
Nelson: Partner Co-Chair, Technology, Media, & Commercial Group O’Brien: Entertainment & Media Partner Co-Founder & Co-Chair, Blockchain & Digital Currencies Group Paul Bernstein, Christopher O’Brien, Jim Nelsonīernstein: Partner, Entertainment & Media Group.… People report that they’re working even longer hours, so they’re taking their commute time, and making that into work time.” “Some people feel they’re more productive working at home. Image Credit: Courtesy of Karl Austen/Jamie Mandelbaumįlexibility = productivity: “I don’t know any company that’s going to be rigid about how people work going forward,” Mandelbaum says.

Vast opportunities: “When we talk about the metaverse and Web3, I see that as nothing but green fields for entertainment lawyers because everything in the metaverse somebody has to create,” says Ara. on its acquisition of social video platform Lomotif, Apple TV Plus in the expansion of its production footprint and Korean video game maker Smilegate Holdings and esports company Vindex in their respective investment and expansion initiatives.

Ara also led the cross-border legal team advising ZASH Global Media and Entertainment Corp.
In 2021, the trio worked as a team advising TikTok on the launch of its first-ever NFT collection, while Ara and Steinberg repped South Korean VOD platform Coupang Play in its deal with the NFL to stream all the league’s games through 2023, as well as its pact to carry a live concert by Coldplay. Ara, Imp and Steinberg have been executing cutting-edge deals at the increasingly lucrative nexus of entertainment and tech.
