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Media & Entertainment: Transactional - California

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What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins LLP houses a superb entertainment group, which includes a strong bench of junior lawyers as well as well-known senior partners. It is consistently involved in some of the largest transactions in the media and entertainment sector, with extensive experience in negotiating M&A and complex financing transactions. The firm is also involved in negotiating content production and distribution agreements. The team represents a diverse group of clients including film studios, digital media companies, and talent and financial institutions. The group's capabilities include cross-border transactions.

Work Highlights

  • Latham & Watkins LLP advised TPG in the acquisition of Grandview, in partnership with United Entertainment.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Rick Offsay
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Rick Offsay
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Rick Offsay is often sought out to advise media and entertainment companies on strategic corporate transactions, including transformative M&A deals. He is the global co-chair of the firm’s entertainment, sports and media practice.

Rick is one of the top entertainment lawyers in the world. He is a brilliant strategist, adviser and deal-maker.

Rick is extremely knowledgeable and commercial.

Clients look to him to deliver best-in-class legal advice and support on critical transactions.

Rick is super analytical in his work.

Nancy A Bruington
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Nancy A Bruington
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Nancy Bruington regularly undertakes complex financing transactions on behalf of leading clients in the media and entertainment sector.

Nancy is a strong financing lawyer who approaches transactions with a commercial lens.

Kendall K Johnson
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Kendall K Johnson
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Kendall Johnson has a notable practice that encompasses sports and entertainment law. Her experience is wide-ranging, including corporate, licensing, production and financing agreements, among other things.

Kendall is incredibly smart and has a great legal mind.

Kendall is the very model of an excellent lawyer. She is brilliant, thoughtful, thorough and tireless.

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Media & Entertainment: Transactional

Rick Offsay
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Rick Offsay
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Nancy A Bruington
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Nancy A Bruington
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Kendall K Johnson
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Kendall K Johnson
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