Jordan Bromley

Practice Areas

As leader of Manatt Entertainment, Jordan Bromley is one of the entertainment industry’s most sought-after legal and business advisors. He is known for his client-first approach, with deep experience navigating the gamut of entertainment transactions, including with respect to global licensing; distribution; tours; copyright and trademark enforcement; NFTs; catalog sales; executive producer deals; content creation agreements; animated feature, concert film and soundtrack production deals; and documentary financing agreements. Notably, Jordan and his team helped clients negotiate and complete $2.3 billion in catalog sales over the past year.

Alongside his work guiding clients through some of the most high-profile and complex transactions, Jordan is also a respected advocate for workers in the music industry. As a member of the Music Artist Coalition’s board, Jordan is known for helping industry stakeholders and government representatives identify important issues facing the music industry and negotiating a unified response to those issues that have resulted in the passage of new laws regulating the space.

Jordan is also known for his thought leadership. He is frequently published in and quoted by publications covering music issues, such as Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, Entrepreneur, Newsweek, The Guardian, The Hill and Financial Times.

Professional Memberships

Admitted to practice in California

Member, State Bar of California

Cofounder, Hip Hop Congress

Member, Board of Directors, Music Artists Coalition

Publications

Quoted, “FAIR Act Bill to Repeal Amendment to ‘Seven-Year Statute’ Up for Vote in California Assembly,” Billboard, March 29, 2022.

Quoted, “Entertainment Lawyer Christopher Chatham Joins Manatt, Phelps & Phillips,” Variety, January 6, 2022.

Quoted, “As NFTs Spur a Digital Gold Rush, Law Firms Are Getting in on the Action,” The American Lawyer, July 1, 2021.

Quoted, “Royalty Splits, Copyrights & More: ‘Ruthless’ NFT Market Sparks New Legal Debates,” Billboard, May 25, 2021.

Quoted, “11 Indie Musicians on How They’re Navigating the NFT Wave,” Pitchfork, May 10, 2021.

Quoted, “Musicians Turn to NFTs to Make Up for Lost Revenue,” The Wall Street Journal, March 23, 2021.

Quoted, “Hipgnosis Is Buying Music Libraries — and Plans to Spend $1 Billion More,” The Hollywood Reporter, February 18, 2021.

Co-author, “Recoup, There It Is: An Artist's Guide to Royalty Hunting,” Billboard, January 7, 2021.

Quoted, “ASCAP, BMI Consent Decree Action More Likely From DOJ Than Congress,” Communications Daily, August 18, 2020.

Quoted, “Bureaucratic snag leaves thousands of gig workers shut out of relief aid,” NBC News, July 19, 2020.

Quoted, “Copyright Office Calls for Changes to Whack-a-Mole Takedowns,” Bloomberg Law, May 21, 2020.

Quoted, “Waiting on a Lifeline: Delays in Aid for Freelance Musicians Highlight Systemic Inequalities,” Billboard, May 8, 2020.

Quoted, “‘It’s a Clusterf-ck’: Musicians Struggle to Get Pandemic Assistance,” Rolling Stone, May 5, 2020.

Quoted, “Gig workers are now eligible for special unemployment benefits. But many won’t get them,” Los Angeles Times, May 2, 2020.

Quoted, “Many Musicians Exempt From Controversial Gig-Worker Law Under Proposed Changes,” KQED Arts, April 28, 2020.

Quoted, “The music industry gets relief from California’s AB5 gig economy law,” KCRW, April 21, 2020.

Quoted, “Gig worker law will be amended for musicians, lawmaker says,” Daily Journal, April 20, 2020.

Quoted, “Musicians and Music Professionals to Receive AB 5 Exemption,” California Globe, April 18, 2020.

Quoted, “California Legislators Amend AB5 Gig Economy Law to Protect Music Professionals,” Billboard, April 17, 2020.

Quoted, “Musicians' Groups, California Legislators Propose Gig-Economy Law Amendment,” The Hollywood Reporter, April 17, 2020.

Quoted, “AB5: Most musicians can keep performing under update to gig-work law,” San Francisco Chronicle, April 17, 2020.

Mentioned, “California Lawmakers, Music Coalitions Reach Tentative Agreement on Amendments to AB5 Gig Economy Law,” The Wrap, April 17, 2020.

Mentioned, “California Agrees to Amend AB5 Restrictions for Gigging Musicians,” Digital Music News, April 17, 2020.

Quoted, “Leading MROs Join Forces With CA Legislature to Ensure Music Thrives Under AB5,” Music Connection, April 17, 2020.

Quoted, “Musicians to Be Exempt From California ‘Gig Economy’ Assembly Bill 5,” Variety, April 17, 2020.

Quoted, “You Produced a Hit! Now Good Luck Getting Paid,” Rolling Stone, March 23, 2020.

Quoted, “What More Can (Or Should) Congress Do to Support the Music Community Amid Coronavirus?,” Billboard, March 20, 2020.

Quoted, “Legal industry facing down pandemic pandemonium,” Daily Journal, March 13, 2020.

Quoted, “Why Megan Thee Stallion Sued Her Own Label,” Rolling Stone, March 5, 2020.

Quoted, “Musicians say AB5 strikes sour note with gig-driven profession,” San Francisco Chronicle, February 24, 2020.