Wake Up Call: Billboard Lists Top In-House, Firm Music Lawyers

In today’s column, Google won its Supreme Court appeal against Oracle Corp.’s copyright infringement case over Java; Irell & Manella topped Davis Polk’s scale for special associate bonuses; the former chief legal officer to U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh when he was Boston mayor has a few new jobs.

• Leading off, in-house lawyers for Universal Music Publishing Group, which acquired Bob Dylan’s catalog for $300 million in December, figure high on Billboard Magazine’s new list of top music lawyers in-house and at law firms for 2021. Among the long list of legal talent and firms that Billboard cites: Fox Rothschild ...