March 18, 2015

SXSW Panel on Contract Termination Features Becker

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Partner and Entertainment and Media Practice Group Chair Jeffrey S. Becker will speak today at the annual Southwest by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Tex. Becker and two additional...

January 15, 2015

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Names New Partners

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP announces that six of its associates were recently named partners, including one in its new St. Louis office. Jeffrey S. Becker serves as Chair of the Entertainment and Media Law Practice...

August 20, 2014

Becker Speaks at Yellow Phone Music Conference

Jeffrey S. Becker, chair of Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP’s Entertainment and Media Law practice, will be a panelist at Yellow Phone Music Conference in Milwaukee September 4-7, 2014. Becker and other music industry...

June 17, 2014

Wahl Receives Rising Star Award at IDC Awards Reception

Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Associate Michelle M. Wahl received the 2014 Rising Star Award from the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IDC), during the association’s 50th Annual Meeting last month in...

May 23, 2014

Becker Speaks at LCA Music Law CLE Seminar

Jeffrey S. Becker, chair of Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP’s Entertainment and Media Law Practice Group, will present at “Music Law 101” as part of a CLE seminar hosted by Lawyers for the Creative Arts on

January 9, 2014

Becker Authors Law Bulletin Article on Spotify

Entertainment and Media Law Practice Group Chair Jeffrey S. Becker authored an article for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on ways in which Spotify, the on-demand music streaming service, compensates its artists. To read...