Alasdair George
Joint Head of Department
Partner
Music
+44 20 3206 2814
Email Alasdair
alasdair.george@smb.london
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Alasdair is a Partner and co-heads the Music team.
He has more than 30 years’ experience in the music and entertainment sector, including in private practice, as the head of legal & business affairs for Sony Music UK and in a specialist investment fund management business.
He acts for clients across the music industry, from artists and writers to record labels and music publishers. Alasdair advises on a wide range of commercial deals and issues, but has a particular focus on corporate transactions, including business investment, acquisitions and sales, partnerships and joint ventures.
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‘Alasdair George is an extremely valuable asset to our company due to his industry knowledge and availability.’
Legal 500, 2024
News featuring Alasdair
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9th June 2025 Music
SMB acts on sale of leading UK independent music company, Cooking Vinyl, to Exceleration Music
Co- Head of the Music Department Alasdair George acted for the founder of Cooking Vinyl, Martin Goldschmidt, on the sale of the company to US-based Exceleration Music.
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24th April 2025 Music
Three SMB partners recognised in Billboard 2025 Top Music Lawyers list
Partners and joint heads of the Music Department, Richard Baskind and Alasdair George, were featured, alongside Anthony Orum, who was promoted to partner in May last year.
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8th April 2024 Music
SMB Music Partners listed in Billboard Top Music Lawyers for 2024
Billboard have announced their Top Music Lawyers for 2024 and we are delighted that Partner, Alasdair George, and Head of our Music department, Richard Baskind, have been included on the list.
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