey Farrow.