Jonathan D. West

Jonathan’s recent clients and experience includes representing:

Celebrity & Personal Services Engagements

Talent Representation

• Tom Brady in brand ambassador engagements, intellectual property licenses, and corporate ventures
• Gwyneth Paltrow in brand ambassador engagements, television series agreements, speaking engagements, and corporate ventures
• Ryan Seacrest in television and radio engagements as well as corporate ventures
• Beyoncé in brand ambassador engagements, intellectual property licenses, and corporate ventures
• Rob Lowe in brand ambassador engagements, agreements for television series, motion pictures, books, and speeches, and corporate ventures
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus in acting and producing agreements for television series and motion pictures
• Laura Dern in acting and producing agreements for television series and motion pictures
• Jason Bateman in acting, directing, and producing agreements for television series and motion pictures
• Jenna Elfman in agreements for television series, motion pictures, and endorsements
• Chef Thomas Keller in endorsement, speaking, and licensing agreements
• Phil Knight in publishing agreements for his autobiography
• The Estate of Gene Roddenberry in the licensing of intellectual property and publicity rights, including for all Star Trek programs
• The Estate of John Candy in the licensing of intellectual property and publicity rights
• The Estate of Robert Ludlum in the licensing of motion picture rights to the Jason Bourne series of books
• Iconic basketball star in a licensing and production arrangement with the NBA
• Several top-level executives at companies within the entertainment industry in executive employment agreements

Company Representation

• e.l.f. cosmetics in the acquisition of the Hailey Bieber beauty brand Rhode
• Techstyle, Inc. in a corporate venture with Rihanna for her Savage x Fenty lingerie line
• e.l.f. cosmetics in a brand ambassador venture with Alicia Keys
• Major restaurant enterprise in a brand ambassador venture with Oprah Winfrey
• Hakuhodo, Inc. in commercial endorsement deals with Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, Hugh Jackman, among others   

Music Industry Representation

• An investment firm in its acquisition of the music catalog of Dr. Dre
• HYBE America in its acquisition of Quality Control
• KKR in its acquisition of the following music catalogs:
  • Kobalt (Kobalt Capital Fund)
  • Diplo/Major Lazer
  • John McVie
  • John Legend
  • ZZ Top
  • 21 Pilots
  • Five Finger Death Punch
  • OneRepublic/Ryan Tedder
• KKR in its strategic joint venture with BMG for acquisition of music catalogs
• Northleaf in its strategic alliance with Lyric Capital Group for acquisition of Spirit Music publishing assets
• Beyoncé in the protection and administration of intellectual property rights for her musical works and performances
• Ithaca Holdings in its acquisition of Atlas Music Publishing and Big Machine Label Group
• Ithaca Holdings in its sale (including Big Machine Records) to HYBE
• Eldridge Investors in its acquisition of the music publishing catalog of The Killers
• Underwriters for initial public offerings of multiple music-based fitness platforms, including Peloton, F45, and Xponential Fitness

Acquisition, Licensing, and Production of Content

Development/ Production/ Licensing Deals

• Spotify in the exclusive licensing arrangement for the “Call Her Daddy” podcast
• Spotify in the exclusive first look podcast agreement with J.J. Abrams/Bad Robot
• Apple, Inc. in licensing and product placement agreements
• Kuku Studios in development and production agreements for animated productions, including overall term deal with Netflix
• Roddenberry Entertainment in the development and production of various television, film, and comic book properties, including producing agreements for the Star Trek universe of programs
• goop, Inc. in intellectual property licensing and corporate ventures
• SEGA, Inc. in a license agreement for the production of a motion picture based on its Sonic property
• International Game Technology (IGT) in branded licensing agreements for their land-based and online gaming machines