Ranking tables
Media & Entertainment: Transactional | USA
California
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 3
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 20 Years Ranked
Loeb & Loeb LLP 20 Years Ranked- Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP 21 Years Ranked
O'Melveny & Myers LLP 21 Years Ranked
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 21 Years Ranked
Sidley Austin LLP 7 Years Ranked
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates 4 Years Ranked
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Chris Spicer Akin10 Years Ranked
Kenneth Deutsch Paul Hastings LLP10 Years Ranked
Lindsay Conner O'Melveny & Myers LLP12 Years Ranked
Marissa Román Griffith Akin20 Years Ranked
Matthew C Thompson Sidley Austin LLP17 Years Ranked
Mickey Mayerson Mayerson Law P.C.20 Years Ranked
Susan Zuckerman Williams Paul Hastings LLP12 Years Ranked
Band 2
Amy Siegel O'Melveny & Myers LLP4 Years Ranked
David C. Eisman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates6 Years Ranked
John T Frankenheimer Loeb & Loeb LLP20 Years Ranked
Kevin Masuda Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP5 Years Ranked
Michael Hobel Katten16 Years Ranked
Michael S. Sherman Reed Smith LLP8 Years Ranked
Nancy A Bruington Latham & Watkins LLP6 Years Ranked
Robert A Darwell Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP19 Years Ranked
Sophia Yen Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP5 Years Ranked
Band 3
Alan J Epstein Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP7 Years Ranked
Alissa Miller Akin5 Years Ranked
Carolyn Hunt Barnes & Thornburg LLP10 Years Ranked
Daniel H Black Greenberg Traurig, LLP8 Years Ranked
Glen G Mastroberte Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates7 Years Ranked
Richard S Petretti DLA Piper LLP (US)2 Years Ranked
Rick Offsay Latham & Watkins LLP3 Years Ranked
Scott Edel Loeb & Loeb LLP8 Years Ranked
Tom K Ara DLA Piper LLP (US)8 Years Ranked
Band 4
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Latham & Watkins LLPMedia & Entertainment: Transactional2024 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedLatham & Watkins LLP houses a superb entertainment group, which includes a strong bench of junior lawyers as well as well-known senior partners. It is consistently involved in some of the largest transactions in the media and entertainment sector, with extensive experience in negotiating M&A and complex financing transactions. The firm is also involved in negotiating content production and distribution agreements. The team represents a diverse group of clients including film studios, digital media companies, talent and financial institutions. The group's capabilities include cross-border transactions.
1 Paul Hastings LLPMedia & Entertainment: Transactional2024 | Band 1 | 7 Years RankedPaul Hastings LLP is a full-service firm with an impressive entertainment practice and an enviable bench of experienced attorneys. It offers expertise in all aspects of content creation and exploitation, and is especially well versed in entertainment finance. The firm possesses additional strength in talent representation.
Band 2
2 AkinMedia & Entertainment: Transactional2024 | Band 2 | 21 Years RankedAkin is renowned for its film and television financing practice in Hollywood. The team is capable of handling transactions of all sizes, from single-picture loans to asset acquisitions and M&A involving media and entertainment companies. The attorneys predominantly represent lenders active in the entertainment industry, including domestic and foreign banks, investment funds, film distributors and high net worth individuals.
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3 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPMedia & Entertainment: Transactional2024 | Band 3 | 20 Years RankedGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has a bench of highly regarded transactional lawyers catering to marquee clients in the entertainment, media and technology sectors. It is a particularly strong choice for complex financing transactions. The firm's repertoire also includes sizable mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. The team handles both domestic and cross-border transactions in the entertainment sector.3 Loeb & Loeb LLPMedia & Entertainment: Transactional2024 | Band 3 | 20 Years RankedLoeb & Loeb LLP is a respected firm known for its strong track record of advising clients in the entertainment sector. The firm has notable prowess in the music industry, and is proficient in transactions involving film and television content. It also offers specialist expertise in matters relating to live entertainment as well as guild and other labor negotiations unique to the entertainment industry.3 Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLPMedia & Entertainment: Transactional2024 | Band 3 | 21 Years RankedManatt Phelps & Phillips LLP has a deep bench of attorneys catering to talent as well as content companies and financiers. The law firm offers expertise in all aspects of entertainment, including film, television, music and digital content transactions. The team is particularly experienced with negotiating complex financing deals, such as film slate financing. It represents prominent recording artists and songwriters as part of its respected talent practice.3 O'Melveny & Myers LLPMedia & Entertainment: Transactional2024 | Band 3 | 21 Years RankedO'Melveny & Myers LLP continues to advise entertainment and media companies on a wide array of transactions, including cross-border matters. It frequently represents foreign and domestic investors in complex film financing and M&A. The firm is also adept at negotiating large licensing, production and distribution agreements. The group offers further expertise in new media and sports broadcasting.3 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPMedia & Entertainment: Transactional2024 | Band 3 | 21 Years RankedSheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP offers broad entertainment expertise. The team is capable of handling financing, production, distribution and talent agreements for film and television, as well as corporate transactions involving the sale, acquisition and financing of media companies. The lawyers have additional experience includes advising on transactions involving video games, virtual reality and digital content. The firm advises a diverse client base, which includes entertainment companies, investors and well-known individuals.3 Sidley Austin LLPMedia & Entertainment: Transactional2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years RankedSidley Austin LLP is a respected presence in the media and entertainment sector. The firm represents investors as well as content companies in a diverse array of matters and offers particular capabilities in M&A and financing transactions.3 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & AffiliatesMedia & Entertainment: Transactional2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is a renowned corporate powerhouse well placed to handle M&A and financing transactions in the media and entertainment sector. The group is engaged by a wide variety of clients, including investors and prominent entertainment companies.
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4 Barnes & Thornburg LLPMedia & Entertainment: Transactional2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedBarnes & Thornburg skillfully handles an array of transactional matters in the film, television and music industries. It has particular strength negotiating financing, distribution and licensing agreements. The firm acts on behalf of producers, distributors and financiers, among others.
4 DLA Piper LLP (US)Media & Entertainment: Transactional2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years RankedDLA Piper LLP (US) has a well-regarded team which advises studios, record companies, television networks and investors, among others. The firm is noted for its capability handling content development, production, financing and distribution deals.
4 KattenMedia & Entertainment: Transactional2024 | Band 4 | 13 Years RankedKatten has a strong bench of entertainment experts who are active in the film and television industry. The firm's clients also include digital media companies, video game developers and sports teams. The team has experience representing clients on a variety of production, licensing and distribution matters.
4 Reed Smith LLPMedia & Entertainment: Transactional2024 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedReed Smith LLP has an established media and entertainment group sought out for its expert handling of complex transactions. The group provides counsel to corporate and individual clients on the production and distribution of entertainment projects, particularly in the film, television and video game space.
4 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPMedia & Entertainment: Transactional2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedWillkie Farr & Gallagher is a well-known law firm in the media and entertainment space in California, recognised for representing clients across music, social media and film sectors. The law firm also shows expertise in their M&A and talent work.