Derek C. Crownover
About Derek
Derek Crownover is a recognized leader in the music, entertainment, sports and media industries, counseling publishing companies, independent record labels, singers and songwriters who own their copyrights, and music publishing administration companies on licensing, liability matters and related litigation. He also counsels clients on recording agreements, employment agreements, LLC funding deals, real estate deals, asset purchase agreements and trusts and estates matters. In addition to his work as a metaphorical ”primary care physician“ for his music, corporate and tech clients, Derek also advises several sports-related businesses and athletes. With strong ties to the local Nashville community, Crownover is national counsel for the T.J. Martell Foundation, pro bono counsel for the New Children First Montessori Community School, and a former adjunct professor of entertainment law at the Curb Music Business School at Belmont University.
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Education
- Auburn University, BA
- The University of Tennessee, J.D.
Bar Admissions
- New York, New York State Bar Association
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association
