Jacob Tracer is the head of litigation at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), where he advocates on behalf of the trade association’s members to protect their sound recordings from infringement and promote the human creativity embodied in those recordings to the public. He primarily manages cutting-edge, large-scale infringement lawsuits addressing a wide variety of issues facing the music industry today, including evolving forms of digital piracy and artificial intelligence. He also negotiates pre-litigation disputes on behalf of RIAA members, oversees the preparation of amicus briefs on issues important to the music community, and counsels member companies about how best to protect their copyrights in the modern marketplace. Jacob was previously a partner at Jenner & Block LLP, where he litigated cases on behalf of copyright holders and media entities of all types. While at Jenner & Block, Jacob was recognized by the National Law Journal in 2023 as an Intellectual Property Trailblazer.