Bradfield Biggers advises creators, investors, and companies across entertainment, media, sports and music on high-value M&A, corporate matters, and complex rights matters.
His clients include private equity firms, family offices, institutional investors, as well as actors, musical artists, producers, film and television creators, production companies, studios, and record labels in the U.S. and internationally.
His practice includes cross-border music, film, television, and interactive media catalog acquisitions and rights administration; film and television financing, distribution, and production; interactive media transactions; serving as outside Business & Legal Affairs counsel to production companies; talent-side representation; and advising startups and established companies on corporate governance, M&A, financings, and IP matters.
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He regularly represents private equity, venture, and strategic investors in the acquisition of music, film, and technology assets, and counsels creatives, production companies, and tech startups on talent, financing, licensing, and exploitation arrangements.
He also represents founders, investors, and technology-driven start-ups throughout the corporate lifecycle—from formation and seed financing to growth rounds, strategic acquisitions, and ultimate exit transactions.
Before joining HFK, Bradfield practiced at a prominent mid-sized law firm, where he represented talent and companies across the music, film, television, and social media sectors on a wide range of entertainment and corporate matters.
He previously practiced with McDermott Will & Emery LLP, where he advised public and private companies in the private equity, technology, and emerging growth sectors on general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and cross-border financings.
A trusted advisor and frequent speaker on developments in entertainment and music law, Bradfield is recognized for his ability to bridge creative and financial disciplines in cross-border transactions across North America and Europe.
My Practice
Thought Leadership
presentations and articles
Music Law from Start to Finish, Webinar Presenter. Overview of music copyrights and licensing, music transactions, and statutory royalty rates. National Business Institute (December 2023).
Handbook on Music Law & Policy. “Growing the Grassroots: Reforming Talent Agency Legislation to Promote the Rights and Interests of Grassroots Artists,” Published by the Oxford University Press. Chapter Contributor & Assistant Book Editor. (April 2020).
Intellectual Property & Technology Forum Journal, “Curbing Widespread Discrimination by Artificial Intelligence Hiring Tools: An Ex Ante Solution”. (B.C. INTELL. PROP. & TECH. F. (January 2020).
In the Media
media mentions
”Taylor Swift could lose grip on her masters after producer Max Martin’s catalogue sale,” Page Six
“Entertainment attorney Bradfield Biggers exclusively spoke with Page Six after Martin — who has worked with Swift on a number of her songs — and Shellback’s songwriting collective Wolf Cousins announced a strategic partnership with HarbourView Equity Partners.” Read on
“YouTube’s AI Training Argument Raises Alarm Among Indie Music Advocates: ‘Not Informed Consent’,” Billboard
“Bradfield Biggers, a transactional music lawyer at Halloran Farkas Kittila, tells Billboard that UMG and the other majors likely don’t have to worry about Google using its artists’ YouTube content for any AI training that they haven’t already agreed to, since “major-label agreements are typically highly negotiated, nuanced and comprehensive.” Read on
“Music catalog sales surge as investors seek steady returns,” Axios
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Education
J.D.
Boston College Law School
B.S., Music Industry Studies
University of Southern California
Judicial Extern, The Hon. Terry J. Hatter Jr.
Admissions
California State Bar
Honors & Awards
Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers
2026
Affiliations
Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel (AMEC)
Emerging Leaders Advisory Board
Beverly Hills Bar Association
Member, Corporate Law and Entertainment Sections
Los Angeles Copyright Society
Associate Member