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Greg Stephens, counsel to the firm Lewis Birnberg Hanet LLP, maintains a busy law practice focusing in the arts, entertainment and media law. He is a leading practitioner in music and copyright law, and has experience in film, television, animation, Internet and new media matters. Intellectual property protection (trade-mark and copyright), book publishing and fine arts are other areas of interest and experience. Corporate - commercial work for creative clients rounds out the practice.
Greg is a frequent panelist and speaker at workshops and music industry conferences and frequently attends the annual international MIDEM music conference in Cannes, France.
Greg studied Arts and Sciences at the University of Victoria and the University of Toronto, and then Commerce at the University of Toronto where he received a Certificate In Business. He then studied Law at the University of Toronto where he received the degree of Juris Doctor in 1991. After his articles at Goodmans, began the practice of entertainment law in 1993.
Greg is a former songwriter and professional musician who signed with a Canadian independent record label and then with Capitol Records in the 1980's. He wrote, sang and performed on albums and toured with several well-known pop groups of the time.
Greg Stephens, counsel to the firm Lewis Birnberg Hanet LLP, maintains a busy law practice focusing in the arts, entertainment and media law. He is a leading practitioner in music and copyright law, and has experience in film, television, animation, Internet and new media matters. Intellectual property protection (trade-mark and copyright), book publishing and fine arts are other areas of interest and experience. Corporate / Commercial work for creative clients and Wills and Estates work rounds out the practice.
Greg is a frequent panelist and speaker at workshops and music industry conferences and frequently attends the annual international MIDEM music conference in Cannes, France.
Greg studied Arts and Sciences at the University of Victoria and the University of Toronto, and then Commerce at the University of Toronto where he received a Certificate In Business. He then studied Law at the University of Toronto where he received the degree of Juris Doctor in 1991. After his articles at Goodmans, began the practice of entertainment law in 1993.
Greg is a former songwriter and professional musician who signed with a Canadian independent record label and then with Capitol Records in the 1980's. He wrote, sang and performed on albums and toured with several well-known pop groups of the time.
Greg Stephens, counsel to the firm Lewis Birnberg Hanet LLP, maintains a busy law practice focusing in the arts, entertainment and media law. He is a leading practitioner in music and copyright law, and has experience in film, television, animation, Internet and new media matters. Intellectual property protection (trade-mark and copyright), book publishing and fine arts are other areas of interest and experience. Corporate / Commercial work for creative clients and Wills and Estates work rounds out the practice.
Greg is a frequent panelist and speaker at workshops and music industry conferences and frequently attends the annual international MIDEM music conference in Cannes, France.
Greg studied Arts and Sciences at the University of Victoria and the University of Toronto, and then Commerce at the University of Toronto where he received a Certificate In Business. He then studied Law at the University of Toronto where he received the degree of Juris Doctor in 1991. After his articles at Goodmans, began the practice of entertainment law in 1993.
Greg is a former songwriter and professional musician who signed with a Canadian independent record label and then with Capitol Records in the 1980's. He wrote, sang and performed on albums and toured with several well-known pop groups of the time.
Greg Stephens, counsel to the firm Lewis Birnberg Hanet LLP, maintains a busy law practice focusing in the arts, entertainment and media law. He is a leading practitioner in music and copyright law, and has experience in film, television, animation, Internet and new media matters. Intellectual property protection (trade-mark and copyright), book publishing and fine arts are other areas of interest and experience. Corporate / Commercial work for creative clients and Wills and Estates work rounds out the practice.
Greg is a frequent panelist and speaker at workshops and music industry conferences and frequently attends the annual international MIDEM music conference in Cannes, France.
Greg has served on the boards of the Songwriters Association of Canada, the Canadian Independent Recording Artists’ Association and Toronto Artscape, and has been a part-time professor at the Music Management Program at Durham College.
Greg studied Arts and Sciences at the University of Victoria and the University of Toronto, and then Commerce at the University of Toronto where he received a Certificate In Business. He then studied Law at the University of Toronto where he received the degree of Juris Doctor in 1991. After his articles at Goodmans, began the practice of entertainment law in 1993.
Greg is a former songwriter and professional musician who signed with a Canadian independent record label and then with Capitol Records in the 1980's. He wrote, sang and performed on albums and toured with several well-known pop groups of the time.