Akin Quartet Again Selected for Variety’s Legal Impact Report
Akin media, entertainment & sports practice head Chris Spicer and partners Alissa Miller, Marissa Román Griffith and Vanessa Roman have again been selected for Variety’s Legal Impact Report. This marks the partners' fifth appearance in this annual report, which recognizes Hollywood’s top entertainment attorneys.
The published profile highlights some of the four-partner group’s high-profile financing deals from 2024, including advising MUFG bank on its $70 million production loan for the feature “Greenland: Migration,” Miramax on distribution and financing of “4 Kids Walk Into a Bank” and HarbourView Equity Partners regarding its investment in Mucho Mas Media and financing of concert film “Usher: Rendezvous in Paris.”
The Akin group is also noted as representing production companies CAT5 and Black Bear on the upcoming film “A Working Man” and for advising Comerica Bank on the film’s financing.
In the profile, Chris notes that despite the challenging industry landscape, the firm has seen “at least a few instances of new players entering into the space” and provides advice for new entertainment investors. “You don’t know what you don’t know,” he said. “You’ve got to talk to a law firm like us...not your normal lawyer that might not be versed in film and television, because it’s such a unique asset.”
