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12.01.17

Industry Leaders Share Insights on Closing Hollywood-China Deals

Manatt’s Lindsay Conner, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment and media practice, was quoted in The Hollywood Reporter in an article that featured advice from the industry’s top dealmakers on closing entertainment deals between Hollywood and China. One key insight, according to ...


11.27.17

Why China Invests in American Film, but Not TV

The Los Angeles Business Journal quoted Manatt’s Lindsay Conner, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment and media practice, in an article that examines why China invests in American film more heavily than in American television. Over the past year, several deals between Hollywood’s ...


11.16.17

Disney Sets Strict Release Terms for New Star Wars Film

Manatt’s Lindsay Conner, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment and media practice, was quoted by CGTN America on the Walt Disney Co.’s release terms for The Last Jedi. The publication explained that in order to show the latest Star Wars installment, U.S. theaters are required to ...


11.09.17

Tencent Says Video Games Could Be Next for Snapchat

Reuters quoted Manatt’s Lindsay Conner, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment and media practice, on Tencent’s recent investment in Snapchat owner, Snap Inc. According to the article, Snap disclosed that Chinese investment company Tencent had purchased 145.8 million of its shares ...


11.07.17

$1B China-Hollywood Partnership Falls Through

The Los Angeles Times quoted Manatt’s Lindsay Conner, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment and media practice, on the collapse of a major China-Hollywood film deal. In January, Hollywood’s Paramount Pictures announced a $1 billion film financing deal with China’s Huahua ...


11.01.17

The Hollywood Reporter Names Conner a Dealmaker of the Year

Manatt’s Lindsay Conner, co-chair of the firm’s entertainment and media practice, was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s list of the top 20 dealmakers in 2017. The second annual list highlights the negotiators behind this year’s biggest and most complex deals in the evolving ...


10.19.17

Perfect World Secures Additional Funding for Universal Slate

Beijing-based Perfect World Pictures, advised by Manatt, closed a credit facility with East West Bank and JPMorgan to capitalize the second phase of its ongoing five-year slate finance agreement with Universal Pictures. The credit facility deal received press coverage from The Hollywood ...


08.15.17

Best Lawyers in America Names 67 Manatt Attorneys for 2018

Best Lawyers has named 67 Manatt partners to its 2018 list of Best Lawyers in America. The annual recognition of leading lawyers is based on a rigorous, national peer-review survey involving more than five million evaluations.   In addition, three of the firm’s partners were named ...


06.05.17

Legal 500 US Recognizes Manatt Practices Among Top in Nation

Manatt has received nine national practice area rankings in the newly released 2017 edition of The Legal 500 United States. Additionally, two Manatt partners—Robert Belfort and Lindsay Conner—were recognized in the elite "Leading Lawyers" list for their areas.  The Legal ...


05.26.17

Chambers USA Ranks Manatt Practices in 2017 Guide

Manatt announced today that Chambers USA has named nine practices and 22 firm lawyers among its 2017 list of leading lawyers for business in the United States. In addition to the rankings, Manatt is a noted firm in four areas, including Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance ...