The modern music economy is defined by unprecedented catalog valuations, yet navigating the complex financial, tax, and legal mechanics behind these multi-million-dollar transactions requires specialized expertise. Join industry peers for an exclusive, highly practical session—Catalog Sales: Nuts & Bolts—featuring Sam Powers of O’Neil Hagaman, LLC and entertainment attorney Chip Petree of Ritholz Levy Fields LLP. The presentation will break down the critical due diligence, tax implications, and asset structuring required to protect and maximize value in today’s high-stakes acquisition market.

Guest Speakers:

Sam Powers is a Partner at the Nashville-based business management and consulting firm O’Neil Hagaman, LLC, where he co-heads the Intellectual Property Group, guiding clients through IP operations, catalog valuations, label administration, and royalty strategy. A 1993 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, Sam began his career in publishing and administration with Little Big Town Music and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing, following years of global touring from 1999 to 2003 as a bassist and songwriter for the indie rock band Superdrag. He joined O’Neil Hagaman’s Special Projects department in 2007, advancing through roles as Senior Manager and Principal before being named Partner in 2023.

Chip Petree opened the Nashville office of Ritholz Levy Fields in 2014 as a Partner in the firm’s Entertainment Group after a decade heading up his own law practice, Petree Law. As a practitioner specializing in transactional work in the music and entertainment industries, Chip represents a diverse group of individuals and companies in all areas of the entertainment industry, including #1 songwriters, critically acclaimed and chart-topping recording artists, record producers, independent music publishers, new media service providers, and on-air television talent. In addition to his own law practice, since its inception in 2004 Chip also served as General Manager for Copyright Exchange, LLC, a consulting and brokerage firm that specialized in the buying and selling of copyright catalogs. Through his law practice and Copyright Exchange, Chip has closed over forty catalog sales worth over $100 million and has established himself as a leader and authority on the catalog market.

Chip is a 1993 graduate of Davidson College and a 1997 graduate of the Wake Forest University School of Law.

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