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| Entertainment Lawyer Joel Katz Joins Berklee Trustees Berklee College of Music has named Joel Katz, a leader in the field of entertainment law, to its board of trustees. Katz is former Chairman of the American Bar Association's Entertainment & Sports Law Section. His clients are some of the world's most well-known entertainers, producers, record labels, concert promoters and Fortune 500 companies, including Kenny Chesney, Julio Iglesias, Willie Nelson, Ludacris, Michael Jackson's estate, the Country Music Association, Dick Clark Productions, and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS). More than 30 years ago, he founded Katz, Smith & Cohen, which became one of the country's largest music entertainment law firms. In 1998, Katz merged his practice with Greenberg Traurig. In 2012, Katz was named #38 on Billboard's Power 100 list. "As I have spent my entire working life in the entertainment and music business, being now included on Berklee's board will give me a chance to give back even more to an industry that has been so good to me, " said Katz. "I look forward to working with the school administration, the teaching and professional team, and of course the students. I hope to be able to give of my experiences in the artistic community directly to the students." "Joel Katz has advised and represented a who's who of the music industry, and is someone who cares about giving opportunities to musicians and to students, and at Berklee, we have both, " said Berklee president Roger H. Brown. "His vast knowledge of the music and music makers will be extremely valuable to the college." Katz is active at industry events, having served as a speaker or panelist at The Recording Academy's Grammy in the Schools Program, the Atlanta Downtown Partnership's Music Industry Symposium, the Entertainment and Sports Industry Forum of the ABA and the Entertainment and Sports Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. Katz has also authored and co-authored many articles and commentary on various topics concerning entertainment law. Berklee College of Music was founded on the revolutionary principle that the best way to prepare students for careers in music is through the study and practice of contemporary music. For more than 65 years, the college has evolved to reflect the current state of the music industry, leading the way with baccalaureate studies in performance, music business/management, songwriting, music therapy, film scoring, and more. With a focus on global learning, Berklee in Valencia, a new campus in Spain, is hosting the college's first graduate programs, while Berklee Online serves distance learners worldwide with extension classes and degree-granting programs. The Berklee City Music Network provides after-school programming for underserved teens in 45 locations throughout the U.S. and Canada. With a student body representing 105 countries and alumni and faculty that have won more than 300 Grammy and Latin Grammy Awards, Berklee is the world's premier learning lab for the music of today—and tomorrow. write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |