Latham & Watkins lawyers are grounded in decades of experience across all sectors of entertainment, sports, and media.
Latham’s practice combines decades of experience representing major industry players, unique market insights about the industries’ legal and financial drivers, and a seamless global platform to deliver sophisticated commercial advice on cutting-edge and high-stakes transactions and disputes around the world.
Latham advises diversified global media companies, production and distribution houses, studios, digital and new media companies, iconic celebrities, licensors/rights holders and individual talent, as well investors and financiers leveraging the practice’s global reach and full-spectrum experience to help clients navigate:
Latham advises traditional sports as well as esports teams, owners, and governing bodies, as well as financial institutions, investors, corporate sponsors, stadium developers, TV broadcasters, and digital distribution and over-the-top (OTT) platforms on their most important negotiations, transactions, and disputes — from team purchases and broadcast licensing to stadium matters and sponsorships. Specifically, Latham guides clients on:
Ian Nussbaum and Rick Offsay recognized on the list of the entertainment industry’s 100 most powerful lawyers.
Hollywood trade publication honors dealmakers and litigators in its Legal Impact Report 2026.
Hollywood trade honors Los Angeles Partners Nancy Bruington, Kendall Johnson, Rick Offsay, Liliana Ranger, and Jonathan West for exceptional work in a landmark year that transformed the entertainment landscape.