Bess Morgan > Loeb & Loeb LLP > Nashville, United States > Lawyer Profile

With its robust interdisciplinary composition and strengths in IP litigation, entertainment labor, and corporate matters, Loeb & Loeb LLP‘s media and entertainment team excels in helping clients seize cross-sector expansion opportunities in various areas of the market, including motion pictures and interactive media. The team is well-regarded for its ability to advise on innovative licensing and streaming deals in the music industry, providing strategic counsel to music companies, financial institutions, and leading technology firms. The practice also regularly handles transactions for clients active in the Broadway and live theatre, non-scripted television, sports, and new media spaces. Co-heading the practice from Los Angeles is Scott Edel, an expert in production, financing, and distribution transactions, while in New York, co-head Roger Arar specializes in network licensing agreements, finance, distribution, and production transactions. Other key figures in New York are Marc Chamlin, who chairs the firm’s television department, and music expert Debbie White. Los Angeles partner John Frankenheimer is also noted for his representation of clients in the music space, including record companies and distributors, multinational and independent music publishers and major artists. Sponsorship and licensing expert Bess Morgan, who practices from Nashville, is a further name to note.

Noted for its ability to ‘provide considered, well thought through advice’, Loeb & Loeb LLP demonstrates notable prowess across licensing agreements, global portfolio management and brand strategy, frequently handling cutting-edge technologies, and is well-positioned to operate for standout clients such as the Estate of Kobe Bryant, Carrie Underwood and City National Bank. Fashion, luxury and retail expert Melanie Howard, who fields a strong practice comprising of strategic brand protection guidance and assisting clients with IP issues surrounding M&A and other commercial transactions, jointly leads from Los Angeles with Sara Crisafulli, who is particularly well-versed in fashion, entertainment, hospitality and technology and media sectors. Bess Morgan leads from Nashville, possessing extensive experience in managing domestic and international trademark portfolios, and in counselling clients on brand selection and clearance. in LA, Jorge Arciniega leverages his vast experience in the field to assist clients with global trademark portfolio management, while David Grace is demonstrably capable of advising start-ups, established brands and Fortune 500 companies.