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This is especially true for our songwriter/producer client Keith Harris, who wrote two (2) Billboard Hot 100 Top 5 songs that have dominated the charts over the past six months, for the über hot Black Eyed Peas. The first is "Meet Me Halfway," which Billboard commended for its "...funk guitar, hand claps and distorted pulses." The Billboard Hot 100 #1 song, "Imma Be," praised as "a pounding, assertive club thumper," is a hip-hop reflective, pop credible song; proof positive that the Peas still possess their edge. ASCAP recently acknowledged Keith's participation in the song with a "#1 Plaque" presented for his songwriting contributions.

Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) today announced the signing of an exclusive publishing agreement with Yu Leseberg client Keith Harris, GRAMMY and Juno-winning writer/producer. The publishing deal encompasses Keith's entire catalogue, including the Black Eyed Peas "Imma Be" which hit No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart this week and is No. 1 on the iTunes singles charts. Through the agreement, UMPG immediately represents Harris' publishing rights for the US and Canada and will represent Harris' world-wide publishing in July 2010, upon completion of his deal with EMI Music Publishing.

An authority on entertainment business strategies, lawyer Helen Yu is a firm believer in building a strong team with managers, business advisors and others to assist musicians, songwriters and producers.  When she sees a wrong being committed – as occurred when the Black Eyed Peas’ corporation was suspended – she makes it her goal to set a situation straight.

31 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 & Billboard R & B Hot 100 in 2014! 

Helen Yu Leseberg describes herself first and foremost as an advocate. As the found of her own entertainment law firm, Yu Leseberg, her priority is to serve and protect the legal well-being of “artists, songwriters, producers, and creative talent in the entertainment industry.” If anyone knows how difficult it might be to get artists to take care of and be familiar with their own legal rights, it’s Helen, who works at explaining high-level, analytic concepts to some of the most creative and non-linear artists currently working.

When it comes to your horses, they are another investment, and you want to make sure they are protected. Should you find yourself with legal issues dealing with your horses, give us a call. Here, at Sher & Associates, we now provide legal assistance with Equine Law.

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