Marc Jacobson, P.C. Offers Expertise in Media & Entertainment Law

    NEW YORK, NY, May 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marc Jacobson, an internationally-renowned media & entertainment lawyer, business executive and lecturer with broad experience in the entertainment, Internet and media industries, announced today the launch of his new law firm, Marc Jacobson, P.C. Located in midtown Manhattan, the firm will offer new and existing clients guidance in the creation, development, financing, distribution, and exploitation of film, television, music, publishing, and theatrical properties through traditional means as well as mobile and Internet platforms.

As a senior executive at Prodigy Communications Corp. in the late 1990s Jacobson was a principal draftsman of the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act. After Prodigy, he served as a senior executive at two publicly-traded Internet companies. He is the Founding Chairman of the New York State Bar Association Section on Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law, which began in 1984. Since October 2001, he has been Of Counsel at Greenberg, Traurig LLP in New York City.

"I'm very excited about working in a boutique setting again, with all the flexibility it offers," Jacobson said. "Advances in technology present great opportunities for current and future clients in the entertainment and media businesses and also allows the firm the chance to embrace practical, alternative fee structures to benefit our clients."

Jacobson represents a wide range of clients including The New York Philharmonic; BMG Music Rights, a joint venture between Bertelsmann and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts; GoomRadio.com, a French-based Internet radio station with a growing US presence; Jimmy Webb, the great American songwriter and author of "Up, Up & Away," "Wichita Lineman" among other classic songs; Omega Entertainment, producer of the forthcoming "Betty Anne Waters," starring Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell; DGDW Entertainment, a leading producer of concerts to benefit charitable organizations; Fred Zollo, noted theatrical ("A Steady Rain" "Angels in America") and motion picture ("Quiz Show" the forthcoming "Sweet Lorraine") producer; Cherry Lane Music Publishing, which publishes the music of The Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Fergie, Quincy Jones and others; the chart-topping singer Nicole Henry; and Brian and Ed Holland, members of Holland-Dozier-Holland, famed Motown songwriters.

The firm will continue its focus on representing talent and companies in their music- and motion picture-related projects, especially in connection with the purchase and sale of music publishing and other catalogs, as well as the financing, production and distribution of motion pictures. Jacobson is well-versed in effectively using state, federal and foreign tax incentives in financing the production of television and theatrical motion pictures. He plans to devote significant attention to the challenges faced by music publishers in licensing their works across the European Union.

Jacobson was a pioneer in the Internet business, playing a major role in the success of Prodigy Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:PRGY) from 1995 to 1999, serving as Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Public Policy. He helped guide Prodigy's three divisions and international ventures in nine countries. He helped orchestrate the company's successful management-led/investor-backed buyout in 1996 and its IPO in February 1999. He also helped resolve the Stratton Oakmont v Prodigy libel case, averting $200 million in damages and reversing a prior ruling against Prodigy without payment of any money to the plaintiff. He testified before Congress and the World Intellectual Property Organization ("WIPO") regarding the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and the Berne Convention. Jacobson's business career also included the following executive positions: President and Chief Operating Officer, Politics.com, Inc. (www.politics.com) (NASDAQ: POCO); Chief Financial Officer, Turbo Chef Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRBO); President, TurboChef Internet (www.turbochef.com); Chief Operating Officer, MY-CD.com, Inc. (www.my-cd.com). He was instrumental in raising over $340 million for Prodigy and these companies.

Jacobson earned many awards and honors throughout his career, including being listed as a leading Entertainment Lawyer in New York according to Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world in the 2005-2009 editions; selected by Super Lawyers magazine in their 2008 and 2009 editions, and listed in Legal 500 US, an internationally-recognized client referral guide providing in-depth editorial and recommendations of law firms and lawyers. Jacobson is licensed to practice law in New York, California and Florida.

For more information, contact:

Marc Jacobson
Marc Jacobson, PC
488 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 212-705-4899
Fax: 646-807-4599
Skype: marcjacobson
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.marcjacobson.com

Marc Jacobson, P.C., is a law firm representing talent and companies from all over the world in the media, entertainment and technology industries, offering large law firm quality in a boutique setting, which allows for innovation, personal attention, alternative fee structures and overall lower cost. For further information, please contact us at [email protected] or +1-212-705-4899.

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