Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Entertainment, Technology and Advertising

Robb Klein is a partner and the Practice Group Leader of the Entertainment, Technology and Advertising Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin's Century City office.

Robb specializes in all aspects of entertainment and media law, particularly film and television financing, production and distribution, merchandising and the licensing of rights and digital media.

Robb has worked on the financing, production and distribution of numerous feature films, from small independent movies to studio blockbusters. He has also worked on numerous deals utilizing tax incentives around the world, and specializes in structuring international co-productions. His work for financiers includes acting for banks, institutional investors, entrepreneurs, tax funds and hedge funds, often involving secured lending and complex multi-party financing arrangements.

Robb also represents studios, independent production companies, videogame companies, animation houses and rights owners and advises on chain of title and copyright issues, joint development agreements, co-financing agreements, output agreements, first-look agreements, re-make deals, rights acquisition agreements and options, negative pick-up agreements and related financing documents, format rights and television licensing agreements, sales agency and distribution agreements. He has also acted as production counsel on many films and television series.

With regard to digital business, Robb advises companies on their online commercial arrangements, from terms and conditions to commercial supply and advertising agreements, and on digital content production and licensing. He has represented both content owners and creators and digital platforms. He also advises computer games developers in their dealings with publishers and on other types of software licensing.

Robb has worked on the commercial side of many significant corporate deals in the media sector including IPOs and acquisitions of companies in the film, television, music, computer games, mobile and video on demand sectors.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Klein was a partner of a leading European law firm, based in their London office; and is a qualified solicitor, licensed to practice in England and Wales.

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LL.B (Hons), Manchester University

Chester College of Law (Law Society Final Examinations), with honors