Handles credit facilities and single project loans related to the entertainment industry.
Provides commercial advice in drafting and negotiating industry partnership and spokesperson agreements.
Advises financial institutions, investors, studios and production companies on production and financing of film and television.

Vanessa advises a variety of clients in the entertainment industry, including financial institutions, borrowers, distributors and independent production companies. She provides counsel in various aspects of the production, financing and distribution of film, television, digital media and music projects.

Vanessa helps clients address issues related to the rapidly-changing landscape of the entertainment industry, including the proliferation of streaming services and the rise of virtual reality. She leverages positive relationships across the sector to facilitate efficiencies in transactions.

Representative Work

Advised Bank of America in a $300 million credit facility with Miramax related to the financing of its current and future production slate.
Represented Bank of America in the structuring and arranging of a credit facility with Cineflix Media, a major producer and distributor of Canadian television content
Advised XYZ Films in a partnership agreement for a first look deal with Jaunt, Inc. with respect to virtual reality projects
Counseled Comerica Bank, MUFG Bank, Truist Bank, Bank of America and other financiers on multiple, single project loans for various film, television and streaming projects.

Education
J.D., University of Southern California Gould School of Law, 2011
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2008

Bar Admissions
California

Recognitions

Los Angeles Times, Business of Law: Legal Visionaries, 2024.
Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Visionary, 2024.
Los Angeles Times, Banking and Finance Visionary, 2024.
Euromoney, Expert Guides: Rising Stars, United States – Technology, Media & Telecommunications, 2020-2022.
Variety, Dealmakers Impact Report, 2020, 2022 and 2024.
Variety, Legal Impact Report, 2020-2021, 2023 and 2024.
The Legal 500 US, Media and Entertainment: Transactional, 2019 and 2022-2024.
Variety, Up Next Honoree, Legal Impact Report, 2017.
Variety, New Leaders Honoree, Law, 2016.

Affiliations and Public Service

Member, California Bar Association.
Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association.

Speeches and Publications

Speaker, “Independents Fireside Chat,” AFCI Week, August 2024.
Speaker, “Film & TV Financing,” Inside Pictures, September 2022.
Moderator, “State of Film Finance.” Winston Baker’s International Film Finance Conference, June 2020.
Speaker, “The Film Finance Matrix: From Script to Screen,” AFM, November 2019.