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Mondo.NYC Speaker

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Clara Kim

Clara Kim

EVP & Chief Legal and Business Affairs Officer, ASCAP

Clara Kim is EVP & Chief Legal and Business Affairs Officer of ASCAP, one of the largest performance rights organizations in the world, representing more than one million songwriters, composers and publishers and more than 20 million works. Clara is a key driver of groundbreaking licensing deals on behalf of ASCAP members with major audio and audio-visual streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Netflix, Hulu and MAX, major television media groups such as Disney/ABC, NBC/Universal and Paramount/CBS, and with the local television and radio industries. She also plays a major role in deals securing and retaining ASCAP members such Tate McRae, Kacey Musgraves, Jay Z, Justin Tranter, Jack White, Neil Young and more. Clara has oversight of the Business and Legal Affairs team in protecting ASCAP’s legal and business interests globally and is responsible for ASCAP’s compliance with the Consent Decree entered into with the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as antitrust laws generally. She is instrumental in negotiations for ASCAP with music and industry stakeholders and is a leader in ASCAP’s efforts with Capitol Hill lawmakers to protect the copyrights of music creators and the market value of public performance rights with respect to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other matters.

Clara has been named one of Billboard’s Top Music Lawyers for ten consecutive years since 2016 and has been among the top entertainment lawyers featured in Variety’s Music Legal Elite and Legal Impact Report. In 2023, she was named as one of the top 25 LGBTQ+ movers and shakers in the music industry and in 2021, she was recognized by Variety as one of 10 AAPI executives making an impact in the music industry. Prior to ASCAP, Clara held senior roles with Viacom International Inc. (now known as Paramount Global), Discovery Communications Inc, and National Geographic Channels US and International. She received her J.D. from New York University School of Law.

Mondo 2025 Panels

Going Direct? Pros, Cons and Pitfalls

Friday, October 17, 2025, 9:00 AM

Once upon a time, collecting public performance income seemed easy. You chose a PRO and GO. These days options abound for optimization. Should you split your territories between US PROs and foreign? What is the cost of a time lag? What are the fees each PRO/CMO is taking in each territory? Are they collecting ALL of the money. What is going into the black box? What isn’t? What are the local tariffs for live performances oversees? How do you verify that the amounts you are receiving are indeed the right amount? This panel will dig into to the economics of public performance for masters and publishing and give you tips and tricks to optimize collections.

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