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Nashville Practice Notes: Samuel D. Lipshie
In recent years, the influx into Nashville, TN, of large law firms has resulted in an increase in Nashville entertainment law practices at these large firms. In this interview with Entertainment Law & Finance that follows, longtime Nashville entertainment lawyer Samuel D. Lipshie, a partner and head of the Media and Entertainment Practice Group at the Bradley law firm, discusses how this change has affected the culture of being an entertainment lawyer in Nashville.
Features
In Memoriam: Joel Katz
Entertainment trade magazines called lawyer Joel Katz, who died in Atlanta in April at the age of 80, “one of the most powerful attorneys in the music business” who “ruled the music industry from Atlanta for decades.”
Features
Legal Fronts In Operating Sports Prediction Markets
The recent boom in prediction markets has threatened to disrupt the multi-billion-dollar sports wagering industry, with prediction market operators claiming the ability to offer their platforms nationwide without the legal obstacles that bog down online gaming and gambling.
Columns & Departments
Fresh Filings
Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.
Columns & Departments
Players on the Move
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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