Donald S. Passman
Donald Passman is a preeminent entertainment lawyer with the firm Gang, Tyre, Ramer, and Brown. Among his clients he counts Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, Quincy Jones, Don Henley, Tom Waits, and Randy Newman. In addition, Passman represents many music publishers, producers, record companies, songwriters, industry executives, and film companies.
He is frequently listed as one of the fifty most influential people in the entertainment industry, and is credited with having won Janet Jackson her $40 million megadeal with Virgin Records. Passman has taught and lectured extensively, and has been teaching a course on the music industry at the University of Southern California Law School's Advanced Professional Program since 1978.
