April 10, 2020
The Am Law Litigation Daily named Scott Edelman, Deborah Stein and Nathaniel Bach as its Litigators of the Week for defeating a $100 million suit against Universal Music Group after a 2008 warehouse fire reportedly destroyed master recordings by several music legends. The profile was published on April 10, 2020.
Scott Edelman is Co-Chair of the Media, Entertainment and Technology Practice Group. He has first-chaired numerous jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations, including class actions, taking well over twenty-five to final verdict or decision. He has a broad background in commercial litigation, including antitrust, class actions, employment, entertainment and intellectual property, real estate and product liability.
Deborah Stein represents a broad range of clients in their most significant commercial litigation matters. She routinely represents clients in high-stakes matters, including cybersecurity and trade secrets litigation, securities and consumer class actions, and insurance coverage and business practices disputes. She devotes a significant part of her practice to representing clients in cases involving the False Claims Act and whistleblower allegations of fraud.
Nathaniel Bach represents and advises businesses, individuals, and non-profit clients in media and entertainment disputes in the film, television, and music industries; global regulatory and governmental investigations; legal malpractice and law firm dissolution lawsuits; and numerous other actions.