Cynthia L. Katz
Heidy Vaquerano
Partners
Fox Rothschild
Longtime entertainment deal-makers Vaquerano and Katz advised their client HarbourView Equity Partners on a slew of high-profile acquisitions of recording and publishing catalogs, including works from Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie, country star Kane Brown, hip-hop artist blackbear and rapper Wiz Khalifa. Vaquerano also helped negotiate the deal for Tom DeLonge’s return to blink-182 after a decade away from the iconic pop-punk band. All told, Katz and Vaquerano say that they and their partners at Fox Rothschild collectively handled nearly $1 billion in music transactions this past year alone, helping to shape the market.
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Last year, HarbourView Equity Partners’ Sherrese Clarke Soares, with guidance from Fox Rothschild attorneys Cynthia L. Katz and Heidy Vaquerano, acquired the share of Fleetwood Mac’s recorded royalties owned by Christine McVie’s estate.
Angela “Angie” N. Martinez
Attorney at law
Angela N. Martinez P.A.
While still representing Latin music stars such as Feid and Ozuna, Martinez has played a pivotal role in finalizing agreements for artists such as Maria Becerra, Sebastián Yatra, Nio Garcia and Ñengo Flow. Over the past year, she also negotiated multimillion-dollar publishing catalog deals for songwriters Nacho and Gian Marco. “It is imperative to note that within the realm of my profession, success should not be solely measured by the accomplishments achieved, but also by the complexities skillfully navigated and resolved,” she says. “Confidentiality often veils the litigations skillfully averted through strategic settlements.”
Charmaine Smith
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig
As the music industry evolves, Smith says she is proud to work at a practice that is “at the forefront of addressing cutting-edge legal and business issues in the music industry and developing solutions, models and frameworks for our clients’ innovative products and services.” Amid the rise of AI, Smith and her team are offering strategic guidance and legal services as clients establish new platforms, products and services that legally use AI technologies. The firm, she says, “is “navigating the unknowns of this new, exciting and challenging area.”