Jill H. Berliner
Partner
From “baby bands” to multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning artists, record and publishing companies, professional athletes, authors, and Oscar-winning filmmakers, Ms. Berliner has represented artists, songwriters, managers, producers, production companies, athletes, authors, film producers, directors, actors, writers, telecommunications companies, and related businesses originating from throughout the U.S., in the UK and Europe, Canada, Australia, and Latin America for over 30 years.
All Matters Related to Record Companies, such as:
- Recording contracts
- Pressing and Distribution deals
- Licensing
- Catalog acquisitions
- Producer deals
All Matters Related to Music Publishing, such as:
- Publishing administration
- Co-Publishing agreements
- Sub-Publishing agreements
- Public Performance company affiliations
- Copyright renewals and terminations
- Catalog acquisitions
All Matters Related to General Sports and Entertainment Business, such as:
- Touring
- Management contracts
- Agency agreements
- Joint venture, company, partnership and LLC formation
- Film funding and licensing
- Band agreements
- Sideman employment agreements
- Sponsorships, endorsements
- Actors engagements
All Matters Related to Film Music, such as:
- Composer agreements
- Soundtrack distribution deals
- Music Supervisor deals
Honoraria
- Top Music Lawyers, Billboard (MRC), 2018-present
- Top 5% Music Law and Sports, Entertainment, and Recreation, Legal Leaders in The Law West Coast (ALM), July 2017-18
- Preeminent AV, Martindale Hubbell (Internet Brands), 2000-present
- California Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers (Thompson Reuters Corporation), 2009-present
- Power Lawyers: Hollywood’s Top Music Business Attorneys, The Hollywood Reporter (Valence Media), 2015-2018
- Best Lawyers®, Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television, Entertainment Law – Music, 2025
- Best Lawyers®, Women in the Law, 2024
- Los Angeles Magazine, Top Women Attorneys in Southern California, 2013-2018
- Los Angeles Magazine, Top Attorneys in California, 2014-2018
Speaking Engagements, Leadership and Mentions
- Program Advisor for University of San Francisco School of Management Women in Leadership Program, 2024
- Featured on Billboard Magazine’s article “How to Make the Best Merch Licensing Deal”, September 2020
- Variety article “The Merits of Ditching the Office for an ‘Un-Traditional’ Law Firm”, April 2018
- Featured on Billboard Magazine’s article “Women In Music 2016: Power of Attorneys”, December 2016
- The Pitfalls of Dealing with Teen Idols, Association of Independent Music Publishers, October 2010
- Right of Publicity, MCLE Presentation, June 2009
- Co-Publishing Agreements: You Want a Piece of Me?, Association of Independent Music Publishers, September 2007
- The Way the Real World Works A Music Business Primer, MCLE Presentation, June 2005
- Wireless Products, MCLE Presentation, May 2005
- Association 2004 Institute on Entertainment Law and Business, USC Law School, September 2004
News, Events, & Insights
- Rimon Partners Ranked in 31st Edition of Best Lawyers® 2025
Awards August 15, 2024
- Rimon Attorneys Ken Anderson, Jill Berliner, Ray Garcia and Celeste Moy on 2024 Billboard Top Music Lawyers List
Awards April 1, 2024
- Rimon Attorneys Ken Anderson, Jill Berliner and Ray Garcia on 2023 Billboard Top Music Lawyers List
Awards April 5, 2023
- 25 Rimon Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America
Awards August 18, 2022
- Rimon Attorneys Jill Berliner and Ray Garcia Named to Billboard’s 2022 Top Music Lawyers List
Awards March 29, 2022
- Global law firm Rimon PC adds entertainment consultant in Los Angeles
News January 31, 2022