Professional Experience

Before starting his solo practice, Mr. Barson was with the New York entertainment law firm formerly known as Leibowitz Roberts & Ritholz, where he represented many of the firm's clients including *NSYNC, Damon Dash, INXS, Deborah Cox, The Raveonettes, Robin Thicke, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Joey McIntyre, John French, Billy Mann, 143 Records, The Sanctuary Group of Companies, TVT Records, Atlantic Records, V2 Records, L.O.U.D. Records, Grand Canyon Music, Madison Square Garden, Outdoor Life/Speedvision Networks, New Line Cinema and others.

Mr. Barson earlier served as Senior Vice President/Head of Business and Legal Affairs and General Counsel at the London/Sire Records Group, then a record label in the Warner Music Group, where he reported to, and worked side by side with the legendary music industry mogul, Seymour Stein.  At London/Sire, Alan's responsibilities included overseeing business and legal affairs for the company's New York, Los Angeles and London based recorded music operations, as well as its record distribution and music publishing affiliates.  Before joining London/Sire Records, he was an attorney with the pre-eminent entertainment law firm Franklin Weinrib Rudell & Vassallo, where he represented major public media conglomerates, private companies, major recording artists, senior executives and creative talent engaged in a broad range of entertainment activities including recording, motion pictures, television, home video, theatre, music publishing, book publishing and new media.  That firm's clients were (and are) a veritable who's-who in the entertainment industries.  Before that, while in law school, Mr. Barson ran the international music publishing affiliates of GRP Records, a highly regarded, jazz-oriented record company.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Barson lived and worked in the music industry in London for ten years in various creative capacities including as a recording engineer, producer, remixer, artist manager and software developer for first generation computer musical instruments. During that time, he worked with such artists as 10cc, The Ruts, Mental As Anything, The Cure, John Foxx/Ultravox, Moody Blues, Sad Café and Ozzy Osbourne.  Also during that time, Mr. Barson served on the Executive Committee of Young Variety Club of Great Britain, a charity dedicated to aiding handicapped and deprived children.