Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP's entertainment, technology and advertising practice group is spearheaded by New York-based Alexis Robinson who acts as strategic counsel in entertainment-related commercial transactions as well as assisting clients with negotiating digital content, music licensing and distribution deals. The Century City-based team advises studios, streaming services and platforms on financings, acquisitions, production and distribution of content. The team often act as lead entertainment counsel for clients and are sought out for their skills in handling motion picture and TV productions. As part of the West Coast team, Robert Darwell leads on the acquisition and development of motion picture and TV projects, Robb Klein focuses on film and TV financing and Linda Michaelson brings corporate expertise to the media team.
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Key clients

  • Lionsgate Entertainment
  • Artémis
  • CTS Eventim
  • News Corp
  • 101 Studios
  • Toho Co. Ltd.
  • Amazon MGM Studios
  • Creative Wealth Media Lending
  • Paramount Pictures
  • Wondery

Work highlights

  • Represented Lionsgate Entertainment Corp. in acquisition of the Entertainment One television and film business from Hasbro, Inc. for $375m.
  • Represented News Corp in its multi-year agreement with OpenAI to bring certain News Corp content to OpenAI services.
  • Represented CTS Eventim in the acquisition of the festival and international ticketing activities of Vivendi.

Lawyers

Practice head

Alexis Robinson

Other key lawyers

Robert Darwell; Robb Klein; Linda Michaelson