Profiles
Martine Alan – Admitted 1993
As an impressionable 17 year old, Martine Alan decided she wanted to be a music lawyer after the combined influences of reading Allen Klein's entry in the book "Expensive Habits", listening to music ranging from Blues to Punk and going to a gig by the legendary Jayne County
She left London to study law at Oxford for three years and even further afield a year later to go to the York branch of the College of Law. Following that she did her training at Clintons. Next was The Simkins Partnership, another West End entertainment law firm and the final law firm before going in-house was Searles Solicitors. Both were places through whom she met her current colleagues, Tim, Martin and Christy.
From the end of 1996 to February 2001 Martine worked at Zomba and from February 2001 to mid-September 2007 at EMI Music Publishing. During this period of nearly eleven years she amassed on a daily basis varied and in depth experience of music contracts and law arising from the UK, USA and Europe, particularly publishing and producer contracts, being a lawyer for these companies signing high profile acts. In addition, throughout this period Martine has built up extremely good contacts within the music industry and parts of the TV and film world.
Martine joined NMD Solicitors on 1st October 2007 retaining EMI Music Publishing as a client. Hoping to take on more producer and publishing work, she also wants to seriously develop an artist base for all types of contracts including recording and publishing agreements, management and band agreements. She is available whenever you are.
