Firm
Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Mr. Braun is a partner in Hall Booth Smith's Nashville office,
where he specializes in various areas of litigation and transactional
work. Beginning in early 1995, Mr. Braun’s litigation practice with HBS
has continued to grow in both Georgia and Tennessee. Early on in his
career with HBS, Mr. Braun practiced extensively in the areas of general
liability and medical malpractice litigation, areas in which he
continues to practice today. As his practice has grown, he has
developed expertise in assisting businesses with formation, formalities,
dissolution, acquisitions, transactions and related matters. Mr. Braun develops effective business plans for aspiring artists,
entrepreneurs and investors utilizing realistic and well-researched,
current revenue expectations in the constantly evolving
entertainment/music industry. He has
also developed an extensive transactional practice focused primarily
within the entertainment industry.
His litigation practice has expanded
to include intellectual property matters in the entertainment industry
and otherwise, legal malpractice, transportation, business litigation
and retail liability. Mr. Braun also has experience in the areas of
insurance coverage, construction, products liability, family law and
appellate work.
Mr. Braun's entertainment litigation and transactional specialties
were born from personal experience. Having spent more than fifteen years
as a professional musician and songwriter, Mr. Braun offers a unique,
first-hand understanding of the "real life" dynamics inherent in the
relationship between industry and artist/songwriter. Additionally, Mr.
Braun offers a wealth of insight based upon his business experience and
transactional work for entertainment industry entities of all types
including, publishers, record companies, film and video production
companies, entertainment conglomerates, songwriters, artists,
administrators, entertainment entrepreneurs/investors and more.
He is a
regular speaker at the annual North American Sports, Entertainment and IP Conference and has spoken at other entertainment industry
conferences as well on various issues facing the music and entertainment
industries. His practice requires frequent and relevant interaction
with all aspects of the entertainment world in areas including, but not
limited to, social networking, music and video streaming, downloading,
subscription services and analyzing their impact on the industry as a
whole. His expertise includes effective utilization of social
networking and website development for business marketing and
promotional purposes for clients including emerging and established
businesses, publishers, artists, songwriters, producers, agents,
managers, record companies and more. Mr. Braun has been annually
included in the Music Row publication, "In Charge" which highlights
"Nashville's Music Industry Decision Makers."