Michael Sherman
- Entertainment, Media & The Arts
Michael recently joined as a Partner in Eisner’s Entertainment Group. Michael's practice emphasizes high level transactions focused on the entertainment and media industries. He represents a diverse group of individual and institutional clients across the motion picture, television, Internet, music, theatre, sports and other industries. He has particular expertise in related intellectual property (copyright and trademark) matters.
Michael holds an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the law publication's highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. He is also recognized in various publications and directories such as The Best Lawyers in America©, Legal 500 and Chambers.
- Entertainment, Media & The Arts
- University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif
- University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., cum laude
- California
- Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Entertainment Law - Music, 2023-2025, and for Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television, 2024-2025
- Named in Variety's Legal Impact Report 2021
- Legal 500 USA for Media and Entertainment: Transactional, 2020-2021
- Ranked in Chambers USA for California Media & Entertainment: Transactional, 2017-2024
- Named in Variety’s 2018 Dealmakers Impact Report
- Member, American Bar Association and Forum Committee on the Entertainment Industry
- Member, Los Angeles Copyright Society
- Member, UCLA Annual Entertainment Symposium, Co-chair of 10 Annual Symposia
- Representation of institutional financiers of more than $3 billion of motion picture and television production *
- Representation of a major independent production company in syndicated financings in excess of $500 million *
- Representation of the producer of three "Best Picture" Academy Award winners *
- Representation of the most successful motorsports team in history *
- Representation of creators of some of the most successful television series ever produced *
- Representation of leading independent financiers of motion picture and television industry tax credits*
- Representation of filmmakers whose films are listed on AFI’s top 100 films during the last 100 years *
- Representation of best-selling authors whose books have sold more than 250,000,000 print copies around the world *
* Matters handled prior to joining the Firm
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