Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP 
Harvard Law Review 
“Powerful magnetic forces” have brought Hollywood and the Chinese film industry together. And after a period of testing each other out, the relationship has entered a new paradigm, says U.S. entertainment lawyer Lindsay Conner.“China and the States are starting to become better partners in terms of discussing critical business issues and understanding each other’s needs. It has taken a while for the bridging of cultures and styles,” says Conner, partner and co-chair of the entertainment and media practice at L.A.-based...
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Lindsay
Conner
Partner / Head, Film, Television & Digital Content
Conner’s marquee accomplishment is his representation of China’s Perfect World Pictures in a series of mega-deals, including a $500 million, 50-film, five-year co-financing agreement with Universal in 2016, augmented by a $250 million credit line from JPMorgan and East West Bank, as well as another loan facility from East West to finance its investment in Columbia’s “Charlie’s Angels.” Recently, he repped a Colorado-based holding company in its acquisition of Mark Gill’s Solstice Studios, Solstice’s subsequent $150 million debt-financing deal with London’s Ingenious Media and a Monaco-based holding company’s acquisition of majority ownership of New Republic Pictures. Other clients include Michael Eisner’s Torrante Company, ITV Studios America, China’s Infore Capital Management Company and Munich-based Red Arrow Studios International.
