1906 Acklen Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee
37212

615.749.8312

615.676.5189

Robert L. Sullivan
Partner

Robert Sullivan’s practice focuses on entertainment transactions primarily in the music field, as well as litigation and mediation in entertainment and intellectual property areas. He represents major recording artists, songwriters, publishing companies and record companies.

Mr. Sullivan also has depth of knowledge in employment law and general business litigation. In recent years, he has represented employers in disputes involving contracts, covenants not to compete, executive compensation and sexual harassment.

Publications/Speeches

Panelist, Southern Regional Entertainment, Sports, and Intellectual Property Law Conference, Los Cabos, Mexico (November 12-16, 2008)
Panelist, Entertainment 2008: The Tenth Anniversary Annual Legal Symposium on the World of Music, Film & Television, Hollywood, Florida (March 14, 2008)
Speaker, Annual Entertainment Law Year in Review, Nashville, Tennessee (December 4, 2007)
Speaker, 2007 Sports and Entertainment Conference, Brentwood, Tennessee (November 16, 2007)
Panelist, Southern Regional Entertainment, Sports, and Intellectual Property Law Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico (November 7-11, 2007)
Speaker, Buying and Selling Music Catalogs: What Songwriters, Publishers and Investors Should Know, Nashville, Tennessee (October 30, 2007)
Speaker, Current Topics for the Nashville Entertainment Lawyer, Nashville, Tennessee (August 30, 2007)
Author, Estate-Planning Issues for Entertainers, Entertainment Law & Finance (January 2007)

Brooks & Dunn's Song is Crossover Political Hit By Beverly Keel, Tennessean
Who Owns the Live Music of Days Gone By? By Robert Levine, The New York Times
Despite Internet, There is Still Room for Labels in Digital Age By Scott Takac, Nashville Business Journal
Barry Gibb Buys Johnny Cash's Home for Songwriting By Ryan Underwood, Tennessean

Affiliations

Certified Mediator, Supreme Court of Tennessee
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Tennessee Bar Association
Member, Copyright Society of the United States of America
Member, Leadership Music
Member, Board of Directors, Copyright Society of the South
Member, Board of Directors, Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers For the Arts
Member, Board of Directors, Music City Community Chorus.

Distinctions

Named "Best of the Bar" by Nashville Business Journal (2006 and 2008)
'Best 150 Lawyers' List, Business TN (January 2007)
Named "Best Lawyer" in Entertainment Law, The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward White, Inc. (1995-2009)
Named in "Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business," in Media & Entertainment, (2006-2008 editions)
Named "Mid-South Super Lawyer" in Entertainment & Sports and Intellectual Property by Law & Politics (2006 and 2007 editions)
Named one of the "Leading Lawyers in America," Lawdragon 3000 Leading Lawyers Guide (2006)
Lecturer, Emory Law School, Cumberland Law School, Stetson University Law School, Practicing Law Institute, Nashville Bar Association
Instructor, Nashville School of Law
Instructor, Belmont College

Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1977

Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1974, magna cum laude

Tennessee, 1977

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

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