Our Team

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Philip Wild, Founder

Phil Wild is an attorney and advisor to the music industry, whose resume is a Who’s Who of legendary record labels and the iconic figures behind them. He has served as Head of Business and Legal Affairs for Arista Records, Atlantic Records, WindUp, and EMI Music North America (including the Capitol, Virgin, AstralWerks and Blue Note labels). Now in private practice, he is also a counselor and personal advisor to artists and executives in the music business and other creative fields.

 

Education and Training

HASTINGS COLLEGE OF THE LAW,
San Francisco, California

BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY,
Binghamton, New York

NEGOTIATION TRAINING:
The Black Swan Group, Washington, D.C.
The Gap Partnership, London

BAR ADMISSIONS:
New York and New Jersey

Affiliations 

New York State Bar Association

Association of the Bar of the City of New York

New Jersey Bar Association

Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV® Preeminent™
(5.0 out of 5)

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Eli Evnen, Legal Assistant

Eli Evnen has over a decade of experience in the music industry, working in various creative and advisory roles. He has produced songs on Billboard-charting albums, managed artists, built and operated recording studios, and has composed music for a Clio-award winning ad campaign and a Sundance-award winning film. Now, as a legal assistant, Eli assists in advising artists, producers, and executives on a wide range of music business contracts. Eli graduated with honors from New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music and is currently pursuing his Juris Doctor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.

 

Education and Training

LMU Loyola Law School, J.D. Candidate (2028)
Los Angeles, CA

New York University, B.F.A.
New York, NY



 

Affiliations

American Society of Composers and Publishers

United Musicians and Allied Workers

Entertainment and Sports Law Society, Loyola Law School