Glen G. Mastroberte
Represents clients in a wide range of transactions across the media, entertainment, music and sports industries.
Glen represents a wide range of clients in all legal and business aspects of the media, entertainment, music and sports industries. His practice spans complex M&A transactions, financings, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, strategic alliances, branding, licensing and endorsement transactions, and other corporate transactions on behalf of investors, investment funds, private equity firms, financial institutions, studios, production companies, producers, music labels, music catalog owners, talent agencies and individuals. He has extensive experience advising on high-profile deals for clients in the film, television, music, sports, video gaming, beauty and technology sectors.
Glen is recognized as a leading media and entertainment lawyer by publications including Chambers USA, Billboard, Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Clients quoted by Chambers note that his “expertise, drafting ability and business skills are best in class” and that he is “very sharp and practical.”
Experience
Glen’s representations prior to joining Davis Polk include:
Private Equity and Strategic Investments
- Hailey Bieber’s rhode in its $1 billion acquisition by e.l.f. Beauty
- Propagate Content in connection with its $50 million investment from Ares Management funds
- Ares Capital Management in its significant investment in, and subsequent sale of, LiveBarn
- Athletes First in the sale of a majority stake to MASTRY Ventures and General Catalyst
- Shamrock Capital Advisors in its acquisitions of the masters and other rights to Taylor Swift’s first six albums
- Litmus Music in its financing arrangements with The Carlyle Group
Mergers and Acquisitions
Film and Television
- beIN Media Group in its $375 million sale of a 49% stake in Miramax to ViacomCBS
- Embracer Group in its acquisition of Middle-earth Enterprises (including the IP rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit)
Music and Podcasts
- OVO Sound, an independent record label owned by Drake, in its acquisition of Warner Music Group’s 50% interest in the label and related financing transactions, and in its investment and partnership with Santa Anna Label Group
- Downtown Music Holdings in its acquisition by Virgin Music Group
- 300 Entertainment, which represents artists such as Megan Thee Stallion, Young Thug and Gunna, in its acquisition by Warner Music Group
- Alamo Records in its acquisition of Universal Music Group’s 50% interest in the label and the sale of a majority stake to Sony Music
- Shady Records, Eminem’s music label, in connection with mergers and acquisitions and other transactions
- gamma, the music label founded by former Apple Music executive Larry Jackson and producer Ike Yousef, in several financing and acquisition transactions
- We The Best, DJ Khaled’s music label, in several label and music catalog transactions
- Yo Gotti and his CMG label in corporate transactions
- DJ Marshmello in connection with transactions related to his music catalog and other matters
- The Raine Group in connection with Duetti’s approximately $200 million financing package, which included a $50 million Series C equity investment led by Raine
Joint Ventures, Partnerships and Strategic Alliances
- Todd Moscowitz in a JV with Sony Music to form Santa Anna Label Group
Branding, Licensing and Endorsements
- SharkNinja in connection with several endorsement and branding deals, including with Tom Brady and David Beckham
Recognition
Chambers USA – Media & Entertainment: Transactional, California
Billboard – “Top Music Lawyers,” 2026
Variety – “Legal Impact Report,” 2021 and 2024-2026
Variety – “Dealmakers Impact Report,” 2021-2022 and 2024-2025
Los Angeles Business Journal – “Leader of Influence: M&A,” 2026
Los Angeles Business Journal – “Top 100 Lawyers,” 2025
Hollywood Reporter – “Power Lawyers,” 2020
Education
- Order of the Coif
- magna cum laude
Prior experience
- Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, 2019-2026
- Counsel, Latham & Watkins, 2015-2019
- Counsel, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, 2007-2015
- Associate, Kirkland & Ellis (London and Los Angeles), 2002-2007
Qualifications and admissions
- State of California