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AN ATTORNEYS SPECIAL
The music-law firm founded by Allen Grubman in 1974 now encom- passes every sector of the entertainment industry, as the renowned attorney’s practice evolved into Grubman, Shire, Meiselas & Sacks, the largest entertainment-law firm in the U.S. Department heads Kenny Meiselas, Larry Shire and Eric Sacks lead the firm’s divisions, which represent unparalleled talent, major TV/film and media entities as well as executives and rights holders at the highest levels of their professions.
T he firm represents corporations and media companies such as Sony, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, iHeart
Media, Live Nation, MSG, Facebook, Discovery, IMAX and Spotify. It also represents A-list artists Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, U2, Paul Simon, Sting, The Weeknd, Lady Gaga, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Tony Bennett, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Robert DeNiro. Moreover, the firm’s clients include media executives such as Bob Iger, Jim Dolan, Sir Lucian Grainge (in an advisory capaci- ty), Michael Rapino, Rob Stringer and Jon Platt. In addition, David Geffen, Dan Houser, Scott Rudin, Martha Stewart, Vera Wang and Calvin Klein are among the entrepreneurs represented by Grubman.
Overseeing the firm’s music department, Kenny Meiselas represents modern-day icons across hip-hop and contemporary
pop. The music department’s roster of classic artists includes Bruce Springsteen, Madonna,
AC/ DC, Sting, Elton John, Bette Midler, Lionel Richie and Barbra Streisand, who are repped by Grubman. Next-generation superstars Lady Gaga, The Weeknd, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Usher, Norah Jones, Andre 3000, as well as hip-hop giants Lil Wayne, Nas, Rick Ross, Swae Lee and,
Nav are advised by Meiselas and his team,
as are Whitney Houston (Estate), Mike Tyson, and many high-level executives in the entertainment industry.
Meiselas also counsels rising stars Jhené Aiko, Ella Mai, Bebe Rexha, Madison Beer, Ali Gatie
Top: Allen Grubman, Kenny Meiselas; above: Meiselas with Lady Gaga
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