Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that prominent M&A and entertainment and media transactional lawyer Sean Monroe has joined the firm as a partner, based in Century City. He joins from O’Melveny & Myers. Mr. Monroe’s arrival adds further momentum to the growth of the firm’s Entertainment and Media practice, and bolsters the firm’s strategic depth in M&A and corporate transactional capabilities.
“Our clients in the entertainment industry are originators and innovators—and they require legal advisors who likewise bring a spirit of creativity to their work, delivering sophisticated solutions to advance their clients’ growth,” said Seth Zachary, Chairman of Paul Hastings. “Sean is an outstanding dealmaker with extensive experience in M&A, capital raising, and joint venture transactions. His arrival enhances our leading Entertainment and Media practice and our ability to serve the increasing needs of our clients across the industry.”
“Paul Hastings’ consistently strong performance and growth have been impressive, both globally and in serving the entertainment industry,” said Mr. Monroe. “The firm’s strategic vision both for the Century City office and the firm generally are tremendously enticing. I am excited to get to work with my new colleagues in Century City and across the firm to advance the growth of our practice.”
Mr. Monroe is a highly skilled and effective corporate transactional lawyer specializing in complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, and corporate finance transactions, including fund formation and investments, portfolio company acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures and restructurings, venture capital and early-stage formation and investment transactions, and executive employment and compensation arrangements. He has particular expertise in advising entertainment and media clients in all aspects of transactions in these industries, including motion picture financings, television business acquisitions and investments, digital and new media venture formations and other investment, disposition, and licensing matters involving these businesses. He has been recognized as a Hollywood Power Lawyer by The Hollywood Reporter, has been featured in Variety’s Legal Impact Report, and was named among the Top Minority Attorneys in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal.
Paul Hastings’ Entertainment and Media practice is recognized by Chambers and Partners and is routinely named among the most influential by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. The firm established its U.S.-based Entertainment and Media practice in 2018, and the following year launched a Europe-based team that advises production, distribution and media companies and financial institutions, funds and high-net-worth investors in Europe and Asia, as well as U.S.-based clients, on cross-border entertainment and media transactions in these regions. In 2020, Paul Hastings launched its Entertainment and Media Litigation practice, further expanding the range of counsel and services the firm provides to clients across the industry. Today the firm’s global interdisciplinary team is at the forefront of the market, working closely with clients to develop innovative solutions for financing, corporate, capital, distribution and cross-border transactional matters, as well as strategic solutions for dispute resolution. Paul Hastings also provides broad talent representation in film, television and digital media.
At Paul Hastings, our purpose is clear — to help our clients and people navigate new paths to growth. With a strong presence throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the U.S., Paul Hastings is recognized as one of the world’s most innovative global law firms.
