Three Sheppard Mullin Entertainment Partners Named 2025 “Entertainment Business Visionaries” by the Los Angeles Times
Entertainment Partners Shaun Clark, Robb Klein and Ramela Ohanian were selected as 2025 Entertainment Business Visionaries by the L.A. Times. This annual supplement honors the “uniquely talented visionaries who provide financing for projects and transactions as well as those who offer advisory services to entertainment industry firms and executives.”
The publication highlighted Clark for structuring complex deals at the intersection of entertainment, branding and technology for clients like Sony Pictures, Lionsgate and QVC. Notably, he represented Sony in its acquisition of Alamo Drafthouse, advised Lionsgate in its acquisition of eOne from Hasbro and represented Creative Wealth Media in the acquisition Bron Studios’ assets.
Klein was recognized for his ability to navigate complex, international co-productions and structure innovative transactions, and advising global clients like Toho Co., CTS Eventim, wiip, Banc of California and Ashland Hill Media Finance. He recently led CTS Eventim in its €300 million acquisition of Vivendi.
Ohanian was noted for negotiating cutting-edge entertainment deals for major players like Meta, Amazon MGM Studios and Wondery, including Amazon’s multi-year film partnership with Scott Stuber and talent deals for Meta’s AI chatbot launch featuring Tom Brady and Kendall Jenner.
See the full list of Entertainment Business Visionaries here.