Partner Jeffrey S. Becker participated in a podcast on new methods of music monetization, hosted by Dynasty Podcasts at the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel. In the wake of the The Music Modernization Act passing in the...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner Jeffrey S. Becker was quoted in Variety and The Verge last week regarding SoundCloud and its new Premier program. According to the Variety article, “SoundCloud Slammed Over...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner William D. Patterson spoke last week on “Legal Realities in a Viriual World” as part of the 2112 Immersive Tech Summit. Patterson led “a discussion of known-knowns
Law360 profiled Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP this week as part of its recognition as a 2018 Illinois Regional Powerhouse. “Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP has taken Illinois’ trial courts by storm this past...
Partner Michelle M. Wahl will moderate a panel of speakers as part of a Women in Music Chicago networking event on September 19th. Panelists Jessica Bahr, Associate General Counsel of Constellation Brands, and Mikhael...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner Jeffrey S. Becker was interviewed this past weekend on news/talk WGN-AM (720) in Chicago regarding various current entertainment topics. Host Karen Conti talked with Becker during her
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP’s Entertainment and Media Law Practice will host its fourth annual client music showcase on June 21st at the House of Blues Chicago. Sound of Summer will feature performances by four client...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner Michelle M. Wahl guest lectured at Azusa Pacific University this week for its Music Business Entrepreneurship Masters Program. Wahl presented on national and international copyright...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner Jeffrey S. Becker will moderate a panel on February 6th providing business tips to musicians. “Holy Sh*T….Why Didn’t I Know That!? A Musician’s Guide To The Music...
Swanson, Martin Bell, LLP successfully defeated a defamation lawsuit filed by Hungarian Olympic swimmer, Katinka Hosszu, against its clients, Casey Barrett and Swimming World Magazine. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth