Juan Yusuf Knatt, J.D. Email & Phone Number

New Orleans, LA, US

• Law clerk for Judge Pro Tempore Inemesit U. O’Boyle, Division D for her full term from January 2023 - September 2023. Hired by La. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Nakisha Ervin-Knott.
• Law Clerk for Judge Pro Tempore Jane E. Booth, Division H (Domestic) for her full term from September 2023 - January 2024.
• Law Clerk for Judge Sidney H. Cates, Division C as of January 2024.
• Responsible for all law clerk duties including briefing and docket management. Presided over several jury trials and many more bench trials on all civil matters from domestic/family issues to medical malpractice, mass.
• Sr. Law Clerk on 17-1095 St. Charles Surgical v. Blue Cross Blue Shield. Jury rendered a verdict in favor of the Plaintiffs for 421.6 Million Dollars.

• New Orleans based collective of 40+ artists, producers, writers, execs, etc. w/ the explicit purpose of releasing music and galvanizing+unifying our local scene
• Exec. A&R’ed GLBL WRMNG Vol 1. released in Feb. 2021. Also drafted+negotiated all contracts and handled all additional A&R Admin for the project.
• Supervised over a dozen releases by members of the collective in 2021 and produced performances for the 2021 NAACP Awards, 2022 Buku Fest, House of Blues NOLA, 2022-24 French Quarter Fest, 2023 New Orleans Jazz and.
• Negotiated lucrative distribution deal with Beatroot Music for the upcoming album glbl wrmng vol. 2, slated to release in Fall 2024.
• Exec A&R and A&R Admin on glbl wrmng vol. 2.

• Multimedia group specializing in record production, publishing, + sync
• Executive producer of Gumbeaux Juice, the first and only hip-hop showcase at French Quarter Fest. Debuted in 2022 and still happening annually.

• Mgmt/A&R for Neno Calvin (Cash Money), Maaly Raw (formerly), Alia Kadir, Malik Ninety Five, Treety, Letrainiump, Satya, and more
• Responsible for organizing/placing beats from the Nonstop/EQT roster (Maaly Raw, Richie Souf, Smoko Ono, 12+ more) {EQT partnership has since ended}
• Negotiated and drafted all backend agreements including producer agmts, mixer agmts, LODs, soundexchange etc.
• Placed beats on several gold + platinum albums in the US, Canada, UK, Netherlands, and Italy

• In-house A&R assisting Mgmt w/ all facets of Pell’s career + development (Recording, Video Production, Touring, Marketing, etc.)
• Toured w/ G Eazy, Kehlani, PJ Morton, Tank & The Bangas, Kindess + more

New York, NY, US

• A&R / Business & Legal Affairs Intern
• Drafted record deals, side artist agmts, (co-)publishing agmts, admin agmts, mixer agmts, label waivers, non-opposition letters, one sheets, proposals, LODs, and discographies
• Compiled artist and producer stats into publishing analyses and A&R target sheets
• Evaluated new and existing material from artists and assisted in-studio with recording
• Assisted heavily on A&R for Pell’s debut EP “girasoul” and album “Gravity”

• TLS Judicial Extern
• Set pre-trial conferences and managed docket
• Observed general court proceedings and special hearings
• Drafted judgments, advisory opinions, dismissals, mistrials, etc.

US

• Research/Writing on a wide range of commercial disputes (insurance, asbestos, labor/employment, etc.) in Federal and State courts

• Provided pro bono assistance to Tulane University students, faculty/staff on a wide range of civil/criminal matters
• Direct interaction with clients through supervising attorney

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Inaugural participant in the Seyfarth Shaw LLP-Morehouse Internship Program, a diversity-based initiative started by the firm's Atlanta office
• Assignments in commercial real estate, intellectual property, labor/employment, securities/financial litigation, and environmental law
• Clients included: Prudential, Bank of America, Chic-fil-A, Atlanta Falcons, Morris Brown College, United Health

• Undergraduate Intern (3 summers)
• Compiled, delivered, and filed all municipal contracts
• Gained invaluable knowledge re: contract law & public policy
• Cases assisted include: Danziger Bridge case, US v. Ray Nagin, US v. NOPD

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science