03, March, 2025. Buchalter is thrilled to congratulate Lauren Kilgore on her new role as Senior Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs at Sony Music Nashville.
“We are excited for Lauren as she takes on this opportunity at Sony Music,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter. “She will be greatly missed, but we know she will be successful in her new role and an asset to Sony Music.”
Kilgore has over a decade of experience as an entertainment attorney in both transactional and dispute resolution matters representing Grammy-award winning clients. While at Buchalter, she handled a wide variety of transactional entertainment matters on behalf of artists, songwriters, managers, content creators, entertainment companies, and corporate entities. She also served as an expert witness on matters related to the music business, and has successfully tried jury and non-jury cases in state and federal court.
Kilgore has been named by Billboard as one of the country’s “Top Music Lawyers” for the last five years, and has been recognized numerous times as “In Charge” in the entertainment business by MusicRow Magazine. She is also a member of the Recording Academy, the Academy of Country Music, The Country Music Association, NSAI, and the Copyright Society of the South, and is a regular guest speaker for conferences throughout the United States on matters pertaining to the music industry and intellectual property.
"I am incredibly grateful for my time at Buchalter and the brilliant colleagues I have had the privilege to work alongside for more than a decade," said Kilgore. While I will miss everyone, I am excited for this new chapter and the opportunity to be a part one of the nation’s leading record labels and entertainment companies!”
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