Joel Katz is widely recognized as a leader in the field of Entertainment Law. He is past Chairman of the American Bar Association's Entertainment & Sports Law Section, former Chairman of the Recording Academy, and he represents more than 50 artists and many of the world's best-known producers, record labels, concert promoters and Fortune 500 companies. His areas of expertise include: entertainment law, executive compensation agreements, entertainment-related corporate acquisitions & mergers, and consultation with multi-national and multi-media entertainment companies. Among his greatest achievements are the negotiation of several significant television "Awards Show" multi-year contracts for national non-profit entertainment organizations, he negotiated a "Grammy CD" compilation arrangement between several "Big 6" record companies and a non-profit entertainment company, and he has negotiated complex financial arrangements between music superstars and recording companies. |