Based in Los Angeles, Alan Epstein and Andrew Kramer lead the team at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Praised by clients for being ‘very connected’ and ’calm’, the team is capable of handling a range of clients, including production companies, talent, music companies, and sports leagues and teams. Epstein offers the team expertise in structuring deals for a variety of clients. Kramer represents financiers, lenders and distributors in transactions concerning film, television and digital media.
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- The partners at this firm are great and have unparalleled professionalism along with the ability to craft creative solutions for complex deal structures.
Key clients
- Create Music Group
- Ryan Reynolds / Maximum Effort
- 5&2 Studios
- 101 Studios
- Slingshot USA
- Banc of California
- Hyphenate Media Group
- Media Capital Technologies (MCT) & The Horror Section
- Artists Equity
- Shamrock Capital Advisors
- The Chernin Group
Work highlights
Advised 5&2 Studios on its deal with Amazon MGM Studios.
Advised Ryan Reynolds and Maximum Effort on a deal to buy back the creative marketing firm Maximum Effort Marketing from performance television advertising platform MNTN.
Advised Create Music Group on its acquisition of Monstercat.
Practice head
Alan Epstein; Andrew Kramer
Other key lawyers
Aubrey Thomason; Steve Hurdle