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AN ATTORNEYS SPECIAL
King, Ho&lmes, KPaterno Soriano
ing, Holmes, Paterno &
Soriano, LLP remains
a leader among the Far left: Howard King;
country’s music-law left: Laurie Soriano
firms, having had one
of its busiest years ever,
despite the suspension ON WHY SHE GOT INTO THE MUSIC
of the live touring busi- BUSINESS: “Latinas account for less ness. The firm’s music than 2% of American lawyers. I’m a first- lawyers over the past generation Mexican-Guatemalan Latina
year helped get clients through the pan- partner at a major entertainment law demic, handling innumerable catalog sale firm, and I want to make sure that other and acquisition agreements, negotiating smart Latinas don’t get left behind.” recording and publishing deals for existing
and new firm clients, and supporting clients TOP 2020 PROJECTS: Renegotiated
in launching innovative livestream projects Glori Trevi and Raymix’s recording agree- ments with Universal Music Latin Enter-
tainment. Negotiated a new publishing deal for Jesse & Joy with Warner Chappell. Various endorsement and livestream agree- ments for Snow tha Product.
ON HOW THE MUSIC INDUSTRY HAS CHANGED OVER THE PAST YEAR: “The types of deals that I am doing with record labels now are shifting toward artists retain- ing ownership of their masters. There are more buyers now in the market, and more artists are focusing on growing their fanbas- es on their own with their teams in order to increase their bargaining power.
JOE CARLONE
FUN TIMES AS A YOUNG MUSIC LAWYER: “I grew up a massive Van Halen fan. One of my first big jobs at
the firm was working on a tour deal for the band in 2012. I got to speak with
Ed and Al. They yelled at me—not sure if it was because they didn’t like what I was
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and in marketing NFTs (non-fungible tokens). KHPS’s senior partners are litiga- tor par excellence Howard King, Laurie Soriano (who reps such artists as Frank Ocean, Karen O, Calvin Harris, Bon Iver, Dominic Fike and Kim Petras) and the irrepressible Peter Paterno (whose clients include Metallica, Dr. Dre and Sia).
MARJORIE GARCIA
In July 2020, the firm announced that it was elevating Garcia to partner. Marjorie joins a group of young KHPS partners with vibrant, growing
clienteles, building on the firm’s long- standing client base.