Richard B. Jefferson

Richard B Jefferson is the Entertainment/IP Managing Partner at m.e.t.a.l. law group, llp
- Founded m.e.t.a.l. in 2003
- 18+ years of experience practicing Entertainment, IP, and Business law
- Former Virgin Records America, Inc. In-House Counsel
- Former Instructor at New York Film Academy - Legal Affairs
- Speaker and Presenter, including NATPE 2015 and SXSW 2018

Richard has extensive experience serving as counsel for companies, projects (production counsel/music production counsel), and brands. For his clients, he routinely structures and negotiates joint ventures; manages and protects IP and intangible asset portfolios (copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, digital assets - domains, social media accounts); and mediates or settles disputes. His clientele operates in innovative fields, such as music, television, film, digital, fashion/apparel, animation, video gaming, eSports, digital, and VR/AR/MR. Over his career, he has represented Emmy®, Grammy®, and Oscar® nominees/winners, and companies owned by professional athletes and HNW entrepreneurs in negotiations with major companies including Universal Records, Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol Records, EMI Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Records, Warner-Chappell Music, Electronic Arts, Capcom, Ubisoft, Disney, Nickelodeon, E! Entertainment, MTV Networks, Comcast Entertainment, NBCUniversal, Discovery Communications, OWN, TruTV, The History Channel, Summit/Lionsgate, Nordstrom, Pioneer, Tapout, Intuit, PepsiCo, AT&T, Wells Fargo, Keurig, Brothers, Nike, Subway, Home Shopping Network (HSN), Amazon, Hulu, and Netflix.