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:
Won Firm of the Year: California for the second consecutive year and earned recognition for Latham’s antitrust, IP, and securities practices.
Law360 named Latham a 2024 Private Equity Group of the Year, highlighting the power of the firm’s global platform.
A Latham team led by Chris Yates and Larry Buterman secured a unanimous jury verdict for the U.S. Soccer Federation in New York federal court, successfully defeating claims brought by North American Soccer League.