DALLAS, Jan. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Respected music industry litigator Jay Bowen has joined the Nashville, Tennessee, office of the Dallas-based business and entertainment law firm Shackelford, Melton, McKinley & Norton, LLP.
Also joining Shackelford are partner Will Parsons and associate Lauren Kilgore. Mr. Bowen will lead the expanded litigation section from Shackelford, Bowen, Zumwalt & Hayes, the firm's newly renamed Nashville office. The office is now home to seven attorneys, all of whom represent entertainment industry clients.
"Since we first met nearly 10 years ago, I knew I wanted to work with Jay, and I am extremely happy we were able to make it happen," says founding partner John Shackelford. "Jay, Will and Lauren provide extensive expertise in entertainment, intellectual property, First Amendment and business litigation, which will complement our existing work in Dallas and Nashville."
Recognized among the industry's premier litigators, Mr. Bowen has represented some of the world's highest-profile recording artists, record labels and media companies in trial and arbitration matters. His clients have included The Beatles, Elton John and Rod Stewart, as well as Curb Records and RCA Records. He has successfully litigated royalty, copyright infringement, management and contract-termination claims, in addition to accounting and antitrust disputes. He also has represented the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in illegal downloading cases.
"Shackelford's Dallas and Nashville offices are filled with exceptionally talented attorneys. Being able to tap into their expertise and resources certainly will benefit all our clients," says Mr. Bowen. "We built our reputation on providing personal service and being responsive to clients, which is the same philosophy shared by everyone at Shackelford."
Mr. Bowen has practiced law in Nashville since 1974, first at Bass, Berry & Sims, and later at the litigation boutique Bowen Riley Warnock & Jacobson. He went on to work with an inner-city Nashville charter school in 2007 before returning to private practice in 2009. His professional accolades include listings in Mid-South Super Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, Chambers and Partners' Best Lawyers for Business, and the 100 Best Lawyers in Nashville.
Mr. Parsons is a litigator who focuses on entertainment, intellectual property and business cases. He has successfully represented major recording artists, major and independent record labels, Fortune 500 media companies and other clients in trial and arbitration matters nationwide.
Ms. Kilgore handles complex litigation for both plaintiffs and defendants in entertainment, intellectual property and business litigation matters. She also handles a wide variety of transactional entertainment industry cases for both artists and institutional clients. Ms. Kilgore currently serves as a board member of the Young Lawyer's Division of the Nashville Bar Association and a member of the Nashville Bar's inaugural Leadership Forum.
Shackelford, Bowen, Zumwalt & Hayes is part of Shackelford, Melton, McKinley & Norton, LLP, a Dallas-based business and entertainment law firm representing financial institutions, recording artists, real estate owners and developers, automobile dealerships, record labels, and other businesses in legal matters across the country. Learn more about the firm at http://www.shackelfordlaw.net.
For more information on the latest additions at Shackelford, Bowen, Zumwalt & Hayes please contact Rhonda Reddick at 800-559-4534 or rhonda@androvett.com.
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