Vanessa Roman > Akin > Los Angeles, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Vanessa Roman
Work Department
Partner, Media & Entertainment
Position
Vanessa is a key player on Akin’s renowned entertainment team and throughout the corporate entertainment world. She is regularly found at the table with seasoned professionals who seek her guidance and advice in finalizing their deals.
Vanessa provides counsel in various aspects of the production, financing and distribution of film, television, digital media and music projects. She is keenly focused on helping clients address issues related to the rapidly-changing landscape of the entertainment industry, including the proliferation of streaming services and the rise of virtual reality. She leverages positive relationships across the sector to facilitate efficiencies in transactions.
To learn more about Ms. Roman, please visit her profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/vanessa-f-roman.
Education
- D., University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2011
- A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2008
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
(Next Generation Partners)Akin stands out for its expertise in media and entertainment financings. The firm’s media, entertainment and sports practice mainly advises corporate clientele such as banks, private equity funds and investment banks. Matters include structuring complex finance, M&As and joint ventures. The Los Angeles-based team is led by Chris Spicer who is well-versed in handling deals between movie production companies and financial institutions. Marissa Román Griffith centers her practice on advising financiers, borrower and distributors on production, financing and distribution of film, TV and digital content. Deals made between independent movie production companies and financial institutions are handled by Alissa Miller. Vanessa Roman is also key to handling credit facilities and single-project loans in the entertainment industry. Lauren Epstein advises on financing and equity issues in TV, digital and film transactions for financial institutions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Media and entertainment: transactional United States > Media, technology and telecoms
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government relations
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- International trade and national security > Trade remedies and trade policy
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Industry focus > Native American law
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Industry focus > Sport
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)