Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAttorney Joel Katz, former founding chairman of Greenberg Traurig’s entertainment and media practice and a top official at the Recording Academy, has joined Barnes & Thornburg.
He will remain based in Atlanta, where he will serve as as senior counsel for the firm’s entertainment, media and sports practice.
The news was first reported by Billboard.“Mr. Katz has a distinguished 50-year legal career representing numerous well-known artists, producers, record labels, prominent organizations in the music industry, and Fortune 500 companies,” a rep for the firm said in a statement.
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