Variety, the most authoritative and trusted entertainment business news resource, recognized both partners Frank Scibilia and Benjamin Semel in their 2022 Legal Impact Report for their work in entertainment law. As Variety notes,

LITIGATORS

Frank P. Scibilia: Co-Chair, Music & Copyright Groups

Benjamin K. Semel: Partner, Media & Entertainment Group

With the National Music Publishers Assn. and Nashville Songwriters’ Assn. Intl. among its clients, the Pryor Cashman team is knee deep in wrangling with DSPs before the Copyright Royalty Board over interactive streaming rates determined for the current 2018- 22 term as well those of the next. Scibilia also won a dismissal for Universal Music Group in TufAmerica’s dispute of DJ Kool’s “Let Me Clear My Throat” and represented Ariana Grande, UMG, Warner Music, BMG, Kobalt, Concord Music and others in a dispute over the singer’s “7 Rings.” Semel reps Warner Music in arbitration regarding Sirius XM’s use of music released prior to Feb. 15, 1972. He and Semel have also repped the Mechanical License Collective since that agency was created by the 2018 Music Modernization Act. Other key clients: Sony Music Publishing, ABKCO, peermusic and trade groups RIAA and Merlin.

Sharing the wealth: “In a marketplace increasingly dominated by companies where music distribution is just one of their business models, ensuring creator control and fair and transparent compensation requires not just unrelenting focus, but also a deep knowledge of all of the relevant industries,” Scibilia says.

More About Pryor Cashman's Music Practice

Pryor Cashman's Media & Entertainment Group has supported and advocated on behalf of clients in the music and entertainment industries for more than 50 years. With one of the preeminent music practices in the country, we represent a broad spectrum of music clients, from Grammy Award-winning artists and up-and-coming bands to major and independent labels and the top music publishers, advising on the full range of business and transactional matters.

View the complete list on Variety's website linked below.