Michael R. Morris has been named Managing Partner of Valensi Rose, succeeding Rachelle Cohen. He previously served as the firm’s Managing Partner from 2015 to 2019.
Mr. Morris is a former trial lawyer for the IRS and a certified specialist in taxation law. Although his core focus is in the tax arena, Michael has developed significant expertise covering a wide range of businesses.
He has blended his tax law expertise with a passion for music and entertainment, resulting in a practice that serves entertainment industry clients, including producers, record labels, composers, recording artists (including Grammy winners), music publishers, actors, talent agencies, and motion picture companies.
Clients in other sectors include companies in the manufacturing, advertising, jewelry, healthcare, software, post-production, and wine industries.
Michael has been named a Southern California Super Lawyer (2006-2026) in the area of tax, and one of “L.A.’s Top 100 Lawyers” by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
He is a past president of the California Copyright Conference and is a frequent speaker at its meetings. Michael has served as a member of the planning committee and as a speaker for the CalCPA Education Foundation Entertainment Industry Conference. He is a member of the planning committee of the USC Gould School of Law Tax Institute, and has led discussions of entertainment-related tax topics at the institute’s annual conferences.
Established in 1952, Valensi Rose, PLC is a full-service business law firm providing its clients with the broad range of legal services needed in a complex business environment, including tax planning; employment law; trust and estate planning; civil litigation; trust and estate litigation; family law; corporate law; legal ethics; entertainment law; and real estate.
The firm is AV® rated by Martindale Hubbell, its highest rating for professional skill and integrity, and is a member of Lawyers Associated Worldwide, a network of law firms in more than 180 cities around the globe serving companies involved in international business activities.