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Owen J. Sloane's entertainment practice focuses on music, multimedia and intellectual property matters. Owen handles a wide range of sophisticated and complex music industry transactions for recording and touring artists, songwriters, record companies, Internet and music publishing companies. He has negotiated all forms of talent contracts, recording agreements, songwriting and publishing agreements, distribution agreements, music licensing, sponsorship and song placement agreements, merchandising and touring agreements, and major live events. He has represented among others,American Idol alum Chris Daughtry, the Frank Zappa Estate, Stevie Nicks, Lindsay buckingham, Kenny Rogers, Elton John, Donna Summer and currently represents Rob Thomas, Matchbox Twenty, Suzanne Vega as , as well as other major artists and leading companies in the entertainment, Internet and music publishing businesses. Owen also serves as an expert witness and litigation consultant on issues such as contracts, intellectual property rights, calculations of royalties, and music industry custom and practices. He recently testified in cases involving the Bing Crosby Estate, Rod Stewart, Nine Inch Nails, the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas, and the Baltimore Orioles. Owen graduated cum laude from Yale Law School and received his BA with Honors and Distinction from Cornell University. Owen has published scores of articles and has lectured at ASCAP, MUSEXPO, Digital Music Forum West, Hollywood Goes Green, Harvard, UCLA, Stanford, and other professional organizations. He has been quoted as an expert source in the Wall St. Journal, Los Angeles Times, Reuters and Billboard, among other publications. He has served on the Board of the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and the City of Los Angeles Grammy Host Committee. Owen has been chosen by his peers as a Southern California Super Lawyer in the area of Entertainment for four years in a row.Specialties: negotiating and drafting agreements in the entertainment industry; copyright infringement and intellectual property; new music business models; creative rights; digital rights; trademark; licensing; publishing; merchandising rights; piracy; sponsorships; endorsements; innovative marketing deals and more

Listed skills include Music Law, Music Publishing, Entertainment Law, Music Licensing, and 21 others.