Robert Jacobs is a litigation partner in the Firm’s Los Angeles office and the leader of the Firm’s entertainment litigation practice. Chambers USA has recognized him as one of the country’s preeminent entertainment litigators, emphasizing that his “litigation work is of the highest level” and that “he is informed on legal issues” and “pragmatic, reliable and proactive.” Legal 500 also has recognized Robert as a Leading Lawyer for entertainment and media litigation and described him as a “superb team leader” whose group “always over-performs and never over-lawyers” and who is “results oriented and second to none.”

Robert focuses his practice on commercial, copyright and other intellectual property disputes in the entertainment, media and fine art industries. He has successfully represented top-level talent as well as major record labels and music publishers, movie studios, theatrical rights owners, managers, talent agencies, and brands in copyright, contract, Seven Year Rule, fraud, tortious interference, fiduciary duty, idea theft, trademark, right of publicity, unfair competition, labor agreement, and royalty actions in federal and state courts and arbitrations across the country.

He also regularly handles and provides strategic advice on nonpublic claims and disputes. His clients have included leading recording artists, songwriters and producers such as Kendrick Lamar, Bruce Springsteen, Diplo, Marshmello, Bastille, SZA, Usher, will.i.am, Tracy Chapman, Steve Mac, Fall Out Boy, Jermaine Dupri, Los Tigres Del Norte and Fleet Foxes; all of the major music companies; independent record labels Top Dawg Entertainment and 300 Entertainment; independent publishers BMG Rights Management, Downtown and Reservoir; and other prominent entities in the entertainment and fine arts industries, including Tams-Witmark, CBS Studios, Univision Communications, Lionsgate, Good Universe Films, Mandate Pictures and the Richard Avedon Foundation.

Robert previously was a law clerk to the Honorable Gregory W. Carman, U.S. Court of International Trade.