Get the latest gossip

Billboard’s 2025 Top Music Lawyers Revealed

Billboard's 2025 Top Music Lawyers list is revealed, featuring the savviest legal counselors throughout the music industry.

The firm’s clients include both major artists — Ariana Grande, Big Sean, Common, Dead & Company, Erykah Badu, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Khruangbin, Meghan Trainor, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tate McRae, Deftones and Troye Sivan — and leading executives such as Aaron Bay-Schuck, Ben Adelson, Katie Welle, Tunji Balogun, Tyler Arnold and Wendy Goldstein. Reed Smith counts among its A-list clients Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, Bon Jovi, The Smashing Pumpkins, Korn, Kesha, Lil Uzi Vert, John Summit, Kaskade, Fatboy Slim, Concord, Sony, Lyric, Kobalt, Hipgnosis, Litmus, Iconic, Seeker, Roc Nation, Amazon Music, SoundCloud, YouTube, Firebird and BandLab. Contributors: Trevor Anderson, Rania Aniftos, Nefertiti Austin, Lars Brandle, Dave Brooks, Anna Chan, Ed Christman, Leila Cobo, Janine Coveney, Hannah Dailey, Stephen Daw, Kyle Denis, Bill Donahue, Thom Duffy, Chris Eggertsen, Griselda Flores, Josh Glicksman, Paul Grein, Raquelle “Rocki” Harris, Lyndsey Havens, Gil Kaufman, Steve Knopper, Carl Lamarre, Elias Leight, Jason Lipshutz, Joe Lynch, Heran Mamo, Elizabeth Dilts Marshall, Taylor Mims, Gail Mitchell, Melinda Newman, Jessica Nicholson, Glenn Peoples, Sigal Ratner-Arias, Isabela Raygoza, Kristin Robinson, Jessica Roiz, Dan Rys, Michael Saponara, Damien Scott, Crystal Shepeard, Andrew Unterberger, Christine Werthman

Get the Android app