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LOREN E. MULRAINE

Loren E. Mulraine merges an understanding of the creative elements of the entertainment and media industries with legal and business skills to protect his clients’ intellectual property, build their business enterprises, and advocate for social justice.

His clients have included Grammy, Dove, and Stellar award winners, gold, platinum, and multiplatinum-selling artists, and professionals in the music, media, film/TV, theatre, and sports industries. Loren is a professor and director of Music and Entertainment Law Studies at Belmont University College of Law. Prior to joining the faculty at Belmont, Loren taught for 14 years and served as chair of the Department of Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee State University.

Loren chose law as a career after starting his professional life as an on-air radio personality. He says, “I really enjoyed being on the air, but I realized that the real business of broadcasting was done behind the scenes, and I wanted to be involved in making the deals.” His legal career began as a government contracts attorney with the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington, D.C.

A gospel artist, worship leader, and songwriter, Loren combines artistry and ministry in a way that crosses genre and age boundaries. He has released six solo albums, multiple singles and group projects, and session work, including the Grammy Award-winning Tribute: The Songs of Andrae Church.


CREDENTIALS


Education

Howard University School of Law, J.D.

University of Maryland, B.A.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Pennsylvania (inactive)

Tennessee

Georgia

District of Columbia


COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT


Gospel Music Association Foundation, Board of Directors

International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Board of Directors

The Copyright Alliance, Academic Advisory Board

Leadership Middle Tennessee, Class of 2007

Leadership Music, Class of 2003


DISTINCTIONS


Best Lawyers in America, 2023-2026

National Law Journal, Sports / Gaming / Entertainment Trailblazer, 2022


MEMBERSHIPS


Nashville Bar Association

Tennessee Bar Association

National Bar Association

American Bar Association

Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association

Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice

Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association

The Recording Academy, Grammy-voting member

Gospel Music Association


PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS


Publications include:

  • From Adidas to Zenga: International Intellectual Property Law and Fashion, 2020 AIPLA Law Journal, Vol. 48, No. 2

  • A Global Perspective on Digital Sampling, 2018 Akron Law Review, Vol. 52, No. 3

Additional law journal articles can be found on 
Loren’s SSRN author page.

Conference presentations include:

  • The American Bar Association Sports and Entertainment Forum

  • Sports Lawyers Association Annual Conference

  • Nashville Bar Association

  • The Copyright Society of the U.S.A.

  • Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association

  • Institute for Intellectual Property and Social Justice

  • The Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation

    and others…