About Robert Allan

Robert J. Allan is an AV-rated attorney in California, a Barrister and Solicitor in Canada, and an admitted Solicitor in England and Wales, with over 30 years of international legal experience representing the interests of existing and emerging domestic and international businesses, corporations, partnerships and trusts. He provides insightful legal counsel on matters in corporate law, corporate compliance, corporate structures, complex commercial litigation, corporate governance and transactions, international law, bankruptcy, copyright, music law and entertainment law litigation.

​Mr. Allan also represents many clients in the entertainment and music industry, with a focus on assisting songwriters and their heirs with terminations of their copyright grants. He also assists in negotiations for the sale and purchase of copyright termination interests, and the sale and or licensing of songs, publishing, and music catalogs.

​In addition to helping his clients monetize their music catalogues, Mr. Allan negotiates agreements for name, image, and likeness rights, and life story rights for documentary and film projects.

He also advises clients with negotiations for the sale and purchase of artwork for collectors and investors.

He serves as general counsel for many of his clients, providing both litigation and transactional advice. Mr. Allan’s experience as the President and CEO of public and private corporations, provides him with a unique insight into the complexities of running a global business and the ability to forecast the challenges many businesses face.