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:
Latham litigators recognized for their first-of-its-kind win for Spotify in a dispute over royalty payouts for bundled music service offerings.
Latham & Watkins has been named a Law360 M&A Group of the Year in recognition of the firm’s unmatched global platform, deep industry experience, and product excellence, providing turnkey solutions to clients.
The American Lawyer and Law.com International highlight the firm’s role steering more billion-dollar transactions than any other law firm in the last two weeks of the year.