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William Hochberg's law practice encompasses contracts, licensing and litigation for premier creators and talent as well as innovative businesses in music, media, telecom, television, film, gaming, restaurants, fashion and fine arts. Bill writes on entertainment and media topics for WIRED and several other publications. He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal and lectures frequently about music and media law on panels worldwide such as South by Southwest, MIDEM, the Buenos Aires International Festival of Music, Porto Musical Brazil, and in academia at the University of California Los Angeles, Berklee College of Music, the University of Southern California and others. He received his law degree in 1990 from Northeastern University Law School and a degree in Literature from Brandeis University in 1982.   Prior to law school, Bill was a journalist with the Associated Press, covering criminal and civil trials. A member of the California Bar since 1990, he is admitted to practice in the Central District of California and the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Second Circuit. Bill plays guitar in the Big Band of Barristers, a performing jazz group comprised of lawyers and judges.  

whochberg@highmountainlaw.com

Kevin Garland received his law degree from UCLA in 2011, where he graduated with a specialization in entertainment and media law and was an articles editor of the UCLA Entertainment Law Review.  Kevin earned dual degrees in Environmental Studies and History at Dartmouth College in 2007 and was editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper The Dartmouth. Kevin also studied abroad in Mexico (Latin American history and literature) and researched food security issues in southern Africa.  His work experience includes interning at NBC Universal, San Francisco Superior Court and Fulbright & Jaworski.  Kevin plays the piano and is an avid consumer of music from all corners of the globe. Kevin is a member of the California Bar.

kgarland@highmountainlaw.com

Justin Keller, who is of counsel to the firm, received his law degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles in 2008, where he was a member of the St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from University of California, Santa Barbara in 2005, where he was a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.  In the music industry, Justin has worked at the transactional music law office of Carroll, Guido & Groffman, LLP, and clerked for the Hon. Kathryne A. Stoltz, Los Angeles Superior Court. Justin loves many kinds of music and plays guitar, bass and drums.   He is a member of the California Bar.

Sam Ferguson, who is office manager, has diverse background in entertainment, IT, networking and media.  In previous lives he was a video game tester at Activision and interned at Merge Records and Crossroads Films. He's an avowed sports, computer and music fanatic.

sferguson@highmountainlaw.com

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