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90067

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310.919.3984

Mickey Mayerson
Partner and Managing Partner, Los Angeles Office

Mickey 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 the managing partner of the Los Angeles office, chair of the firm's Entertainment Finance Practice Group, and co-chair of the firm’s Corporate Media and Entertainment Practice Group.

Publications/Speeches

Panelist, Accessing Capital Markets and Financing Sources, 4th Annual Film Production & Finance Summit, Los Angeles, California (June 13, 2011)
Panelist, Savannah Film Festival, Savannah, Georgia
Speaker, Paul Kagan’s Motion Picture Production & Finance Conference
Speaker, UCLA Entertainment Symposium

Media Mentions

Dealmakers Impact Report (2008 - 2010), Variety
Hollywood Entertainment Law Firm Loeb & Loeb Jumps Into Video Games By Alex Pham, Los Angeles Times
Follow the Money By Matthew Belloni, The Hollywood Reporter
Shaping the Future: Top 100 Los Angeles Daily Journal
Silicon Scene By Kellie Schmitt, The Recorder
Pix Set Sail Via Oceana By Adam Dawtrey, Variety
Private Equity Goes to Hollywood By David Snow, Private Equity International
Hedge Funds Go Hollywood By Kellie Scmitt, The Recorder

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 (2008 - 2010)
Named one of the "Top 100" lawyers in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal (2008)
Received highest ranking in "Chambers USA 2011, America's Leading Lawyers for Business," in California Media & Entertainment, (also recognized in 2005-2010 editions)
Named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in L.A. Law” report (2007 and 2010)
Named "Top Lawyer" in The Hollywood Reporter, ESQ.’s “Power Lawyers Top 100” list (2007-2011)
Named "Best Lawyer" in Entertainment Law, The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward White, Inc. (1999-2012)
Named in "Southern California Super Lawyers" in Entertainment & Sports, a Thomson Reuters business (2005-2012)
Highest "AV Preeminent (5 out of 5)" Professional Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

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

California, 1981

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