Established in 2018 by founding partners
Paul Rothenberg,
Jeremy Mohr and
Josh Binder, RMB has offices in Beverly Hills and New York, servicing a client roster that consists of A-list talents whose endeavors span across entertainment, retail and Web3, as well as some of music’s top entrepreneurs and executives.
Among Rothenberg’s clients are
Charlie Puth,
Logic,
blackbear,
Trey Songz,
Jazmine Sullivan,
A$AP Ferg,
Emotional Oranges and hitmakers
Jon Bellion,
Emily Warren and
Skylar Grey, among others. Rothenberg also represents
300 Entertainment co-founder and
3EE Chairman/CEO
Kevin Liles and recently closed catalog deals for Logic, Bellion, Grey and Warren.
Mohr represents R&B sensation
Kehlani, producer-executive
Hitmaka,
Caroline Polachek, and (along with Binder) Atlanta chart-topper
Gunna. He also reps
Parkwood/
Columbia duo
Chloe x Halle for group and solo work across music film, television and branding partnerships, including activities surrounding Chloe’s debut solo album and tour and Halle’s performance as Ariel in
Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of
The Little Mermaid.
Binder continues to represent powerhouse hip-hop label
Top Dawg Entertainment (home to
SZA—who released
Sony’s biggest album of 2023 to date
—Doechii and
Schoolboy Q). Binder also reps renowned DJ
Marshmello who, along with manager
Moe Shalizi, launched hits through label
Joytime Collective and also dominates the dessert-snack world with
Stuffed Puffs marshmallows. Binder’s clients include Gunna,
Flo Milli,
Alesso,
Loud Luxury,
bbno$,
Southside, Latin artist
Ivan Cornejo and Latin label
Lumbre, home to
Yahritza y su Esencia and
Legato 7. Binder also negotiated the launch of former
Capitol Records Chairman/CEO
Jeff Vaughn’s Signal Records through
Columbia.
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Matt Cuttler
New York native and firm partner Cuttler, who oversees RMB’s NYC office, works closely with the L.A. partners, focusing on all aspects and areas of the music industry. His clients include
100 gecs,
Animal Collective,
Grammy winner
Arooj Aftab and
Ethel Cain as well as in-demand composers
Bobby Krlic (
Midsommar) and
Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein (
Stranger Things).
Kevin Eskowitz
L.A.-based partner Eskowitz reps rising
Republic star
Conan Gray, who’s working on a new album and just wrapped
Lollapalooza’s South American fests as well as a headlining tour in Asia. He also reps DJ/producer
Gryffin,
JPEGMAFIA,
Noname, Emotional Oranges.
Lisa M. Lester
A former
NCAA Division I tennis ace, Lester handles a wide range of transactional and IP matters, with a focus on the music industry, where she represents recording artists, producers, mixers, songwriters, managers and executives. Her clients include German DJ
BUNT—who just inked a deal with
Arista—2023 Grammy Best New Artist nominees
DOMi & JD Beck,
Rob Kinelski (
Billie Eilish,
Karol G) and
Noah Goldstein (
Kanye West,
ROSALÍA,
Frank Ocean).
Joe Duthie
Duthie joined the RMB’s New York office as an associate in 2021 and provides bi-coastal support for the firm’s clients. He graduated cum laude from
Brooklyn Law School with a Certificate in Intellectual Property, Media and Information Law and interned at
Sony Music and
The Harry Fox Agency. Duthie previously worked at a boutique law firm representing talent and companies with transactional matters across film, TV, music, interactive media, fashion and other entertainment industries prior to his lateral move to RMB to focus on representing talent in music.
Amina McClain
An associate at the firm, McClain focuses on transactional talent matters in the music industry. Prior to attending law school, McClain spent time in L.A., where she gained valuable copyright and music-publishing experience while working in music licensing at
UMPG before transitioning to
UMG where she managed a copyright-clearance team. She’s a member of the New York chapter of
Women in Music and a board member of
Cristo Rey New York High School’s work-study program.
Nelson Adams
One of the newest members to the team, Adams joined RMB as an associate in 2022. With previous stints at
UMG and
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Adams provides support on a range of transactional matters for the firm.
Jaclyn Manganiello
Manganiello is an associate at RMB, where she works on a variety of matters across the music and entertainment industries. Prior to joining the firm, she was an in-house attorney at UMG. Manganiello graduated cum laude from
Georgetown Law, where she served as president of the
Georgetown Entertainment Media Alliance.
