Ramela Ohanian is an entertainment transactional attorney who brings her clients’ creative visions to life. A skilled dealmaker, she advises on development and production matters across television, film, digital media, emerging technologies and more—including talent agreements, rights acquisitions and other key deal points that power content creation.
Recognized by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety as a top entertainment attorney, Ramela represents studios, media companies, tech companies, producers, streamers, podcast companies and networks on a variety of transactional matters related to television (scripted and unscripted), films (theatrical, SVOD, etc.), digital media, short-form content and podcasts. Her 8-year practice at Sheppard focuses on the development and production of projects in the United States and internationally, including the handling of major first look and overall agreements.
Ramela negotiates agreements on behalf of Amazon MGM Studios, Meta, Wondery, Salesforce, Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Focus Features, Gunpowder & Sky, Hemisphere Media Group and more. As production counsel, she has facilitated the localization of multiple productions outside of the United States, including in Italy, Germany and Colombia.
Before joining Sheppard, Ramela was in-house counsel at AwesomenessTV, where she served as lead production attorney for the Awestruck programming division. Managing agreements across multiple platforms—including YouTube, Facebook and Instagram—she also worked on influencer marketing deals with brands, agencies and talent. These transactions, along with her work in content acquisition, on-camera talent services, multi-channel network agreements, and company marketing campaigns (including contests and sweepstakes), give her uncommon insight into the business needs and operational realities of her clients.
In her free time, Ramela mentors law students and early career lawyers pursuing paths in the entertainment industry.