Kimberly Lord is an Entertainment partner in the Firm’s Los Angeles office. With a deep background in the film and television practice—particularly in the unscripted content arena—she counsels clients looking to build, innovate, expand and protect their businesses and brands in the entertainment sector.

Kimberly serves as a trusted legal adviser to a variety of clients in the entertainment industry, including screenwriters, actors and television production companies, providing support across various aspects of production and talent management and enabling them to make informed decisions at all stages of deal-making and content-creation processes. She represents production companies in the development and exhibition of unscripted, documentary and new media projects and maintains close relationships with key stakeholders to structure favorable deals for the development, sale, distribution and exhibition of client projects with broadcast, cable and new media networks. Kimberly also advises clients on matters related to the operations of production company business and has a background in talent management, including reviewing and negotiating actor, writer and producer agreements for scripted productions.

Prior to joining Manatt, Kimberly spent more than a decade with boutique entertainment firms, and she was previously an attorney for production companies. She is also a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.