JOEL KATZ, ATLANTA ATTORNEY

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

 

JOEL KATZ, ATLANTA ATTORNEY>> SELECTED THE NUMBER ONE MUSIC LAWYER IN USA IN 2017

 

Over the course of his career, Katz has negotiated numerous big-time contracts for several big-time clients to become the “the go-to attorney for many top label executives, including Republic Records chairman/CEO Monte Lipman and president/COO Avery Lipman, RCA president/COO Tom Corson and UMG Nashville CEO Mike Dungan, for whom he negotiated a new deal in 2016.”

“Last summer, Katz negotiated a $600 million pact to keep the Grammy Awards and additional Recording Academy programming on CBS through 2026,” the publication reported. “During this year’s Grammy weekend, he finalized, with Tim McGraw’s attorney Rusty Jones, a new record deal with Sony Music for McGraw and his wife, Faith Hill.”

Katz recently also served as the co-counsel to the Michael Jackson estate, where he assisted with Sony Corp.’s $750 million acquisition of the estate’s 50 percent share of Sony/ATV Music Publishing.