Partners Robert Darwell, Robb Klein, and Linda Michaelson were named to Variety's 2019 Dealmakers List, which recognizes the top entertainment attorneys in the industry.
From Variety:
Long focused on the global nature of entertainment media, these attorneys have a large number of clients (companies, producers distributors and filmmakers) that are either based abroad or regularly doing business there. As outside counsel to Amazon Studios, Darwell handled a multitude of film and TV transactions encompassing scripted, unscripted and sports, including closing overall deals with Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”) and Scooter Braun, and setting up local-language productions around the world. Klein has clients that include Starlings Entertainment (investor in “Rocketman”) and Komixx Entertainment, which closed a deal for a sequel to Netflix film “The Kissing Booth.” Michaelson repped Lionsgate in its joint venture with Point Grey Pictures in a multiplatform content deal, as well as the group that purchased Abrams Artists Agency. Other clients include digital giants Spotify, Twitch, Snapchat, Oculus and Tinder. “Business models change on a regular basis,” says Klein. “If you do a deal with Netflix today, I guarantee it will not be the same as the one you did with them last year.”