Brad Cohen is SVP, Associate General Counsel & Head of Litigation at Warner Music Group (“WMG”) where he oversees litigation and provides day-to-day legal advice to WMG’s record labels and publishing companies, including Atlantic Records, Warner Records, 300 Elektra Entertainment, and Warner Chappell, on issues related to copyright, AI, licensing, trademark, defamation, contractual matters, and name, image and likeness.   

Prior to WMG, Brad worked at Universal Music Group, EMI Music, and Quinn Emanuel. As in-house counsel, Brad has managed some of the music industry’s most prominent cases, including the copyright infringement lawsuits involving Robin Thicke and Pharrell’s Blurred Lines, Led Zeppelin’s Stairway To Heaven, and Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud.  

In 2024, Brad was recognized on Billboard Magazine’s “Top Music Lawyers” list for the fifth consecutive year.