Shane Nix
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Partner
Shane Nix is one of the entertainment and music industry’s leading tax advisors, recognized on Billboard‘s 2025 “Top Music Lawyers” list. He counsels musicians, producers, financers, and other music industry participants on a wide range of individual, corporate, and partnership tax matters, including the acquisition, disposition, and restructuring of assets, businesses, corporations, and partnerships.
Shane’s transactional tax practice spans corporate, international, and partnership taxation, giving him the versatility to advise on the complex, multi-layered deal structures common in today’s music investment landscape. He also draws on prior experience at a global accounting firm, where he structured domestic and cross-border M&A transactions for public companies and private equity firms — experience that allows him to bridge the gap between legal and financial advisory for clients evaluating music industry investments.