Michael Poster

•Michael Poster is the Partner-in-Charge of M&R’s New York office and the firm’s Music Acquisitions & Financing Chair. In that capacity, he represents clients in corporate and financing transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, venture capital investments, and debt and equity financings, with a focus on music industry deals. In fact, he is one of the few attorneys in the country with a deep knowledge of the music business, on the one hand, and extensive experience in sophisticated corporate, private equity, finance and M&A transactions, on the other.

•With an approach to transactions that is both practical and business-focused, Michael is an extraordinarily effective strategic counselor and deal manager. Among other things, he is called upon to facilitate the purchase and sale of music companies and recording and publishing catalogs, as well as private equity acquisitions, venture capital investment, joint ventures and bank financing in the music space. Particularly versed in asset-based lending and the use of copyrights and other intellectual property as collateral in finance transactions, Michael’s roster of clients includes financial institutions, record labels, music publishers, entertainment-focused investment firms, and technology companies.

•Recognized as one of Variety’s 2023 Top Entertainment Dealmakers and Litigators, in addition to a Top Music Lawyer by Billboard for several years running, Michael is a frequent media commentator and writer on issues related to corporate finance, music and, more broadly, entertainment. He also regularly participates as a panelist at industry conferences on corporate and entertainment law, including the inaugural 2023 Music Investor Conference hosted by David Israelite, President and CEO of the National Music Publishers'​ Association; CMJ and Mondo.NYC (Michael served as CLE Chairman of these global business summits of music and tech industry insiders and innovators, emerging artists and their fans).