Rory Wellever Recognized Among Top Music Lawyers by Billboard
Akin entertainment, sports & media partner and head of the firm’s music practice Rory Wellever has been named to Billboard's 2026 Top Music Lawyers list, which recognizes the music industry's leading attorneys for their work advising superstars, executives and industry-driving companies.
As Billboard notes, the attorneys recognized on this year's list “negotiate recording deals, global tours and catalog sales, and their legal savvy is essential to the music business now more than ever.”
Read the full list here.
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