Laurie L. Soriano - a Los Angeles, Santa Clara (CA) Music Lawyer

Los Angeles Music Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Music
Entertainment
Intellectual Property
Film & Television

Attorney Information

Overview

Laurie Soriano is a partner in the Entertainment Department of King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, LLP. She represents major musicians, recording artists, composers, songwriters, music supervisors, producers, record companies, publishing companies and various others in the music, entertainment and digital fields. She also represents a number of non-entertainment brands in their transactions that relate to the entertainment industry. Ms. Soriano focuses primarily on contract negotiations and troubleshooting for her clients and acts as the general legal advisor to a multitude of creative individuals and companies.

Ms. Soriano started her career at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, where as a partner in the firm she served as the Head of the firm's Music Department and Co-Chair of the firm's Entertainment Industry Practice Group.

Ms. Soriano has written and spoken extensively on entertainment and marketing topics.

Ms. Soriano received undergraduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania (BA in English from the College of Arts and Sciences, and BS in Economics with concentration in marketing from the Wharton School of Business). In 1986, she received her law degree from the University of California, Davis, where she served as the Editor-in-Chief of the UC Davis Law Review and was admitted to the Order of the Coif. After graduation she served as a law clerk to Hon. Harry Pregerson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Awards and Honors

Honors

U.C. Davis School of Law – Distinguished Alumni Award
Designated as “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers Magazine
Billboard Magazine, Women in Music List
Billboard Magazine, Top Music Lawyers List
California Copyright Conference, 2023 Apollo Award Recipient

Education

Legal Education
- University of California, Davis School of Law, Davis, California, 1986
  J.D.
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  Law Review: UC Davis Law Review, Editor-in-Chief
Non Legal Education
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1983
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: with Honors in English
- College of Arts and Sciences, Wharton School Of Business, 1983
  B.S.
  Honors: cum laude
  Major: Economics
  Minor: Marketing

Current Employment Position(s)

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Partner
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Bar Admissions

California, 1986

Other Affiliations

Member, Board of Directors of SoundExchange
Member and Chair, Entertainment Law Initiative Executive Committee

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Contact

Los Angeles, CA

1900 Avenue of the Stars
Twenty Fifth Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067 - 4506

Directions

Phone: 310-282-8906

Fax: 310-282-8903

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Website: https://www.khpslaw.com

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