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Practice Areas:
Antitrust. Appellate. Bankruptcy. Complex Business. Intellectual Property. Labor & Employment. Trials. Artist Estate Litigation and Administration.
Client Sectors:
Technology. Entrepreneurship. Finance & Banking. Gaming & Interactive Entertainment. Media & Filmed Entertainment. Music Industry & Recording Arts. Professional Sports. Real Estate Investment and Development.
Gregory A. Thomson is FROST LLP’s New York managing partner. He is an attorney and strategic advisor based in New York City, with over 25 years of experience in the media, entertainment, and digital media industries, including film and television, music, digital media, and technology.
Mr. Thomson’s clients include film production companies, international recording and touring artists and producers, television production companies, technology startups, technology and entertainment executives, digital media influencers, Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning authors, television personalities, and award-winning documentary filmmakers. His current work includes litigation on behalf of major public figures; intellectual property and software license holders; digital media influencers; film financing, distribution, and literary rights matters; corporate sponsorships and endorsements; and a wide variety of digital media, music, television and film industry transactions.
Mr. Thomson has headed business affairs for Quincy Jones Productions, where he negotiated and structured transactions for Quincy Jones’s Warner Music record and music publishing joint ventures. In this capacity, Mr. Thomson had primary responsibility for such complex projects as the Boyz’N The Hood, Sarafina, and Q’s Jook Joint, and worked with artists including Ray Charles, Carly Simon, The Winans, and New Order. Thereafter, as an attorney with a leading entertainment boutique, Mr. Thomson represented major hip hop, R&B, rock, and Caribbean music figures, their record labels, touring companies, and business interests. He has served as an entertainment economics expert witness in the wrongful death lawsuit by heirs of rapper Notorious B.I.G, and has represented the estate of lifetime Grammy® winner Gil Scott-Heron, after successfully litigating to obtain sole estate administration rights.
In addition to his legal background, Mr. Thomson has served as VP of Partnerships at Discovery Communications, and has held senior business development positions at multiple venture-financed technology and digital media startups. He has also served as a senior advisor to Cornell University on technology licensing deals, where he has also advised technology startups. Mr. Thomson is a co-producer of Summer of Soul, winner of the 2021 Oscar® for Best Documentary Feature.
Mr. Thomson holds Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor degrees from Yale University. He also earned an MBA from Columbia Business School. He is licensed to practice law in both New York and California.
When not working, Mr. Thomson enjoys time with his children and family, and researching damn near everything. For balance, he enjoys city cycling, motorcycles, jazz, and surfing the waters of Long Island and Southern California.