2014 has been a transformative year in media and entertainment, particularly with the acceleration of “mobile-first, digital-first” initiatives—which we covered in our November newsletter—from pay TV unbundling to the continuing consolidation of traditional and digital-first ...

From Viceland’s baby goats to Warner Bros.’ Ready Player One activation to HBO’s real-life Westworld, SXSW goers enjoyed another year of buzzworthy and impressive film and TV marketing activations. Since its founding in 1987, SXSW has experienced tremendous growth in attendance, ...

Manatt Entertainment Partner Sophia Yen was named as a finalist to The Recorder’s 2024 Entertainment Lawyer of the Year list.  

Manatt’s Sophia Yen, Brandon Reilly and Brandon Young were recognized in The Recorder’s California Legal Awards. 

Eighty-seven Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers each year based on a nationwide peer-review survey. 

Jordan Bromley, Christopher Chatham and Sophia Yen were named to the Los Angeles Times 2024 list of Entertainment Business Visionaries.

Manatt Entertainment Partner Sophia K. Yen will speak on a panel titled “Ask Me Anything: Lightning Round with Hollywood's Top Attorneys” at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas, NV on April 15, 2024.

Manatt Venture Capital and Emerging Companies Partner and Leader Richard McDerby will moderate a panel session titled, “Dealmaking and M&A in the Games Market,” at Digital Media Wire’s Annual LA Games Conference VIP Edition, to be held at Skybound Entertainment Headquarters in Los Angeles on May ...

Manatt Entertainment Partner Sophia Yen will speak in a panel session titled “Funding Your Indie Film: From Short to Feature” at SXSW 2023 in Austin, Texas, on March 11, 2023.

The 8th Annual International Film Finance Forum will feature topic discussions geared toward global strategies for financing films, risk mitigation, new co-production insights and emerging viable distribution avenues for industry professionals from all over the world.