Meet Ravyn Neal
Ravyn Neal, Esq. | Founding Partner
Ravyn Neal, Esq. is the Founding Partner of Ravyn Neal & Associates, APC, a Black women-led firm she launched seven years ago with a mission to protect, guide, and empower underrepresented creatives. A passionate advocate and visionary, Ravyn provides expert legal counsel to multi-hyphenate creatives, producers, entrepreneurs, and minority-owned businesses across music, television, film, and multimedia.
Ravyn represents a dynamic roster of singers, songwriters, and producers across genres including pop, Afro-pop, country, soul, K-pop, rock, and R&B—giving her well-rounded insight into the inner workings of the music industry from multiple cultural and creative perspectives. Her client collaborations include notable names such as Kyle Kuzma, Jalen Green, D’Angelo Russell, DeMar DeRozan, and Bobby Shmurda.
Known for her relational approach and deep industry insight, Ravyn has successfully negotiated multimillion-dollar film financing deals, scaled over a dozen Black-owned law firms, and overseen legal and operational strategy for award-winning productions and live events—including serving as the Head of Business & Legal Affairs for Compton Fest, a city-sanctioned cultural festival now generating over $100K in community revenue.
Channing Bias Smith
Channing Bias Smith, Esq. | Of Counsel
Channing Bias Smith, Esq. is an accomplished attorney in the entertainment industry. Prior to joining Ravyn Neal & Associates, APC, Channing gained more than 10 years of experience through various roles and internships at entertainment companies, including RCA Records, Universal Music Enterprises, BMG Rights Management (US), LLC, Red Bull Media House, Columbia Records, and Fifth Season.
Throughout her legal practice, Channing has structured, negotiated and drafted a wide range of deals, including artist recording, profit share, producer, sponsorship, vendor, merchandising and release agreements within the music industry, and option-purchase, writer, executive producer, director, and actor deals within the television industry.
As a South Central Los Angeles native and the first attorney in her family, Channing spends her free time mentoring students with hopes to increase representation of underrepresented groups in careers in the entertainment industry and the legal profession. You can also find the mother of two volunteering at her children’s school, speaking on industry-related panels, guest lecturing, and recording her own music.
Channing is a graduate of Dillard University, the University of Southern California, and Southwestern Law School, and is licensed to practice law in California and New York. She is also a member of several professional organizations, including Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, the Langston Bar Association, the Beverly Hills Bar Association, and The Recording Academy. Lastly, she serves on the board of the R.E.A.C.H. Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides programming for young children, low income families, minorities and disadvantaged individuals.
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