Biography
Although he has nearly 20 years of litigation experience, over the last decade his primary focus has been on entertainment and business-related transactional work. This includes agreements in such areas as: music recording, publishing, licensing, songwriting, production, management, distribution, and touring; video game development and publishing; copyright and trademark licensing and merchandising; filmmaking and streaming. He has represented musicians, songwriters, arrangers, artists, actors, directors, producers, photographers, designers, and internet content creators.
Keith has also represented several business entities. This includes representing start-ups, technology and software companies, game developers and publishers, esports teams, production entities, design studios and a variety of brick-and-mortar businesses. Mr. Cooper has worked with clients on everything from entity formation, governance and compliance to dissolution, mergers and acquisitions. He has assisted clients with equity and debt financing, investor relations, employment matters, business plans and private placement memoranda.
Activities & Affiliations
Member of ProVisors: Entertainment I Section
Grammy® Recording Academy member
Beverly Hills Bar Association - Member and Secretary of Entertainment Law Section
California Lawyers for the Arts - Member, Board of Directors and Former President
Implemented the Entertainment Law Initiative for The Recording Academy (GRAMMY Awards)
Co-founded internet video streaming company
Co-founded music and club promotion company
Co-authored published article on digital distribution of music (Int’l Assoc. of Entertainment Lawyers)
Worked for Geffen Records and Atlantic Records
Speaking Engagements
Moderator
Monetization of Digital Music, GRAMMY Museum
Democratization of Music & Decline of Record Labels, Boalt Hall (Berkeley)
Music Apps, IP licensing and the 360 Deal, Ex’pression College
Crossing the Digital Music Divide, 32nd Annual CLA Music Industry Seminar
Presenter
Universe of Issues for Game Developers (MoCo Webinar)
Presenter: IP & Legal Issues for Game Developers (Beverly Hills Bar Association)
Presenter: Copyright and Trademark Basics for Artists (CA Lawyers for the Arts Webinar)
Presenter: Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Licensing (CA Lawyers for the Arts)
Speaker for California Lawyers for the Arts: More Info Here.
Guest Speaker
IP Licensing and esports (Licensing Interest Group of California Lawyers Association IP Section)
Copyrights, Trademarks, and Video Game Development ( Fei Tian College, Middletown)
Business Issues for Bands, (San Jose State University)
Business Issues for Artists (CLA Continuing Education Series)
Intellectual Property Licensing (CLA workshop, Encino)
Copyright Law & Fair Use (Burbank Unified School District)
Intellectual Property Protection (Conference of Creative Entrepreneurs)
Copyright and Licensing Basics (CLA Workshop, Santa Monica)
BHBA Guest Speaker: Profile
Panelist
Digital Distribution of Music, Int'l Assoc. of Entertainment Attorneys, Hastings
Technology & Impact on Creativity & Music Economics, Black Box, Sacramento
The Economics of Music in the Digital Era, Electric Lodge, Venice
Live Music Performance Strategy, 28th Annual CLA Music Industry Seminar
Licensing for Gaming, Motion Pictures and Television, Boalt Hall (Berkeley)
Entertainment & The Law, Social & Public Art Resource Center
Intellectual Property in Esports & Gaming (esports Bar Association)
Game Design: Licensing, Ownership, and Creative Control (California Lawyers for the Arts)
Anatomy of the Developer/Publisher Relationship (California Lawyers for the Arts)
eSports, IP and Legal Issues (California Lawyers Association)
Influencer Branding Deals (Beverly Hills Bar Association)
BHBA Guest Speaker (2024): The Esports Industry: Esports and Influencer Branding
California Lawyers for the Arts: Legal 101 Webinar - Protect Your Creative Work! (Sep 24, 2025)
Expert Witness Work
Expert Witness: Big Ligas v. Paulo Londra (music management and copyright dispute)
Expert Witness: Fahmy v. Jay Z et al (alleged copyright infringement)
Featured Articles and Podcasts
February 15, 2023 BHBA Deal Stories: Interview of Peter Dekom - The Legendary Entertainment Attorney
July 30, 2024 Cautiously Optimistic Podcast
October 24, 2024 BoldJourney Magazine
December 19, 2024 VoyageLA Magazine