OAKLAND (April 21, 2025) – Donahue Fitzgerald is proud to announce that Billboard continues to recognize Partner, Daniel Schacht, in their annual list of top lawyers in the music industry.
Excerpted from the article:
"Schacht represents a diverse group of heavy-hitting artists in multiple genres. Ranging from Carlos Santana to Missy Elliot, as well as the estate of Malik Taylor, who was professionally known as A Tribe Called Quest's Phife Dawg. Schacht specializes in several areas including advising artists and creators on how to best control their name, image and likeness rights. Recently, he won a jury verdict in favor of Wixen Music U.K. in litigation with Transparence Entertainment Group. The case focused on a trade secret matter involving neighboring rights. The firm also did legal work for albums including Carlos Santana's Sentient and mxmtoon's liminal spaces.
Charity I support: "We like to support the local Oakland [Calif.] community and its businesses. Like many communities, Oakland is brimming with creativity and talent and is still rebuilding after the pandemic."'
Congratulations Daniel and the teamwork of Donahue Fitzgerald's Music and Entertainment group.
- Eric Baxter, Paralegal
- Arun Bose, Associate
- Natasha Chee, Senior Counsel
- Padmini Cheruvu, Senior Counsel
- Megan Cronin, Paralegal
- Nathan Desai, Associate
- Maureen Duffy, Partner
- Barbara Friedman, Of Counsel
- Melanie Kim, Associate
- Steven Lee, Partner
- Hayley Lenahan, Partner
- Andrew MacKay, Managing Partner
- Jonathan Osder, Partner
- Behnam Parvinian, Associate
- Stalyn Ramos, Legal Administrative Assistant
- Jessica Rios, Legal Secretary
- Pam Trempel, Legal Secretary
View the full 2025 Top Music Lawyers List.