Atty. L. Lee Phillips
A leader in the music industry for over 40 years, Lee Phillips has earned a reputation for intelligence, creativity and integrity in representing major musicians, recording artists, composers, record companies and publishing companies. Lee focuses primarily on contract negotiations within the music industry and acts as the general legal advisor to a multitude of artists and companies in this field.
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L. Lee Phillips is a entertainment attorney based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP. Admitted to practice in California, State Bar of California and District of Columbia, District of Colombia Bar. Educated at Cornell University (J.D., 1964). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Entertainment Law - Music (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Media Law (2026). Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- A leader in the music industry for over 40 years, Lee Phillips has earned a reputation for intelligence, creativity and integrity in representing major musicians, recording artists, composers, record companies and publishing companies
- Lee focuses primarily on contract negotiations within the music industry and acts as the general legal advisor to a multitude of artists and companies in this field
- His clients have included and include a variety of internationally renowned performers and celebrities including Brian Wilson, Burt Bacharach, The Eagles, Kenny Loggins, Randy Jackson, Steve Perry, Tracy Chapman, Barbra Streisand, Prince, Michael Jackson and many others
- Lee’s broad base of knowledge enables him to provide his clients with strategic and tactical guidance, as well as the gamut of legal advice ranging from litigation, licensing and corporate issues to copyright, privacy, tax issues and the sale of publishing catalogs, among other matters
- Lee began his career as a tax trial attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C
- He started in private practice in California in 1963 and steadily developed his entertainment clientele
- In 1977, he joined the firm that was eventually named Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
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Entertainment lawyers for music, film, sports contracts, talent representation, and IP licensing.
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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