Djenab Li Conde is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Entertainment, Sports & Media Practice.

Djenab represents entertainment and media companies, financial institutions, investors, and high-level individual talent on sophisticated financing, M&A, joint venture, and other strategic transactions. Her practice focuses on transactions involving film, television, music and other media assets, including acquisition financings, corporate credit facilities, library acquisitions, equity-related investments, and production-related transactions. Drawing on substantial experience across both entertainment finance and strategic transactions, Djenab helps clients structure and execute complex deals throughout the media investment life cycle.

Djenab is one of three global leaders of Latham’s Black Lawyers Group. She also serves as a Los Angeles office leader of the Multicultural Promotion and Attainment Coalition. She previously served on the firm’s Pro Bono Committee.

Djenab received her JD from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law. While at Berkeley Law, she was elected editor-in-chief of the California Law Review and co-president of the Law Students of African Descent. Djenab was also a student attorney in the International Human Rights Law Clinic. Upon graduation, she was elected to the Order of the Coif.

Prior to joining Latham, Djenab was a summer associate in Latham’s Los Angeles office. She previously clerked for Judge Victor A. Bolden in the District of Connecticut and Judge Paul J. Watford in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Djenab's experience includes representing:

  • Mediawan in its acquisition of North Road Company
  • Endeavor in various strategic transactions
  • Content Partners in multiple film and television library acquisitions and other M&A transactions, including its acquisition of Forensic Files
  • Shamrock Capital in its acquisition and financing of a film, television and music library from Vine Alternative Investments
  • MACRO in a US$100 million minority investment led by BlackRock
  • Blumhouse in its acquisition of Atomic Monster, the production company founded by filmmaker James Wan
  • Mediawan in its acquisition of a significant stake in Plan B Entertainment, the production company co-founded and led by Brad Pitt
  • 127 Wall Productions in connection with film and television financings
  • Media Res Productions in its senior secured revolving credit facility and other financing transactions
  • Miramax in its senior secured revolving credit facility
  • A24 in its senior secured revolving credit facility and various financing matters
  • Beyoncé in connection with corporate ventures

Bar Qualification

  • California

Education

  • JD, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 2019
    Order of the Coif
  • BA in Psychology, Yale University, 2015

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • French
  • Chinese (Mandarin)