Spicer, Román Griffith Named Among Hollywood’s ‘Top Dealmakers’

December 23, 2022

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(Los Angeles) – Akin Gump is pleased to share that entertainment practice head Christopher Spicer and partner Marissa Román Griffith have been named by The Hollywood Reporter to its Top Dealmakers of 2022 list. Both Mr. Spicer and Ms. Román Griffith have been multiply recognized by THR in the publication’s annual Power Lawyers list (learn more here).

THR notes in its profile of the two, “The complex legal issues and industry trends they grasp are arrows in the quiver for this duo, who rep some of the industry’s top banks and producers.”

The profile spotlights Mr. Spicer’s work advising HPS Investment Partners in arranging debt for Kobalt Music Group, and Ms. Griffith’s work with MRC Films on licensing and financing the Poker Face series for Peacock and arranging production funding for its films Fair Play and The Snack Shack.

Looking ahead, THR quotes him as expecting continued media and entertainment investments “despite significant headwinds,” and her as seeing continued “weak box office results” compared to pre-COVID levels.

Read the full profile here.

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