Robert A. Darwell

Practice Details

• Languages
  French
• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Sheppard Mullin
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Representative Experience: Represented Amazon Studios in connection with its recent acquisition of MGM.
  Counsel to Hemisphere Media Group in connection with its acquisition of Lionsgate's interest in Spanish language SVOD platform Pantaya
  distribution company Pantelion.
  Lead entertainment counsel to Comcast in connection with its multi-billion dollar acquisition of NBC Universal.
  Represented Disney on the sale of Miramax.
  Represented Los Angeles Clippers in connection with multi-year telecast rights agreement.
  Represent television powerhouse Banijay Entertainment in exp
  ing its reality television empire by acquiring Stephen David Entertainment
  Bunim/Murray Productions.
  Counsel to City National Bank in connection with a series of off balance sheet financing transactions for video game titles.
  Represented IAC in connection with its deal with Ben Silverman to form Electus.
  Representation of Focus Features with respect to its co-development/co-financing venture with R
  om House to form R
  om House Films.
  Lead outside counsel representing Walt Disney Company in connection with the separation of Bob
  Harvey Weinstein from Miramax.
  Legal counsel to producer in the production, distribution, financing
  /or acquisition of 100s of high profile motion pictures, including 'Judy', 'A Hero', 'The Beguiled', 'The Revenant', 'Selma', 'American Hustle', 'Her', 'Zero Dark Thirty', 'Best Exotic Marigold Hotel', 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind', 'Traffic',
  'Brokeback Mountain'.
  Entertainment counsel to USA Networks in connection with its sale of its entertainment assets to Vivendi Universal.
  Represented ABS as promoter of Manny Pacquiao boxing event in Manila, Philippines.
  Represented South Korean developer in connection with MGM theme park.
  Represented France Animation/Moonscoop in its acquisition of a majority interest in animation company Mike Young Productions.
  Counsel to private equity investor involved in Legendary slate financing arrangement at Warner.
  Structure
  negotiate key Telemundo strategic alliances with Globo, Argos,
  TV Azteca.
  Entertainment Counsel to USA Networks in connection with its acquisition of Polygram domestic library
  merger with October Films to form USA Films.