10100 Santa Monica Boulevard
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Los Angeles,
California
90067
 310.282.2165
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Michael (Mickey)
A.
Mayerson
Managing Partner, Los Angeles Office; Co-Chair, Corporate Media and Entertainment Practice Group
Michael (Mickey) A. Mayerson is considered one of the leading film finance lawyers in the US. Since 2006, he has acted for clients in connection with more than $3 billion in financing transactions ranging from studio slate financings to the funding of single pictures. During this time period, Mr. Mayerson has been involved in the establishment of a number of new companies in the entertainment industry, as well as in the creation of a number of new mezzanine and equity film funds. His wide-ranging expertise includes project financing, lines of credit, securitization transactions, co-financing, co-productions and tax-advantaged financing transactions.
Mr. Mayerson represents commercial banks, hedge funds, high net worth investors and various other financial institutions investing capital primarily in the motion picture industry. He also represents distributors, both domestically and internationally, in all forms of licensing and distribution transactions with content owners, including single picture acquisition transactions as well as output deals. Additionally, numerous production companies use Mr. Mayerson as their general outside counsel.
Mr. Mayerson also serves in administrative roles at Loeb & Loeb as both the managing partner of the Los Angeles office and co-chair of the firm’s 75-lawyer Corporate, Media and Entertainment Practice Group.
Publications/Speeches
- Panelist, Savannah Film Festival, Savannah, Georgia
- Speaker, Paul Kagan’s Motion Picture Production & Finance Conference
- Speaker, UCLA Entertainment Symposium
Media Mentions
Affiliations
- Committee Member, American Film Marketing Association Responsible for Revising the Standard Form for International Licensing Agreements Employed throughout the Motion Picture Industry
Distinctions
- Named "Top Dealmaker" in Variety's “Dealmakers Impact Report '08” list (2008)
- Named one of the "Top 100" lawyers in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal (2008)
- Named in "Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business," in Media & Entertainment, (2005-2008 editions)
- Named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in LA Law” report (2007)
- Named "Top Lawyer" in The Hollywood Reporter, ESQ.’s “Power Lawyers Top 100” list (2007-2008)
- Named "Best Lawyer" in Entertainment Law, The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward White, Inc. (1999-2009)
- Named "Southern California Super Lawyer" in Entertainment & Sports by Law & Politics in Los Angeles magazine (2005-2008)
- Highest "AV" Professional Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
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Columbia University, J.D., 1981, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1978, magna cum laude
Beta Gamma Sigma
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