Richard Baskind
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Media & Entertainment: Music: Non-contentious
Band 3
About
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Practice Areas
Richard heads the Music team.
He is a specialist adviser on contract law and commercial negotiations in the music and wider entertainment industries with a diverse range of clients, including global recording artists, songwriters and producers, record labels, music publishers and industry executives.
Richard is ranked in Chambers and is described as “incredibly well known for his music work” and “a practical lawyer who knows where the catches and caveats are during negotiations” and described by clients as “a lawyer you actually want to hang out with”. Richard is a trustee of the charity, CALM, and is active in supporting a number of music related projects.
Chambers Review
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Richard Baskind leads the music team at Simons Muirhead Burton. He is recognised for his work acting on the sale and acquisition of music assets, at the commercial licensing and also catalogue deal and corporate levels. He acts for a broad range of clients including artists, songwriters, publishers and management companies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Richard is a titan of the entertainment industry. His knowledge of contacts, the music industry and various underlying mechanics is immense."
"Richard is an extremely accountable lawyer who is very impressive and has a strong team behind him."
"He is very client-focused."
"Richard is a titan of the entertainment industry. His knowledge of contacts, the music industry and various underlying mechanics is immense."
"Richard is an extremely accountable lawyer who is very impressive and has a strong team behind him."
"He is very client-focused."
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