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by Legal Desire
4 February 2025

Sidley Advises on Warner Bros. Discovery’s Historic TV & Film Music Rights Deal

Advising firms

Deal team

23 lawyers named
LawyerFirmSeniorityPracticeOffice
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

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Client
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Counterparties
Warner Bros. Discovery (Joint venture party)
DWS Group (Sponsor)
Cutting Edge Group (Investor)