Marc Jacobson

Selected by Best Lawyers in the USA since 2019, Chambers USA since 2005 and by Super Lawyers since 2008 as one of the top Entertainment Lawyers in NYC, Jacobson built his unique practice by focusing on his two passions: music and film.

In the music area, he represented the estates of George & Ira Gershwin, Elvis Presley and Duke Ellington and important songwriters such as Jimmy Webb, Shakira, James Brown and Holland-Dozier-Holland. He represented the digital jukebox industry in its negotiations for performing rights, as well as the Cheer and Spirit industry regarding its use of music. He handles sophisticated music publishing and recording transactions, as well as negotiations to license the use of music by non-traditional music users. Jacobson also handles all legal aspects of filmed entertainment for a variety of films. He worked on "In the Land of Saints & Sinners" with Liam Neeson and Kerry Condon, "The Virtuoso" with Anthony Hopkins, “Conviction” with Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell, “Texasville,” with Jeff Bridges and Cybil Shepard and “All’s Fair” with George Segal and Sally Kellerman, “Back in The Day,” with Alec Baldwin and Anabella Sciorria,” Born to Lead: The Sal Aneuse Story,” and others. He is an as Executive Producer for "In the Land of Saints & Sinners,” the Untitled Peter Greenaway Project, starring Dustin Hoffman and Helen Hunt, “Leaves of the Tree” and “Hostage.”

He is the Founding Chairman of the NYS Bar Association Section on Entertainment Arts & Sports Law, testified before Congress and WIPO regarding the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and was Adjunct Professor of Entertainment Law at Fordham University Law School, CUNY Law School and The New School. He speaks regularly at bar association and other events about issues related to his practice. He has received many awards relating to his abilities as an attorney. He is licensed to practice law in New York, and is currently on inactive status in California, and Florida.