Brian T. Robinson is a transactional attorney who focuses his practice on the entertainment industry, including general contract negotiations, content creation, emerging technology, licensing, joint ventures, financing, distribution, and corporate and mergers and acquisitions.
Brian represents major A-list music talent and labels, content production companies, internet brands and application developers, technology companies, clothing design companies, models, actors and athletes. With more than 30 years of global experience as an entertainment industry executive, Brian helps his entertainment clients navigate through legal and business issues.
Prior to joining Pillsbury, Brian was an attorney in the entertainment group for an international law firm, and he also served in various legal and business departments at music, sports and entertainment companies, including Sony Music, Tommy Boy Music, The Island Def Jam Music Group and ESPN.
Representative Experience
- Served as in-house counsel for the merger creating the largest music publishing company in the world.
- Represented rights holder in one of the largest royalty securitization transactions to date.
Education
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University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management, 2005
Executive Leadership Development ProgramJ.D., Columbia Law School, 1991
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar; Editor-in-Chief, Columbia-VLA Journal of Law and the ArtsB.A., Economics and Political Science, Yale University, 1988
National Merit Scholar
Admissions
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New York