Faculty Profile: Chip Petree

Chip Petree opened the Nashville office of Ritholz Levy Fields in 2014 as a partner in the firm’s Entertainment Group after a decade heading up his own law practice, Petree Law.  As a practitioner specializing in transactional work in the music and entertainment industries, Chip represents a diverse group of individuals and companies in all areas of the entertainment industry, including #1 songwriters, critically acclaimed and chart-topping recording artists, record producers, independent music publishers, new media service providers, and on-air television talent. In addition to his own law practice, since its inception in 2004 Chip also served as General Manager for Copyright Exchange, LLC, a consulting and brokerage firm that specialized in the buying and selling of copyright catalogs.  Through his law practice and Copyright Exchange, Chip has closed over forty catalog sales worth over $200 million and has established himself as a leader and authority on the catalog market.