Lynn Morrow
Partner and Entertainment and New Media Team Leader
Entertainment & New Media
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Overview
Lynn Morrow is ranked Band 2 in Media and Entertainment in Tennessee by Chambers USA.
Representing regional, national and international clients, Lynn advises and advocates for businesses and organizations that promote music and other forms of entertainment, and helps artists, authors, songwriters, music publishers and producers negotiate deals. She also works with independent publishing companies, record companies and large non-profit ministries with a music element, helping them to protect and promote their intellectual property. Previously a litigator, Lynn brings courtroom and negotiation skills to her practice.
Lynn crafts custom-made deals for each individual or entity, emphasizing what’s important to that particular client. With a deep familiarity with the process and specificities of entertainment contracts negotiation, Lynn aims for the sweet spot of inking a unique deal for her clients that still falls within parameters realistic to industry norms.
Because Lynn has many years of experience in this area of law, she’s familiar with nearly every type of music industry deal, even given the dramatic changes in the industry over the past decade or more. In her deal-making, Lynn approaches each matter with a focused, integrity-based and respectful-but-assertive mindset. Emphasizing clear communication, Lynn takes great care to listen carefully to her clients and be available and responsive to them.
Lynn writes extensively on copyright and entertainment-related subjects, and her article, "The Recording Artist Agreement: Does it Empower or Enslave?" was published by the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment Law and Practice. In addition, Lynn speaks frequently before legal and entertainment industry audiences. Lynn is the past Chair of the Entertainment and Sports Section of the Nashville Bar Association and Tennessee Bar Association. In 2013 and 2018, Lynn was named Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year in Entertainment Law in Nashville, and since 2008, she has been ranked among Best Lawyers® in Entertainment Law - Music, Copyright Law and Intellectual Property Law.
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Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D. | 1985
- University of Exeter, England, LL.M. International Business Law | 1989
- University of California at Irvine, B.A. | 1982
Bar Admissions
- California
- Tennessee
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Recognitions
- Chambers USA - Recognized Practitioner in Media & Entertainment: Tennessee, 2013-2024
- Mid-South Super Lawyers® (by Thomson Reuters) Entertainment and Sports 2007-2024
- Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year – Nashville Copyright Law, 2022
- Best Lawyers® Lawyer of the Year – Nashville Entertainment Law, 2013, 2018
- Best Lawyers® - Copyright Law, Entertainment Law - Music, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Media Law
- Women of Influence - Nashville Business Journal
- Best of the Bar - Nashville Business Journal
- In Charge - Music Row Magazine
- Top Women in Music City 2015 - Nashville Business Journal
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D. | 1985
- University of Exeter, England, LL.M. International Business Law | 1989
- University of California at Irvine, B.A. | 1982
Bar Admissions
- California
- Tennessee
Related Services
Publications
- "Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Prince Photographer, Against Warhol, in Fair Use Copyright Case," published in Westlaw Today, May 2023
- "What's Next: Negotiating Deals in the Next Decade," Belmont Entertainment Law Journal Symposium, Artist/Attorney Panel, February 2020
- "Entertainment Lawyers and Conflicts of Interest Matters," Americanafest: The Americana Music Festival & Conference, September 2018
- "Show Me the Money," Wortman Works Media & Marketing’s WWTV Industry Expert Series, WWTV YouTube Channel, WWTV Show Me the Money – Part 1; WWTV Show Me the Money – Part 2
- "Stop Before You Post! That Website Photo Could Cost You Big-Time," interviewed in Billboard Country Update, June 2016
- "Getting Paid: By Stream or Market Share?" Panelist, Music Biz Renaissance Nashville, May 2016
Education
- Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D. | 1985
- University of Exeter, England, LL.M. International Business Law | 1989
- University of California at Irvine, B.A. | 1982
Bar Admissions
- California
- Tennessee
