Profile
Neil Miller is a member of the Entertainment & Media Practice in Greenberg Traurig's London office. He focuses his practice on music and technology with a concentration on digital music licensing and social media. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Neil spent 20 years as an in-house attorney in the media and entertainment industry with a focus on digital media, latterly as General Counsel at SoundCloud and as head of Facebook’s international music licensing team.
Concentrations
- Negotiation of complex rights agreements with record companies, music publishers, and collective management organizations internationally
- Strategic counselling regarding digital business models, negotiation strategy, and risk mitigation in a changing regulatory landscape
Capabilities
Experience
- Negotiating numerous highly complex licensing agreements with music rightsholders in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region with respect to use of music in user-uploaded audio and audiovisual content.°
- Strategic counselling on monetization of user-uploaded content.°
- Advising on DMCA and related compliance programs for social media and other user-upload platforms.°
- Strategic counselling, advice, negotiation, and transaction management for corporate transactions, including venture financing and M&A.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Miller prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Director & Associate General Counsel, Music (International), Facebook, 2017-2021
- SVP & General Counsel, SoundCloud, 2011-2017
- VP, International Legal, CBS Interactive, 2009-2011
- General Counsel, Joost, 2007-2009
- VP Business & Legal Affairs, MTV Networks International, 1999-2007
Recognition & Leadership
- Team Member, a Law360 “Media & Entertainment Practice Group of the Year,” 2022
- Listed, The Legal 500 United Kingdom, TMT: Media: Music, 2024
Credentials
Education
- Diploma, Intellectual Property Law & Practice, University of Bristol
- Diploma in Legal Practice, Nottingham Law School
- B.A. (Hons), Law, University of Exeter/UK
- B.Sc. (Hons.), Chemistry & Law, University of Exeter, 1993
Admissions
- England and Wales