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Robert E. Holmes

Holmes.jpgRobert E. Holmes earned a B.A. from Washington Square College in 1966, and a J.D. from NYU School of Law in 1969, prior to practicing law in the entertainment department of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison. Most recently, he was Executive Vice President of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Music Group and President of its music publishing companies. Prior to his twenty-five years at Sony, Mr. Holmes was Vice President of the Arista Music Publishing Group and General Counsel of Motown Records and Filmworks. 

Mr. Holmes was a recipient of NYU’s Alumni Achievement Award in 1998, and Washington Square College’s Alumni Distinguished Service Award in 1992.  He is also the past President of the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association and is an original co-founder of the Black American Law Students Association.  Presently on the board of NYU’s Africa House, Mr. Holmes also served on the boards of the Constitutional Rights Foundation and the Liberace Foundation in Las Vegas.