CHRIS SPICER
Partner
Akin
Akin partner and media, entertainment & sports practice head Chris Spicer is among the preeminent entertainment finance lawyers in the country, regularly leading some of the industry’s highest-visibility deals between independent movie production companies and major financial institutions for household-name film, television and streaming projects. He also advises entertainment companies and equity providers in various music and gaming projects.
Often finding creative solutions to complex issues, Spicer has been instrumental to financial institution clients given the rapidly changing landscape for content creation and consumption. Currently, he is advising a financial institution in a $1.1 billion senior secured library credit facility to subsidiaries of a mini-major film studio.
