Kevin Masuda

Variety~~Sarah Graham, Kevin Masuda, Benyamin Ross and Steve Tsoneff were named to Variety’s 2024 Dealmakers Impact Report, honoring Hollywood’s leading dealmakers who “helped create some of the biggest headlines of the year.” The list was published on December 18, 2024.~~Sarah Graham regularly represents private equity funds, strategic and financial investors, media and entertainment companies, technology companies, gaming companies, and other clients in various types of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments and restructurings.~~Kevin Masuda is Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Media, Entertainment and Technology Practice Group. He regularly represents content companies including motion picture studios and music companies, technology companies, gaming companies, private equity funds, sports and talent agencies, and other clients in various types of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, investments, restructurings, public and private securities offerings, licensing agreements, sponsorships, and other strategic agreements.~~Benyamin Ross is Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Media, Entertainment and Technology Practice Group. He advises companies, private equity firms, and high net-worth individuals in M&A, investments, joint ventures, and general commercial agreements. Benyamin works with clients in a broad array of industries, and has extensive experience working with technology, media, and entertainment companies.~~Steve Tsoneff has two decades of experience advising content producers, distributors, and financiers in a variety of media and entertainment transactions, with a focus on the production, licensing, and distribution of audiovisual content and various approaches to the financing of such content, including single-project, slate, corporate, and co-financing transactions.~~Download PDF~~

Dec 19

1 min

Lawdragon~~Lawdragon has named 18 Gibson Dunn lawyers to its list of 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers. The publication notes that as “Hollywood rearranges itself, athletes are becoming influencers and sports betting is butting up against regulations, lawyers are at the center of it all, protecting brands, advising on ownership rights and investments, and heading off legal and reputational risk for globally recognized individuals.”~~Congratulations to: Brian Ascher, Richard Birns, Ted Boutrous, Lee Crain, Stefan dePozsgay, Michael Dore, Sarah Graham, Taylor Hathaway Zepeda, Jillian London, Kevin Masuda, Sean McFarlane, Benyamin Ross, Ilissa Samplin, Matthew Schwartz, Orin Snyder, Maurice Suh, Katie Townsend, and Steve Tsoneff.~~Download PDF~~

Feb 20

1 min

Lawdragon~~Lawdragon named 16 partners to its inaugural 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers 2025 guide, which honors “lawyers at the forefront of one of the hottest practices around – advising those who shape what we view, read and admire.”~~The partners recognized are Brian Ascher, Richard Birns, Theodore Boutrous, Stefan dePozsgay, Sarah Graham, Taylor Hathaway-Zepeda, Jillian London, Kevin Masuda, Sean McFarlane, Benyamin Ross, Ilissa Samplin, Matthew Schwartz, Orin Snyder, Maurice Suh, Katie Townsend, and Steve Tsoneff.~~Download PDF~~

Mar 7

1 min

Variety~~Partners Kevin Masuda, Benyamin Ross, Steve Tsoneff, and Sarah Graham have been named to the Variety Dealmakers list for 2025, after a year which the publication said “was a landmark in the annals of showbiz dealmaking.” Variety highlighted several major deals, including transactions for clients The SpringHill Company, Lobos 1707, Global Music Rights, The Azoff Company, and Paramount, as well as brand partnerships for LeBron James, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Timothée Chalamet.~~Speaking on celebrity value proposition for brands, Kevin said: “If people aren’t watching advertisements on television and you’re getting limited [exposure] on YouTube, there’s no better way to go than social media. Just having somebody wearing certain jewelry or talking about something is huge.”~~Download PDF~~

Jan 5

1 min