Tax
California: Southern
3 years ranked
Provided by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Shane Nix, a partner in the Firm's Tax Department and the Entertainment Transactions Practice, counsels companies and individuals on various business transactions, with an emphasis on transactional tax matters relating to the acquisition, disposition, and restructuring of businesses, corporations, and partnerships. Shane’s practice primarily focuses on the entertainment industry and is comprised of a wide array of clients including songwriters, recording artists, record labels, actors, actresses, producers, directors, athletes, public personalities, influencers, novelists, comic book creators, and other celebrities.
Shane's prior experience as the Vice Chair of the Entertainment Tax Group at an Am Law 100 law firm and as an attorney at a global law firm in Silicon Valley enables him to serve as a bridge for clients between entertainment and technology as the two industries converge. He also brings experience from a global accounting firm where he structured domestic and cross-border M&A transactions for public companies and private equity firms.
Shane often acts as general outside tax counsel to business management firms and entertainment law firms, and is an adjunct professor at the University of California Irvine teaching entertainment industry taxation.
DePaul University College of Law
J.D. (cum laude)
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Provided by Chambers
Shane Nix is a skilled tax specialist who is strong across a broad range of transactional matters, including acquisitions, dispositions and restructuring. He is especially prominent in the entertainment industry.
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Shane is the top tax counsel in the industry of entertainment.
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