US Law Firm Nixon Peabody Names Matt Finkelstein Music Practice Head
Nixon Peabody has named Matt Finkelstein as partner and head of its music practice, and THE·TEAM has announced two tour marketing hires and a promotion.
United States law firm Nixon Peabody has named Matt Finkelstein as a partner and head of its music practice. The latest round of music industry executive changes also includes moves at Virgin Music Group, Version III, Warner Records Nashville and Tape Room Music.
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Finkelstein joins from ArentFox Schiff, where he handled transactions and copyright matters for record labels, music publishers, artists, songwriters, catalog investors and concert venues.
He recently advised BMG on its merger with Concord, and has worked on catalog and royalty stream deals involving music by The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Simon & Garfunkel, The Pointer Sisters and John Legend. In 2023, Finkelstein represented Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones before the U.S. Copyright Office in a matter concerning artist royalty rights.
Nic Mayne, co-leader of Nixon Peabody’s entertainment and sports team, said: “Matt is one of the most recognized transactional lawyers in the music industry, with a client roster and track record that speak for themselves. His arrival deepens our firm’s longstanding music capabilities and enhances our service to clients across the music ecosystem. As clients navigate new technologies and revenue streams, Matt brings the industry fluency and transactional sophistication needed to help them move forward.”
Nixon Peabody also added Los Angeles associate Taylor J. Coley to its music practice and corporate group. The hires follow earlier additions of Boston counsel Rick Goulding and Los Angeles associates Loren Shokes and Samantha Wainaina.
THE·TEAM hires and promotion
THE·TEAM, formerly Wasserman, announced two hires and one promotion.
- David Valdez and Danielle Diab join as directors of tour marketing in Los Angeles.
- Sophie Maltby was promoted to associate director of integrated music and sports partnership within the artist services group.
Valdez has more than 16 years of experience leading marketing campaigns for major concert tours, venues and festivals. He was most recently director of tour marketing at Live Nation, and has held marketing roles at Intuit Dome, AEG Presents and Staples Center, now Crypto.com Arena.
Diab has more than 14 years of industry experience and previously served in marketing roles at Live Nation and AEG Presents.
Maltby previously led social and digital strategy for the company’s music and action sports verticals. In her new role, she will focus on developing opportunities at the intersection of sports and music.
