Stephen Saltzman Email & Phone Number

Mr. Saltzman has extensive experience in domestic and international transactions in the entertainment and media industries. His practice focuses on innovative and complex international distribution, co-production, and co-financing transactions, as well as cross-border transactions involving the creation, production, financing, and/or exploitation of content.He represents U.S.-, European-, and Asia-based producers, production companies, studios, theme park operators, distribution companies, broadcasters, digital media companies, banks, film funds, directors, talent, and authors. His experience encompasses the legal and business aspects of the development, production, financing, and exploitation of feature film, television, videogame, and digital media projects, as well as related ancillary products such as print publications, merchandise, new technologies, and the deployment of intellectual property in theme parks and other location-based entertainment venues.Mr. Saltzman utilizes his language capabilities and in-depth knowledge of both the U.S. and non U.S.–based film and television industries in representing the interests of international companies and individuals in Hollywood.Mr. Saltzman frequently participates as a featured speaker and panelist in seminars and symposiums in the United States, Europe, and Asia. His German-speaking practice has been profiled in various German publications, and his Greater China practice and expertise have been similarly recognized both in China and the U.S., where Mr. Saltzman regularly appears on The Hollywood Reporter’s “Power Lawyers Top 100” list and on Variety’s “Dealmakers Impact Report” and “Legal Impact Report.”Awards and Recognition Recognized in Variety's Legal Impact Report (April 9, 2019)Recognized in Variety's Dealmakers Impact Report (December 7, 2018)Recognized in Variety's Legal Impact Report (April 18, 2018)Recognized in The Hollywood Reporter's Power Lawyers 2018 (April 3, 2018)Named “Game-Changing Attorney” in Variety’s “Legal Impact Report” (2012, 2014, and 2017)Named “Top Lawyer” in The Hollywood Reporter, ESQ.’s “Power Lawyers Top 100” list (2011–2013 and 2017)International Delegate, Shanghai International Film Festival (2010)Named in Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, in California Media & Entertainment (2008–2014 editions)Named “Southern California Super Lawyer” in Entertainment & Sports by Thomson Reuters (2015–2018)Named in Guide to the World’s Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyers