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Bob Donnelly - Legal
"I believe that the music business is in the middle of a giant
cataclysm. I think that the music industry has changed more in the past
2 years than it changed in the previous 30... and I believe that companies like UFO are part of the new paradigm for how music will be monetized in the future."
Bob Donnelly, an attorney with more than 35 years experience in the music business, maintains his independent law practice within the UFO corporate offices. Over the years, Bob has been involved with a diverse client roster including Aerosmith, Riverdance, Live, Esperanza Spalding, Owl City, and Hall & Oates. A lawsuit that Donnelly waged with the New York State Attorney General resulted in a settlement of $55 million dollars in past-due royalties being paid to thousands of musical artists. The Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and St. John's University Law School have both given Donnelly their highest award for service. For the past two years, Irish America Magazine has named Bob Donnelly to their list of the 100 most distinguished lawyers of Irish-American descent.
Bob Donnelly joined the Invasion Group as Head of Business Affairs in 1991. Invasion was a good fit as Bob cut his legal teeth in a similar capacity for the very famous 1970s management firm Leber-Krebs, where he represented many well-known recording artists. Bob's artist-friendly demeanor made him a natural to head up United For Opportunity's business affairs and he became an integral player in the development of UFO's "artist first" methodology.
In 2007 Bob merged his New York law practice with the prestigious Lommen Abdo law firm, and the UFO offices became their New York office. This merger has been a win/win for Lommen Abdo and UFO. It has expanded the on-site expertise at UFO to include licensing, music publishing and digital rights and has gained Bob the support staff to become a leading artist advocate at virtually every music industry conference while still delivering the level of expert service which his clients have come to expect.
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Lommen Abdo
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