Partner; Chair, Entertainment, Copyright and Media Practice Group
Proskauer Rose LLP
A recognized litigator in LA and beyond, Sandra (Sandy) Crawshaw-Sparks represents the most iconic names in the music business in matters involving recording, publishing, licensing and management contracts, copyrights, trademark rights, unfair competition claims, and the rights of privacy and publicity. In addition to advising Billboard top recording artists, she serves as deputy national legal counsel to the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. (the GRAMMY Award organization). She has focused her legal practice in the music sector since approximately 1988 and is one of few senior level women litigators in the business. Among other high profile clients, Crawshaw-Sparks represented Live Nation and Madonna in successfully defending against a motion to remand a putative class action to Florida state court. She also represented the Recording Academy in a dispute regarding defendants’ registration and use of “Christian Grammy Awards” word and design mark.
