Entertainment Law

The firm's Entertainment Law practice, headed by Michael B. Kent, provides comprehensive counseling services, and negotiating and preparing organizational and transactional agreements for musical groups, independent record labels, management, and production and music publishing companies. The Entertainment Law group also negotiates video production, event sponsorship and merchandising agreements, athlete and celebrity endorsement and appearance agreements, intellectual property rights licenses and, with KB&G's Litigation Department, aggressively protects its client's rights by litigating contract and intellectual property rights disputes. KB&G counts among its clients accomplished songwriters and recording and performing artists, including Academy Award® and Grammy® Award winners, as well as recording studio designers, literary artists and agents, electronic publishers, and print, photo and other media artists.

Testimonials

I brought Harry in as General Counsel for several packaging companies which I ran or for which I consulted. He is my lawyer of choice. Harry not only is the preeminent deal lawyer I know, he is a business expert. He is the best business advisor I have in the world.
Jack B. Wielar
Business Consultant (Formerly: DuPont Separation Systems, Georgia Pacific, Norel Paper Company)

In addition to being one of the smartest individuals I know, Jack is extremely good at what he does. He has a terrific capacity to listen to my explanation of a business problem, process it and rephrase it, displaying an acute comprehension of the issue or problem. I’m very happy with all the legal work he and his firm do for my company.
August Cardona
Epicurean Management Co.

Harry represented Seagram when my company purchased their Puerto Rico operations. He was talented and tough, but forthright and fair. When he left Seagram, we wanted him on our side, and we have relied on him ever since.
Felix J. Serrallés, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Destileria Serrallés, Inc.

For more than 20 years, we have found Kent Beatty & Gordon to have unquestionable integrity and ethics. The quality of the firm’s legal work and dedication is excellent. We have been completely satisfied with their expertise, knowledge and diligence.
Alberto J. Torruella, Esq.
Executive Vice President, Destileria Serrallés, Inc.

Harry and I worked out a very complex and challenging technological agreement on behalf of Seagram and DuPont with a reluctant third party venturer. Despite the strong potential for conflicts of interest and several seeming stalemates, Harry made it work, and work well.
Jack B. Wielar
Business Consultant (Formerly: DuPont Separation Systems, Georgia Pacific, Norel Paper Company)