Tiffany A. Dunn and Denise M. Stevens have been named partners at multi-service law firm Loeb & Loeb.
Stevens concentrates her practice on entertainment and intellectual property transactions, and has particular experience in the music, television and motion picture industries. She has participated in both small- and large-scale music catalog acquisitions, and has extensive experience negotiating recording and publishing agreements and agreements related to international touring, merchandising, sponsorships and brand partnerships for major label recording artists and preeminent songwriters. Her client list, which features such names as Classic Media, Loretta Lynn, Nicolle Galyon, Lee Miller, Chris Tomlin and Third Day, also includes producers, authors, music industry executives, record labels, music publishers, production companies, and television personalities. Stevens has also been a key member of the team representing Carrie Underwood, Wynonna, Michael W. Smith and others.
Stevens has been honored by MusicRow as a “Rising Woman on the Row” for her substantial contributions to the Nashville music industry. She was instrumental in drafting The Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act advocated by the National Songwriters Association International (NSAI), for which she serves as General Counsel.  She received her J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and her B.A., cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Dunn’s practice focuses on transactions in the entertainment business and intellectual property protection and enforcement, particularly within the music industry. She also practices general corporate and transactional law. Dunn’s clients include legacy artists, recording artists, songwriters, producers, corporate brands, authors, publishing companies, record labels, management companies and other parties in the music industry, including the John R. Cash Revocable Trust, the Grand Ole Opry, Jerrod Niemann, Jim Lauderdale, Carlene Carter and Tootsies Orchid Lounge. Dunn has also been a key member of the team representing Vince Gill, B.B. King, Old Crow Medicine Show and Casting Crowns.
Dunn was named a leading “Women in Music City” by the Nashville Business Journal and one of “Hollywood’s New Leaders” by Variety. She earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from University of Tennessee College of Law and a B.B.A., cum laude, from Belmont University.
“Tiffany and Denise are two of the most talented and well connected music attorneys in Nashville and have been an integral part of the growth of our national music practice for many years,” said John T. Frankenheimer, partner and chair of Loeb & Loeb’s Music Industry Practice. “They are trusted counsel to top flight talent and other leading individuals and institutions throughout the business and their contributions to their clients and to the firm are incredibly valuable. I’m pleased to welcome them as partners.”
Loeb & Loeb LLP is a multi-service law firm, with more than 300 attorneys focusing on select practice areas. Loeb & Loeb has offices in Nashville, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Beijing, as well as an affiliate office in Hong Kong.

The CMA Songwriters Series marked its 10th anniversary in 2014. The year saw the series travel from Sundance Film Festival to London, and make its national television debut thanks to a partnership between the CMA and public television’s program “Front and Center.”

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Former BNA promotion staff held a reunion luncheon yesterday (Nov. 12). The team promoted Kenny Chesney‘s radio singles in the late ’90s, and worked with Lonestar, as well as Mindy McCready‘s first No. 1 song and platinum album. They also promoted artists including The Warren Brothers, Jason Sellers, Kellie Coffey and others.

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ASCAP presented the November installment of its monthly in-the-round songwriters showcase at the Bluebird Cafe on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Songwriter Sarah Allison Turner, Combustion/Atlas Music writer Jameson Rodgers, Taperoom songwriter-artist Hunter Phelps, and Warner/Chappell songwriter-artist Brandon Lay were featured.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum honored longtime CMA Executive Director Jo Walker-Meador during its annual Louise Scruggs Memorial Forum on Wednesday, November 12.
Held in the Museum’s Ford Theater, the hour-long discussion was led by Senior Historian Dr. John Rumble and covered Walker-Meador’s time at the helm of the CMA, the formation of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and the ever-changing landscape of the industry.
Made possible by the Gibson Foundation, the forum was established in 2007 to explore issues related to the business side of the music industry and to recognize annually an individual who represents the legacy of pioneering agent-manager Louise Scruggs, the adoring wife and savvy business partner of Country Music Hall of Fame member Earl Scruggs.