Considerable buzz surrounds attorney David Jacobs, who has worked at Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks for the last 10 years. Jacobs recently left the firm and took with him his first truly big client, Zach Bryan, who is in the midst of a major renegotiation with Warner regarding a new deal.

Bryan's relatively inexperienced managers, Danny Kang and Stefan Max, are said to be pushing for a new deal that would be a commissionable big score for them as well as for Jacobs; the deal for Bryan’s records and publishing is described by those in the know as a whopper.

One established lawyer who has no skin in the game questioned whether the old firm has any claim on the monies paid to Jacobs for making the deal, since Bryan’s been a client of theirs for a few years.

The artist, who wraps his Quittin' Time Tour later this month, has set the live world on fire since 2022.

Bryan will co-headline Stagecoach next April and play huge summer outdoor gigs in Dublin, London, New Jersey's MetLife Stadium (three July sellouts) and San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.