Hipgnosis Song Management, the investment and management company founded and run by former Elton John and Beyoncé manager Merck Mercuriadis, has hired Jonathan Baker as its first general counsel.

Jonathan Baker, GC of Hipgnosis Song Management. Courtesy photo

Baker comes to London-based HSM with almost 20 years of legal experience, including more than a decade focused on the music industry. He joins from Berlin-based BMG, where he has been general counsel for the United Kingdom as well as executive vice president of legal and business affairs for international.