Entertainment Law

Featured Client Cases over the past 40 years.

Mr. Soven’s long career includes the representation of musical artists, producers, songwriters, publishers and managers in Miami, New York and Nashville.  In various contract negotiations, licensing issues, disputes as well as civil litigation matters his clients include:

Bryan “Birdman” Williams,  the co-founder of Cash Money Records, a rapper, record executive and entrepreneur.  Personal representation.  Miami Herald Article – July 2016.  Miami Herald Article – March 2017.    Gossip Extra Article – March 2018.   All Hip Hop – Article December 2018.   Realtor.com Article – December 2018.  Middletown Press Article – August 2019.  Miami Herald Article – January 2020. UrbanIslandz – January 2020   Hot New Hip Hop – January 2020

DJ Khaled,  Record producer, rapper, DJ and  record label executive.  Personal representation

       Rob G2,  Hip hop artist, personal representation        

Sony Records v. Boys 2 Men, Contract Dispute, dismissed successfully

Posh Nation v. Rick Ross, Contract Dispute, dismissed successfully

Menudo & Ricky Martin, Manager Darren McGillis Contract Dispute, dismissed successfully

Keystone Music Group Inc; whose songs were recorded and became hits for many famous artists including; Simon & Garfunkle, Jimmy Buffet, The Carpenters, Patty Smyth & Don Henley, Frankie Valli, Waylon Jennings, Ann Murray, The Oak Ridge Boys, Ronnie Milsap, Sawyer Brown and Michael Johnson..

Hampstead Heath Music Publishers Inc.  Copyright exploitation agreements which include songs recorded by Simon and Garfunkle, The Carpenters and Anne Murray

Captain Crystal Music Inc. Copyright exploitation agreements

Jimmy Sommers, Jazz Saxophone; State criminal charges, dismissed successfully

Jay Senter,  Producer of:  Helen Reddy’s Grammy award winning I AM WOMAN.  Producer, Tavares’s Grammy nominated PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.  Producer, Sammy Johns’ 3 million selling CHEVY VAN.  Earned 10 BMI Publisher Performance Awards.  Earned 3 BMI Publisher Millionaire Performance Awards

Criteria Studios/The Music Factory, largest recording studio in the Southeast.  Corporate representation.