The National Bar Association Honors Leron Rogers With Entertainment Attorney of the Year Award

A testament to his influence in Hollywood’s legal sector, Leron E. Rogers was named the Entertainment Attorney of the Year by the National Bar Association, the nation’s oldest and largest network of predominantly African-American attorneys and judges.

Listed among the nation’s top music lawyers by Billboard Magazine and top deal makers by Variety Magazine, Leron Rogers is the legal equivalent of a triple threat – a broker of continued success for superstars, a game-changing litigator and leader in the legal profession and the community. A partner in the Entertainment & Sports Law Department at the national law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP, Leron has negotiated millions of dollars in deals for some of the biggest names in the music and entertainment business, including Rick Ross, Kanye West, Coco Jones, YFN Lucci, Abou “Bu” Thiam and Druski and has structured major agreements with companies such as Cookies, Rap Snacks, Jet Docs and Bumbu Rum. Also a skilled litigator, Leron has defended power players such as Universal Music Group (UMG) and Def Jam against multiple lawsuits, and won an industry-shaping case in the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in January 2021 for client Rick Ross, who was sued by 50 Cent for using “In Da Club” on a mixtape. The win set a key precedent, allowing creators to sample music without permission on projects they aren’t profiting from.

Leron also serves as Chairman of the Board of the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association (BESLA). BESLA, which is the largest professional organization of attorneys and sports and entertainment executives of color, is a nonprofit organization that gathers attorneys and business executives alike to provide access to key industry influencers and innovators through premiere legal education, professional development and networking in the entertainment, sports, new media and related industries. The organization hosted its 2022 Annual Conference in Cancun, Mexico, this year. In addition to informative panels, fun receptions and an all-around good time, they had an awards program to honor a few people who have excelled in different areas. Tichina Arnold received the Beacon of Industry Award and Derrick “D-Nice” Jones was the Black Excellence Award recipient.

Outside of his philanthropy work through BESLA, Leron serves as Co-Chair of the Music Industry Relations Collective at the National Museum of African American Music, and former Chair of the Entertainment division of the State Bar of Georgia’s Entertainment and Sports Law Section. He is also a member of 100 Black Men of Atlanta – a powerful advocacy group working to expand educational and economic opportunities for the city’s African-American youth.

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Bryson "Boom" Paul Bryson "Boom" Paul is a well-known journalist and media correspondent. He has written for OC Weekly, LA Weekly, Dallas Observer, Hip Hop DX, The Source and more. Throughout 13-plus years, he has interviewed the biggest names in music, like Tyler the Creator, 50 Cent and Sean Paul.