4 February 2025
Sidley Advises on Warner Bros. Discovery’s Historic TV & Film Music Rights Deal
Advising firms
Deal team
23 lawyers named| Lawyer | Firm | Seniority | Practice | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Thompson Lead | Sidley | Partner | Entertainment, Sports and Media | Not stated |
| Luke Ashworth Lead | Sidley | Partner | Entertainment, Sports and Media/Private Equity | Not stated |
| Evie Whiting Lead | Sidley | Partner | Entertainment, Sports and Media/Global Finance | Not stated |
| Felipe Ruiz Ricagni | Sidley | Senior associate | Entertainment, Sports and Media/Private Equity | Not stated |
| Kate McMahon | Sidley | Associate | Entertainment, Sports and Media/Private Equity | Not stated |
| Axel Miranda | Sidley | Senior associate | Entertainment, Sports and Media/Private Equity | Not stated |
| Ashleigh Stanley | Sidley | Senior associate | Entertainment, Sports and Media/Global Finance | Not stated |
| Mara Alioto | Sidley | Senior associate | Global Finance | Not stated |
| Victoria Spencer | Sidley | Associate | Entertainment, Sports and Media/Private Equity | Not stated |
| Oliver Currall | Sidley | Partner | Tax/Private Equity | Not stated |
| Joseph Paral | Sidley | Partner | Tax | Not stated |
| Ken Daly | Sidley | Partner | Antitrust and Competition/M&A | Not stated |
| Vadim Brusser | Sidley | Partner | Antitrust and Competition | Not stated |
| Rusty Weiss | Sidley | Partner | Entertainment, Sports and Media/Technology and Life Sciences Transactions | Not stated |
| Edward Sharon | Sidley | Counsel | Antitrust and Competition | Not stated |
| Nathan Enfield | Sidley | Senior associate | Tax | Not stated |
| Paul Kariyawasam | Sidley | Senior associate | IP | Not stated |
| Andrew Dibden | Sidley | Associate | Tax | Not stated |
| Iva Todorova | Sidley | Associate | Regulatory | Not stated |
| Zach Johnston | Sidley | Associate | IP | Not stated |
| Megan Bradley | Sidley | Associate | Finance | Not stated |
| Antoinette Petkov | Sidley | Associate | M&A | Not stated |
| Blake Winter | Sidley | Associate | M&A | Not stated |
Stated terms
- Stated value
- Not stated
- What the figure measures
- Not stated
- Client
- Not stated
- Counterparties
- Warner Bros. Discovery (Joint venture party)
DWS Group (Sponsor)
Cutting Edge Group (Investor)