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Media and entertainment: transactional

Pryor Cashman LLP

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Pryor Cashman LLP‘s media and entertainment transactions practice is jointly led out of New York by Simon Pulman and James Janowitz as well as Briana Hill in Los Angeles. The firm assists clients with key entertainment projects related to feature films, documentaries, TV and streaming. The team negotiate deals and contracts for clientele as well as handle financing, loans and acquisitions. Hill excels in transactional matters, structuring and negotiating development, production, licensing and distribution agreements for media and entertainment players. She is also the go-to for rights and relationship deals. Pulman centers his practice on studio business issues for entertainment companies such as financing, development and production. He has structured a number of streaming deals including co-production agreements. Video game clients also seek Pulman out for his speciality in transmedia rights deals and adaption of video game properties into film and TV series. Lastly, Janowitz focuses on financiers and content creators, assisting them with monetization of audio-visual and music catalogs. He also advices on financing and merger transactions as well as sales.
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  • ‘Extremely client centric. Extremely knowledgeable of the industry and market practices. Efficient and responsive. All of the partners we work with feel like they are members of our team.’

  • ‘Pryor Cashman has a long-established expertise in the film and television industry with strong legal talent in both LA and NYC.’

  • ‘James Janowitz brings unique expertise by having years of experience in both corporate and litigation practice areas, which translates to efficient and practical legal advice.’

  • ‘The entertainment group is truly one of the best in the business. They are attentive, thoughtful, bullish when necessary, and incredibly organized. ’

  • ‘Simon Pulman and Briana Hill are amazing attorneys. I've always felt like I am in the best of hands and what's also amazing is they really love what they do. They truly are inspired by the subject area and are excited to talk shop and learn about our challenges and how they might be able to help. They are exceptional.’

  • ‘Absolute pro's in the IP, literary film, TV and games space. Superb service, responsive, smart and very measured! We could not be successful without our legal support from Pryor Cashman.’

  • ‘Simon Pulman is the most skilled transmedia Hollywood/games attorney in the world. Smart, sharp, enthusiastic, well-read, well-played, with great thoughts and insights.  Briana Hill is Simon Pulman's partner-in-crime. She brings great strategy, nuance, and balance, to co-representing us with Simon. And she has such a great reputation.’

Key clients

  • Remedy Entertainment
  • Power Ballad
  • David Gordon Green
  • Story Kitchen
  • Skybound
  • Macmillan
  • Modcore
  • Big Indie Pictures
  • Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey
  • Steven Van Zandt/Tones and Chords
  • Ingenious Media
  • Crytek

Work highlights

Represented Remedy in a cutting edge transaction with Annapurna, providing for Annapurna to co-finance videogame sequel 'Control 2' and develop the games 'Control' and 'Alan Wake' for film and television.
Assisted motion picture 'Power Ballad' with its rendered finance, production and distribution produced by Likely Story and Treasure Entertainment, and financed by 30West.
Represented Ingenious Media in a number of sales of contractual income rights in approximately 100 major studio and independently produced motion pictures to a US-based private equity buyer.

Practice head

Briana Hill; Simon Pulman; James Janowitz