LOS ANGELES – April 19, 2023 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP elevated three attorneys to shareholder in its Entertainment & Media Practice: Ann Brigid Clark, Paul Sarker, and Jared S. Welsh. Alana C. Kirkland was elevated to of counsel.
“Our entertainment practice is broad and interdisciplinary, which is why Ann, Paul, Jared, and Alana were elevated – they have all developed specific talents at Greenberg Traurig, which in turn create multifaceted offerings for our clients,” said Bobby Rosenbloum, chair of the firm’s global Entertainment & Media Practice. “Here in Atlanta, Jared and Alana have demonstrated their continued commitment to providing legal service to our clients in the fields of digital music licensing; film/tv music offerings; name, image and likeness; and a variety of other areas.”
“Many of our entertainment clients pursue multiple business avenues, some traditional and some not. Ann’s uniquely comprehensive practice, which often finds her shepherding motion picture and television projects from inception to the screen, means she is capable of providing her clients with guidance on a wide variety of issues both here in Los Angeles and globally,” said Daniel H. Black, vice chair of the firm’s global Entertainment & Media Practice and chair of the West Coast Entertainment & Media Practice.
“Paul consistently delivers tailored legal service to help our clients successfully pursue their varied interests by leveraging his interdisciplinary skillset. We value creative thinkers at Greenberg Traurig, and Paul has demonstrated his dedication to client service on a wide variety of transactions that involve the many novel and evolving issues that permeate the media and sports industries,” said Barbara Meili, vice chair of the firm’s global Entertainment & Media Practice and chair of the New York Entertainment & Media Practice.
Clark focuses her practice on transactional entertainment, media, and intellectual property matters for both individual artists and companies, with a focus on motion picture, television, and new media content acquisition, production, distribution, and promotion. Clark brings a unique and comprehensive perspective to her practice, having begun her career as an entertainment litigator and outside production counsel for motion picture studios. She often acts in the capacity of an outside business affairs advisor for her clients.
Sarker represents clients across a wide spectrum of practice areas within entertainment, sports, and media. His experience includes mergers and acquisitions, television and digital distribution agreements, , content licensing, production, copyright, recording agreements, technology, sponsorships, endorsements, advertising, rights acquisitions, venue agreements, finance, blockchain/NFT, and guild and union matters.
Welsh counsels’ entertainment and digital media companies and creators, from individuals and startups to global brands, on a broad range of entertainment and intellectual property matters, with a focus on complex entertainment and media transactions, particularly digital distribution deals for music and other media with rightsholders including major labels, music publishers, and rights societies in the United States and around the world.
Kirkland focuses on complex entertainment, media, technology, and intellectual property transactions with an emphasis on digital media distribution/media services and the licensing of music, videos, and other entertainment content. She has helped numerous clients capitalize on the increased interest in streaming services by shepherding innovative products and services incorporating music.
About Greenberg Traurig’s Entertainment & Media Practice: With offices situated in the centers of the entertainment industry, Greenberg Traurig has established an experienced, international multidisciplinary entertainment and media practice. The Greenberg Traurig Entertainment & Media Practice focuses on the music, motion picture, television, sports, internet, digital media, publishing, and theater industries. The team has access to key players in the entertainment industry and provides clients with dedicated legal counsel needed to thrive in today’s multidiscipline, multimedia entertainment marketplace. Its entertainment and media attorneys have consistently been ranked by The Hollywood Reporter’s “Power Lawyers,” Variety’s “Dealmakers Impact Report” and “Legal Impact Report,” Billboard’s “Power Lawyers,” The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA Guide and Super Lawyers.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2650 attorneys in 45 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2022 BTI “Highly Recommended Law Firm” for superior client service and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 250. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule 5.0 Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.