Practice Capabilities

In the constantly changing global multimedia environment, the nature of business opportunities in the entertainment industry is becoming increasingly more complex. To address these challenges, Loeb & Loeb’s Corporate Media and Entertainment Group has assembled one of the largest and most diverse teams of attorneys to meet our clients’ needs. We handle more motion picture, television and music industry-related corporate and commercial transactions than almost any other law firm, representing motion picture and television production and distribution companies, private equity funds, film funds, record companies, music publishers, advertising agencies, senior executives, and high net worth individuals from around the world. Our transactional attorneys have represented clients in some of the industry's largest and most complex distribution, licensing and financing transactions, as well as mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic corporate activities.

Our capabilities are diverse, and we bring an in-depth knowledge of the corporate, securities, media, entertainment, technology and finance industries to our work, which includes:

• Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions 
• Joint ventures and strategic alliances 
• Film, television and music library transactions 
• Distribution and licensing agreements 
• Restructurings, reorganizations and insolvencies 
• Executive employment agreements 
• Corporate governance and management

As the entertainment industry continues to evolve and require increased focus on technology, Loeb & Loeb has remained a leader with cutting edge expertise across emerging entertainment platforms. Our advanced media and technology and telecommunications strengths allowed us to be at the forefront as the Internet and digital media became fully integrated in the entertainment environment. We structured and negotiated some of the earliest agreements for ring tones, digital downloading, digital content aggregations, P2P distribution, web-casting and digital applications. We also recently expanded our capabilities to include expertise in the videogame and interactive entertainment industries, and our Corporate Media and Entertainment attorneys are constantly developing strategic agreements and joint ventures that include a multitude of distribution outlets.

Service Approach

In addition to our team of more than 75 entertainment lawyers, Loeb & Loeb brings a unique combination of talent from a diverse range of disciplines. For over a century, Loeb & Loeb has been entrenched not only in the entertainment industry, but also in the worlds of corporate finance, as well as public and private securities and capital markets. We have also built a complementary, in-depth technology and telecommunications component. This dynamic experience makes our group different from most other law firms and enables us to give our clients the added value of knowing the industry inside and out.

Clients and Industries

We represent entertainment and media companies from all sides of the business, including motion picture, television, music, interactive and new media production and distribution companies, as well as individual producers and entrepreneurs. We serve a national and international client base, handling domestic and cross-border around the globe.

Leadership in Law

Loeb & Loeb’s Corporate Media and Entertainment attorneys have been consistently recognized for excellence in law by The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Chambers and Partners, Lawdragon, Legal 500 and numerous other leading trade publications and law firm referral guides. In 2010, we were honored with the prestigious Chambers Award for Excellence in Media, one of the highest distinctions a firm can receive in the entertainment field.

Many of our lawyers serve as expert sources for the press, often looked to for commentary on a variety of industry issues. We are also frequent speakers at the various film festivals and industry events such as Digital Hollywood and the Women in Film and Television Summit.