Overview
April 9, 2025 – International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to share that Maria Rodriguez, Tom Conaghan, and Alexei Cowett have been recognized in Variety‘s 2025 Legal Impact Report.
The report profiles the top entertainment and media lawyers across the US who are making a significant impact on the legal industry, featuring litigators and transactional lawyers who focus their practices on film, television, music, theater, and digital media.
McDermott’s Media, Entertainment & Sports Group has moved the needle on cutting-edge matters, representing:
- Lionel Messi in connection with the formation of the Más+ by Messi sports beverage business, an international joint venture between Mr. Messi and Mark Anthony Presents.
- Theresia Gouw, co-founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Acrew Capital, in her equity investment in the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League.
- Disney, ABC, and Twentieth Century Fox in a COVID-19 zone-A failure to vaccinate case involving actor Rockmond Dunbar. The team has defeated 13 of 14 claims and punitive damages prior to trial.
- Stephen Curry’s companies, including Unanimous Media, Underrated Golf, and SC30, in corporate governance, transactions, intellectual property, tax, and employment matters.
View McDermott’s honoree profile here.
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