Eric Greenspan
Greenspan founded the music department of what was originally created as a film/TV firm 32 years ago. The Duke grad’s first big client was the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who’ve been with Greenspan since the dawn of their illustrious career. From discovering Jewel in a coffee shop in San Diego to promoting the Grateful Dead in the ’70s, Greenspan considers himself extremely fortunate to have been involved with artists since the infancies of their careers. Among the other artists he reps are Bon Jovi, Dead & Company, Bad Religion, Christina Aguilera and celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis, who used to cook for Greenspan and his family for years before he helped expand her brand to TV ahead of launching a food empire covering books, restaurants and kitchen products.

Aaron Rosenberg
While at Harvard Law School in the early 2000s, Rosenberg interned at Arista Records and clerked at Greenberg Traurig, where he met his first client, John Legend. Mentored by Greenspan & Light, Rosenberg now reps pop royalty Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lopez and Troye Sivan, hip-hop standouts Big Sean and LVRN (6lack, Summer Walker), songwriters Diane Warren, Justin Tranter and Ali Tamposi, newcomers Fletcher, Queen Naija and Charlotte Lawrence.

“Of any firm, ours arguably has the best combination of intellect, hustle and experience,” Rosenberg proudly declares.

Jeffrey Light
Described as “The smartest lawyer I know” by Greenspan, Light was the music department’s first hire. A partner at MG for 27 years, Light advises a rock roster that includes Queens of the Stone Age, Deftones, Korn, Disturbed, Godsmack and Rob Zombie. Along with teaching part-time at UCLA Law School, he counsels Electronic Arts and 20th Century Fox Television (Empire, The Simpsons, 24, Star). Light also reps Pulse Publishing, one of the fastest-growing music catalogs in recent years.

Francois Mobasserâ€¨
Prior to the Blue Devil’s 20-year service at MG, his first taste of the biz was at a firm in New York that worked with LL Cool J, Mary J. Blige, Suge Knight and Death Row Records. Mobasser takes pride in having an eclectic practice, representing artists he is genuinely a fan of, as well as execs, songwriters and producers. His long-term clients include Jack Johnson, Common and Social Distortion. Along with having an ear for finding artists early in their career, Mobasser insists on “not working with assholes” and being good at lawyering as well as sustaining career-spanning relationships with clients. He also reps rising acts First Aid Kit, Big Wild, Tobe Nwigwe and Jumex.

Craig Marshallâ€¨
Marshall got his start at Priority Records, where he developed his hip-hop chops working projects for Snoop, Ice Cube, and Master P/No Limit. He was VP of Business Affairs at Capitol before moving to Jimmy Iovine’s Interscope, where he worked on projects for Black Eyed Peas and Gwen Stefani. Currently, he represents acts such as Joyner Lucas, Chika and the rap collective Brockhampton, introducing them to manager Christian Clancy and advising their milestone deal with RCA last year. He also oversaw the sale of Lecrae’s Reach Records catalog to Courage, and works with various songwriters, execs, rocker Elle King and American Idol breakout Alejandro Aranda. Marshall credits his label background in providing a unique skillset for his practice.

L-r: Robert Minzner, Haley Golding, Lulu Pantin, Jeff Light, Francois Mobasser,Tamara Milagros-Butler, Josh Karp, Craig Marshall, Aaron Rosenberg, Audrey Benoualid, Eric Greenspan, Andrew Paster

Joshua Y. Karpâ€¨
Karp is a partner at the firm. His most prized possession is his collection of every issue of HITS ever published.

Audrey Benoualidâ€¨
Audrey started her career in Montreal as an IP attorney at Robic LLP. After moving to L.A. to specialize in music law, she became a senior music associate at the firm in 2016. Since then, she has negotiated and papered major music-related transactions for A-level talent including Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lopez, Troye Sivan, Justin Tranter, Brett McLaughlin and Brocker Way.

Lulu Pantinâ€¨
A Cuban from Miami who graduated from UCLA and Yale Law School, Lulu got her start working on the Rick James Estate’s class action lawsuit over digital revenue. She now works on Justin Bieber, Common, LVRN and Keep Cool and is proud to advise a group of execs and talent including Rence, Caroline Pennell, Teo Halm, and Eddie Benjamin.

Tamara Milagros-Butlerâ€¨
Milagros-Butler is a partner in the firm’s music department. Her practice focuses on all transactional aspects of an artist’s career; she is the responsible attorney for indie artists such as Khruangbin, Silversun Pickups and Dropkick Murphys. She also has extensive experience working with corporate music clients like Pulse Music Publishing, 20th Century Fox, and High School Nation.

Robert Minznerâ€¨
Minzner is a partner at the firm whose practice covers a variety of transactional matters in entertainment law, with a focus on the music industry. He works on a wide range of clients, from large corporations like 20th Century Fox to established artists like Slash and RuPaul, and is the responsible attorney for up-and-coming new artists, producers and songwriters such as Role Model, Alex Aiono and Violet Days.

The firm is also proud to have welcomed new associates Andrew Paster and Haley Golding this year.

From top: Karp, Benoualid, Pantin, Milagros-Butler