Mr Arash Khalili > Loeb & Loeb LLP > Los Angeles, United States > Lawyer Profile

Loeb & Loeb LLP is adept in the full array of transactions related to media and entertainment within sport, but is especially knowledgeable in financing work and sponsorship right deals for sports clubs, leagues and franchises. The group is also is strong in gaming/social media, and is also increasingly involved in the esports space. Spearheading the group are Arash Khalili and Brian Socolow. Socolow, who is based between Washington DC and New York, has a strong track record of working on complex commercial transactions and business disputes. Khalili in Los Angeles is also strong in corporate and M&A matters in the sport industry, including joint ventures as well as endorsement and licensing deals. Elsewhere, Lisa Wiznitzer is key for sports and entertainment matters.

The ‘best of the best in providing strategic support’, Loeb & Loeb LLP’s integrated capital markets and corporate team represents a diverse roster of clients, from entrepreneurs and emerging companies, through to established corporations and private equity funds. The firm’s TMT offering ensures that it is consistently involved in transactions involving the media and entertainment spheres, while it also excels in adjacent areas such as technology, digital content, and advertising. In New York, firm co-chair Mitchell Nussbaum is highly regarded for M&A and securities work, with a focus on the technology, life sciences, and energy sectors. Also in New York, department co-chair Lloyd Rothenberg specializes in supporting early-stage growth companies and mature companies in the TMT space. The New York group additionally draws on deputy department chairs Ronelle Porter, who represents a mix of public and private corporations and private equity funds, and Tahra Wright, who focuses on advising public companies. In Los Angeles, firm and practice co-chair Arash Khalili is well versed in M&A deals involving the media, entertainment, sports, technology and fashion industries, among others. LA-based deputy team chair Ann Chen and New York-based corporate specialist Megan Stombock are also recommended.