Jessica Stebbins Bina
Partner
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins partner Jessica Stebbins Bina stands out among Los Angeles’ top trial lawyers. After establishing her courtroom reputation defending AEG Live in the six-month wrongful death jury trial brought by Michael Jackson’s family – resulting in a total defense verdict – she has built a fearsome litigation practice representing a who’s-who of clients in media, entertainment, and technology, including MGM, Apple, iHeartMedia, CoStar, Big Bus LA, ICM Partners, the International Olympic Committee, and the Association of Talent Agents.
Among recent highlights has been her work for Pandora Media in a high-profile dispute over digital royalties on pre-1972 recordings brought by founders of the 1960s band the Turtles. The suit centers on whether digital music services must pay royalties on pre-1972 recordings streamed prior to the enactment of the Music Modernization Act. After district courts returned contradictory opinions in two similar cases, the matter is headed back to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
