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Steve Tsoneff is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Century City office. He has two decades of experience advising content producers, distributors, and financiers in a variety of media and entertainment transactions, with a focus on the production, licensing, and distribution of audiovisual content and various approaches to the financing of such content, including single-project, slate, corporate, and co-financing transactions. He also provides industry expertise to clients who are acquiring, investing in, or selling companies in the media and entertainment space and advises clients on media rights issues for sports leagues and teams.
He returned to Gibson Dunn after serving as General Counsel & Head of Business Affairs for the entertainment production company Madison Wells Media from 2017 through 2021, where he was a member of the core management team leading the company’s development, production, and financing activities across film, television, live stage, podcasting, and digital media. Prior to joining Madison Wells Media, Mr. Tsoneff was a partner at Gibson Dunn and practiced at the firm from 2000 to 2017.
JD, Columbia University, 2000. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, cum laude, 1997.
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Stephen Tsoneff is an experienced media and entertainment attorney. His practice benefits from extensive experience across film financing, sales and mergers.
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Stephen is able to easily distinguish between different strategies. He is commercially aware, business-minded and pragmatic.
Stephen is able to easily distinguish between different strategies. He is commercially aware, business-minded and pragmatic.
