Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP is a proud Festival Sponsor of the 55th Chicago International Film Festival this month. Partner Jeffrey S. Becker will be a panelist at Industry Days, the festival’s hub for...
September 26, 2019
Illinois Wesleyan University Profiles Becker for Billboard Honor
Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) profiled alumnus and Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner Jeffrey S. Becker for his recentBillboard Magazine Top Music Lawyers honor. Becker received a Bachelor of Arts degree from IWU
September 25, 2019
Clyder Named to Law Bulletin Media’s “40 Under Forty” List
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner Patrick P. Clyder was named to Law Bulletin Media’s “40 Under Forty” list for 2019. Law Bulletin Media received more than 1,500 nominations and selected Clyder from
August 26, 2019
Becker Named to Billboard Magazine’s Top Music Lawyers List
Billboard Magazine has named Jeffrey S. Becker, partner and chair of Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP’s Entertainment and Media Law Practice Group, to its 2019 Top Music Lawyers list. This prestigious list honors...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP partner Jeffrey S. Becker will moderate a panel advising musicians and artists on “Getting Noticed Through the Noise” at 2112 next week. Industry experts from Spotify, Atlantic...
June 18, 2019
Becker Speaks at 2112 on Indie Vs. Major Labels Panel
Partner Jeffrey S. Becker will be part of a panel presentation tomorrow at music, film and tech incubator 2112. Becker and fellow panelists will discuss “Indie Vs. Major Labels” and how artists, managers and...
Partner Jeffrey S. Becker was quoted in The Verge regarding metadata and the music industry. The article, “Metadata is the Biggest Little Problem Plaguing the Music Industry,” explains how lack of...
Partner Jeffrey S. Becker was quoted in Pitchfork regarding the lawsuit alleging that “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer ripped off the idea for the television show from filmmaker Charlie Kessler.
Partner Jeffrey S. Becker was quoted in The Verge regarding artificial intelligence (AI) and music. The article, “We’ve Been Warned About AI and Music For Over 50 Years, But No One’s Prepared,”...
March 29, 2019
Becker Quoted in The Verge on Metadata in Music Industry
Partner Jeffrey S. Becker was quoted in The Verge regarding metadata and the music industry. The article, “Metadata is the Biggest Little Problem Plaguing the Music Industry,” explains how lack of...