Biography

Richard B. Jefferson is an Entertainment/IP Attorney at m.e.t.a.l. IP, a boutique law firm.

• Co-Founded m.e.t.a.l. in 2003
• Over 20 years of experience practicing Entertainment, Intellectual Property, and Business (Corporate/LLC, M&A) law
• Former Virgin Records America, Inc. - Legal & Business Affairs
• Former Instructor of Legal Affairs at the New York Film Academy
• Founded Lawyers Rock® in 2013 - a blog and resource center for entertainment companies
• Speaker and Presenter, including at NATPE, SXSW, and Omni Culture TV Fest
• Member: California Lawyers Association-IP Section, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), The Recording Academy (The Grammys), ASCAP
• Trademark Panel of LACBA Referral Program (Trademarks and TTAB Proceedings)

m.e.t.a.l. serves as General Counsel, IP Counsel, and Production Counsel for: -Film Productions -Television Productions -Content Houses -Music Libraries -Music Catalogs -Content Owners -Talent Agencies (eSports hosts, music composers, influencers). -Service Providers

We routinely structure and negotiate joint ventures, manage and protect IP, and manage day-to-day legal affairs to prevent legal issues.

We have represented clients in deals with major labels, music publishers, distributors, and music streamers, including, Spotify, Universal Music Group (UMG Records and UMPG), Capitol Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Records, Atlantic Records, Warner-Chappell Music, and Hollywood Records; television networks, studios, and digital platforms, including Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Peacock, Apple, Fox, HBO, OWN, Discovery, and Disney, Lionsgate/Summit, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal, MTV Networks, The History Channel, A&E Network, OWN, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (UK), PSSI Live, All Elite Wrestling, and Home Shopping Network; video gaming companies, such as Electronic Arts, Blizzard Entertainment, Call of Duty League, and Capcom; high profile brands, including Triller, Electronic Arts, Capcom, Ubisoft, Blizzard, Square Enix, Pepsi, Pioneer, Nike, Red Cross, American Heart Association, Wells Fargo, Heineken/Red Stripe, Jägermeister, Primo Water N.A., LG Electronics, Vizio, Converse; and high profile celebrities and public figures/estates including Bob Marley, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Curtis Mayfield, Peter Tosh, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Cesar Chavez, Public Enemy, Tupac, Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali, and Michael Jackson.
- IMDb mini biography by: m.e.t.a.l. law group, llp

Richard B. Jefferson is an Entertainment/IP Attorney at m.e.t.a.l. IP, a boutique law firm. - Co-Founded m.e.t.a.l. in 2003 - Over 20 years of experience practicing Entertainment, Intellectual Property, and Business (Corporate/LLC, M&A) law - Former Virgin Records America, Inc. - Legal & Business Affairs - Former Instructor of Legal Affairs at the New York Film Academy - Founded Lawyers Rock® in 2013 - a blog and resource center for entertainment companies - Speaker and Presenter, including at NATPE, SXSW, and Omni Culture TV Fest - Member: California Lawyers Association-IP Section, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), The Recording Academy (The Grammys), ASCAP - Trademark Panel of LACBA Referral Program (Trademarks and TTAB Proceedings)

m.e.t.a.l. serves as General Counsel, IP Counsel, and Production Counsel for film productions, television productions, content houses, music libraries, music catalogs, content owners, talent agencies (eSports hosts, music composers, and influencers), and service providers to the industry.

We routinely structure and negotiate joint ventures, manage and protect IP, and manage day-to-day legal affairs to prevent legal issues.

We have represented clients in deals with major labels, music publishers, distributors, and music streamers, including, Spotify, Universal Music Group (UMG Records and UMPG), Capitol Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Records, Atlantic Records, Warner-Chappell Music, and Hollywood Records; television networks, studios, and digital platforms, including Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Peacock, Apple, Fox, HBO, OWN, Discovery, and Disney, Lionsgate/Summit, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal, MTV Networks, The History Channel, A&E Network, OWN, Kaleidoscope Film Distribution (UK), PSSI Live, All Elite Wrestling, and Home Shopping Network; video gaming companies, such as Electronic Arts, Blizzard Entertainment, Call of Duty League, and Capcom; high profile brands, including Triller, Electronic Arts, Capcom, Ubisoft, Blizzard, Square Enix, Pepsi, Pioneer, Nike, Red Cross, American Heart Association, Wells Fargo, Heineken/Red Stripe, Jägermeister, Primo Water N.A., LG Electronics, Vizio, Converse; and high profile celebrities and public figures/estates including Bob Marley, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Curtis Mayfield, Peter Tosh, Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Maya Angelou, Cesar Chavez, Public Enemy, Tupac, Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali, and Michael Jackson.
- IMDb mini biography by: metal IP