Allen Grubman
| Allen J. Grubman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Entertainment lawyer |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouse(s) | Debbie Grubman |
| Children | Lizzie Grubman and Jennifer Grubman |
Allen J. Grubman is an American entertainment lawyer.
Grubman was born and raised in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, and graduated from City College of New York and Brooklyn Law School.
His clients include superstars and top record companies and their executives. In 1992 Business Week reported that he was considered "the most powerful lawyer in the music business," and in 2001 Newsweek called him "perhaps the music industry's wealthiest and most powerful attorney".
Grubman was born in and grew up in Crown Heights, in Brooklyn, New York. He attended City College of New York, where he earned a B.B.A. While attending Brooklyn Law School, where he earned a J.D., he worked in the mailroom at the William Morris Agency and as a CBS page.
After graduating from Brooklyn Law School in 1967, he wrote various lawyers asking for a job. When an attorney named Walter Hofer met with him, he recalled: "I didn't know what to say, so I tried to get him to like me. I said, 'I really want to work for you, but I don't come from a very wealthy family, so I can't afford to pay you very much to hire me.'" Hofer hired him to work in his music law firm as an associate for $125-per-week ($900 in current dollar terms).
Grubman subsequently started his own business. In the 1970s, he signed obscure disco artists who later became popular, and thereafter he signed a number of stars. Grubman started a firm with fellow Brooklyn Law School graduates Paul Schindler ('71) and Arthur Indursky ('67) in 1974, and upon Schindler's departure the firm was known as Grubman Indursky & Shire. In 1982 he landed one of his biggest clients, Bruce Springsteen. In 2005, the firm had grown to 30 attorneys.
In 1992 Business Week reported that Grubman was considered "the most powerful lawyer in the music business." In 2001, Newsweek called him "perhaps the music industry's wealthiest and most powerful attorney".
His clients have included Springsteen, Madonna, U2, John Mellencamp, Rod Stewart, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Luther Vandross, Elton John, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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