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Michael (Mickey) A. Mayerson
Managing Partner, Los Angeles Office; Co-Chair, Corporate Media and Entertainment Practice Group

Michael (Mickey) A. Mayerson is considered one of the leading film finance lawyers in the US. Since 2006, he has acted for clients in connection with more than $3 billion in financing transactions ranging from studio slate financings to the funding of single pictures. During this time period, Mr. Mayerson has been involved in the establishment of a number of new companies in the entertainment industry, as well as in the creation of a number of new mezzanine and equity film funds. His wide-ranging expertise includes project financing, lines of credit, securitization transactions, co-financing, co-productions and tax-advantaged financing transactions.

Mr. Mayerson represents commercial banks, hedge funds, high net worth investors and various other financial institutions investing capital primarily in the motion picture industry. He also represents distributors, both domestically and internationally, in all forms of licensing and distribution transactions with content owners, including single picture acquisition transactions as well as output deals. Additionally, numerous production companies use Mr. Mayerson as their general outside counsel.

Mr. Mayerson also serves in administrative roles at Loeb & Loeb as both the managing partner of the Los Angeles office and co-chair of the firm’s 75-lawyer Corporate, Media and Entertainment Practice Group.

Publications/Speeches

Panelist, Savannah Film Festival, Savannah, Georgia
Speaker, Paul Kagan’s Motion Picture Production & Finance Conference
Speaker, UCLA Entertainment Symposium

Media Mentions

Silicon Scene By Kellie Schmitt, The Recorder
Pix Set Sail Via Oceana By Adam Dawtrey, Variety
Film Department is Ready to Open Doors By Dade Hayes, Variety
Hollywood Law Impact List By Daniel Frankel, Variety
Private Equity Goes to Hollywood By David Snow, Private Equity International
Hedge Funds Go Hollywood By Kellie Scmitt, The Recorder

Affiliations

Committee Member, American Film Marketing Association Responsible for Revising the Standard Form for International Licensing Agreements Employed throughout the Motion Picture Industry

Distinctions

Named in "Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business," in Media & Entertainment, (2005-2008 editions)
Named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Who’s Who in LA Law” report (2007)
Named "Top Lawyer" in The Hollywood Reporter, ESQ.’s “Power Lawyers Top 100” list (2007)
Named "Best Lawyer" in Entertainment Law, The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward White, Inc. (1999-2008)
Named "Southern California Super Lawyer" in Entertainment & Sports by Law & Politics in Los Angeles magazine (2005-2008)
Highest "AV" Professional Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

Columbia University, J.D., 1981,

Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1978, magna cum laude

Beta Gamma Sigma

California, 1981

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