Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP‘s media and entertainment practice represents industry giants in the production industry as well as major music artists and broadcast personalities, offering a comprehensive range of services covering high-profile M&A transactions, distribution deals, corporate partnerships, and financings. With a particularly strong foothold in the music sector, the team's expertise extends to emerging companies and platforms in podcasting, television, games/esports, virtual reality, and other emerging digital media spaces. The team is headed up by Jordan Bromley in Los Angeles, who is renowned for his work on issues surrounding the streaming economy, major music transactions, and deals related to Web 3.0 products and projects. Other key figures at the firm include prolific debt financing expert Sophia Yen, Christopher Chatham, who is experienced in advising clients on various production issues, and Gary Gilbert, a sought-after advisor in the music space who represents recording artists, producers, songwriters, and executives in complex, high-profile transactions.