Fox Rothschild congratulates the attorneys in our nationwide Entertainment & Sports Law Department who were selected to Billboard Magazine’s 2026 “Top Music Lawyers” list. The prestigious list recognizes attorneys whose “legal savvy is essential to the music business now more than ever.”

This year’s honorees include:

• Kenneth J. Abdo
• Paul N. Bowles III
• Cynthia L. Katz
• Tim Mandelbaum
• Leron E. Rogers
• Alex Threadgold
• Heidy Vaquerano

Fox Rothschild’s Entertainment & Sports Law attorneys advise some of the music industry’s most prominent artists, songwriters, labels, investors and rights holders on high-profile transactions, business matters and complex legal issues. Their work spans music catalog acquisitions and sales, recording, publishing, distribution and licensing agreements, artist representation, and transactions valued in the billions of dollars.

The team represents leading industry companies including BMG Rights Management, Concord, Evil Teen Records, GoldState Music, HarbourView Equity Partners and VP Records, while also advising acclaimed artists and creators such as $uicideboy$, Avalon Emerson, B.o.B., Home Free, KAMAUU, Kool & The Gang, Rick Ross, T.I., Tom DeLonge, Warren Haynes, Wu-Tang Clan, Yaeji and YFN Lucci. Their recent work includes landmark catalog acquisitions and divestitures, major recording and publishing agreements, strategic distribution partnerships, and high-profile licensing matters tied to the Super Bowl and other major sporting events.

The group also provides comprehensive transactional and litigation counsel to artists, creators, athletes, companies and executives across the entertainment, sports and media industries.

View the full list.

A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the New Jersey Supreme Court.