Chris Chatham is one of Hollywood’s legal power brokers and steers many industry-shaping deals. Chris has a client base that operates on a number of media platforms with approximately 400 million users and over 2.5 billion views per month, generating over 1,000 hours of original scripted and unscripted content per year (including the number one syndicated television (TV) talk show). In addition, his clients are involved in developing dozens of pilots and films, renewing multiple shows on network, cable, streaming (including the number one show and mini-series on Netflix) and podcasts (including fastest growing podcast on Spotify) and selling more than 80 million books. Over the past decade, he has facilitated deals that collectively amount to an estimated $10 billion in value.

Understanding his clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, Chris serves as a trusted business and legal partner, structuring and negotiating unprecedented deals on behalf of his clients and bringing them successfully across the finish line. He represents high-profile artists, individuals and companies from media, entertainment, production, hospitality, sports and technology, as well as family offices, startups, professional athletes, celebrities, public figures and influencers. His execution-oriented approach and unique breadth of experience handling cutting-edge transactions allows his clients to adapt and grow their businesses in today’s advanced data-and-technology-driven marketplace. His portfolio also includes mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, brand monetization, cross-border transactions, equity and debt financings, corporate governance and partnerships between the world’s top influencers and the best entrepreneurs and operators. Chris has become the go-to lawyer in town for free ad-supported streaming TV channels and other complex transactions involving icons and moguls across a wide range of industries, including media, entertainment, technology, sports, consumer brands, health and wellness. He also tirelessly works alongside his clients to launch their most ambitious charitable endeavors.

Chris’s broad litigation and advisory practice covers the gamut of media and entertainment law, including misappropriation of the right of publicity, employment dispute, defamation, blockchain and cryptocurrency, business tort, class action, intellectual property protection and enforcement, breach of fiduciary duty, privately held companies, the formation and division of trusts, and real estate and commercial matters. He efficiently assembles the right teams to quickly and effectively implement calculated strategies from the inception of the dispute through the end of trial.

Recognized as a preeminent force in entertainment law, Chris has distinguished himself as a top dealmaker for over a decade with recognition from the industry's most respected publications. His exceptional achievements include selection to The Hollywood Reporter's exclusive Power Lawyers list—reserved for the most influential attorneys defining the future of entertainment—The Hollywood Reporter's Top Dealmakers, which chronicles transformative transactions reshaping the industry, Variety's Legal Impact Report and coveted Dealmakers Impact Report, Lawdragon's “Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers” roster, and Law360's Media & Entertainment Editorial Board, establishing him as a trusted authority on complex entertainment transactions and disputes.

Chris brings distinctive market insight from his Wall Street foundation as a corporate bond trader and registered representative of the National Association of Securities Dealers, where he helped orchestrate billions in debt offerings—providing him with deep financial experience that sets him apart in executing the industry's most sophisticated and cutting-edge legal strategies.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​