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 domestic and international content studios, diversified media companies, music labels, publishers and investors, production and distribution houses, 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 key sports industry stakeholders including team owners and investors, players associations and governing bodies, as well as financial institutions, 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:
Washington, D.C. Office Managing Partner Mandy Reeves celebrates her second win as Dealmaker of the Year and two litigation teams earn top honors.
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.
Partner Pardis Zomorodi was named a 2025 Law360 Tax MVP for advising longtime clients on the tax aspects of transformative deals, including Skydance Media’s merger with Paramount Global and Lineage Logistics’ IPO, the largest IPO of 2024.