Jacqueline Sabec - San Francisco, CA
Attorney at King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, LLP
Music Lawyers in San Francisco, CA
75 Broadway Suite 202 San Francisco, CA 94111
San Francisco Music Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Music
- Entertainment
- Intellectual Property
- Film & Television
Attorney Information
Overview
Jacqueline Sabec is a partner in the Entertainment Department at King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano, LLP, advising artists, estates, and rights-holders across the full spectrum of music, entertainment, and intellectual property matters. Jacqueline brings decades of experience helping talent protect and grow the value of their music, catalogs, brands and careers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.
Jacqueline’s practice focuses on the business of entertainment and the deals that shape it - including recording and publishing agreements, catalog and asset acquisitions, licensing and brand partnerships, touring and merchandising, talent agreements, film and television, and strategic advisory work for artist-owned companies and legacy estates. She is frequently engaged in high-stakes negotiations where long-term rights preservation, brand alignment, and commercial leverage are central.
Jacqueline works with many Grammy Award–winning and multi-platinum recording artists, songwriters and producers, Hall of Fame legacy artists and their estates, music executives, entertainment entrepreneurs, and Emmy-winning television and media personalities. Her work often involves navigating complex rights and legacy planning across generations.
Jacqueline is known for a practical, deal-forward approach and for serving as a trusted, long-term counselor to clients and their teams - bringing clarity and strategy to moments that require both creative sensitivity and rigorous business judgment.
Originally from Tennessee, Jacqueline returned to her home state after many years practicing in California, while continuing to maintain a national and international practice.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Billboard Magazine, Top Music Lawyers List
Education
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Legal Education
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Golden Gate University School of Law,
San Francisco,
California, 1999
J.D.
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Golden Gate University School of Law,
San Francisco,
California, 1999
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Non Legal Education
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Ithaca College,
Ithaca,
New York, 1995
B.A.
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Ithaca College,
Ithaca,
New York, 1995
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Classes and Seminars
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Variety article, “AI vs. the Music Industry: With the Internet Full of Fake Drakes and Eminems, Who Gets Paid?” May, 2023
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University of Southern California, USC Society of Women in Law, Entertainment Law panel. March, 2022
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Variety article “Alanis Morissette-Inspired Sitcom in the Works at ABC”, November, 2021
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Billboard Magazine, “Billie Eilish, Dave Mathews, Wilco, NITO, Wasserman and more join for #CodeRedClimate Day of Action”, September, 2021
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Billboard Magazine’s “Can Touring Artists Require Road Crews to get Vaccinated”, June 2021
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Music Business Worldwide, Interview with hitmaker Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd. July, 2020
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Speaker, FestForums, “Cannabis: Is Your Festival Ready?” May, 2019
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Speaker, Fest Forums, “Scaling Immersive Experiences” 2018
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Speaker, SF Music Tech Summit, “The Future of Record Labels” November, 2017
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Speaker, Maui Music Tech Conference, “Creative Partnerships Workshop” 2016
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Speaker, The University of Hawaii, Weinstein Ethics Lecture Series, “Legal Ethics” July, 2016
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Forbes Magazine, “Takaways from the 2016 SF MusicTech Summit” October, 2016
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Hollywood Reporter, “Amazon Developing The Grateful Dead Limited Bio Series” December, 2015
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Executive Producer, Grateful Dead documentary, “Circles Around the Sun” 2015
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Producer, The Best of Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead, 2015
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Speaker, The University of Hawaii, Weinstein Ethics Lecture Series: “Ethics in Entertainment” July, 2015
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Speaker, SXSW, “Musician Business: Lessons from the Grateful Dead”
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Speaker, SF Music Tech “Hot Topics in Music Tech Law” March, 2014
- Speaker, SF Music Tech, “Lawyer as Rainmaker” March, 2013
Bar Admissions
- California, 1999
Other Affiliations
- Member, Board of Directors, Bill Graham Memorial Foundation
- Member, Board of Advisors, Jerry Garcia Foundation
- Member, Board of Directors, Roots & Branches Conservancy
- Member, Board of Advisors, FestForums
- Member, She Is The Music
Contact
75 Broadway
Suite 202
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 310-282-8940
Fax: 310-282-8903
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.khpslaw.com
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