Event Partner:

Motion Picture Association – We are the voice of one of the country’s strongest and most vibrant industries – the American motion picture, home video and television industry. We aspire to advance the business and the art of filmmaking and celebrate its enjoyment around the world. Our members include: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; Netflix Studios, LLC; Paramount Pictures Corporation; Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.; Universal City Studios LLC; and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Our work in the Asia Pacific region is directed by a team based in Singapore.

 

Corporate Sponsor:

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading global law firm providing innovative legal services and business solutions to individuals and institutions. We are one of the world’s largest law firms, with more than 900 lawyers and professionals in 20 offices. The firm’s clients range from individuals to corporations and foreign governments. Our entertainment practice has been recognized for many years as a key industry player in global entertainment and media transactions. The foundation of our entertainment practice is the representation of clients in complex transactions involving the production, financing and distribution of films and television worldwide. Based in our Los Angeles office, our entertainment attorneys execute deals efficiently and seamlessly around the world with the assistance of our lawyers on the ground in New York, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Beijing, London and Moscow. For more information, please visit www.akingump.com.

 

Supporting Partners:

East West Bank is a top performing commercial bank with exclusive focus on the U.S. and Greater China. East West Bank has been ranked in the top 15 of “America’s 100 Best Banks” by Forbes for six consecutive years.

 

 

Loeb & Loeb LLP’s multifaceted entertainment practice, one of the largest in the world, offers a diverse range of finance; production, distribution and development; talent; guild and union; theater; sports; advanced media and technology, including advertising and promotions; intellectual property; and mergers and acquisitions services for clients in all areas of film, television, and digital media, in the U.S. and internationally. With a global reputation built on more than a century of experience in the entertainment industry, Loeb & Loeb adds knowledge, depth and insight for every client, case and transaction. The firm has over 400 attorneys in eight offices, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Nashville, Washington, DC, Beijing, and Hong Kong.

 

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, is one of America’s leading law and consulting firms. Our Entertainment practice represents high-profile clients in China, Greater Asia, North America and Europe in the finance, production and global distribution of film, television and digital media content.

 

Paul Hastings LLP, is a leading global law firm with a strong presence throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the U.S. Founded in 1951, Paul Hastings has grown strategically to anticipate and respond to our clients' needs in markets across the globe. In today’s world of transformative change, our purpose is clear — to help our clients and people navigate new paths to growth. Our innovative approach and unmatched client service has helped guide our journey to becoming one of the world’s leading global law firms in such a short time.

Paul Hastings’ Entertainment and Media practice was awarded the “Great Legal Ideas” award by the Financial Times. The practice and lawyers are recognized as among the most notable in the market by Chambers and Partners and are routinely recognized as among the most influential in Hollywood by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.