Atty. Sean A. Monroe
Sean A. Monroe advises entertainment and media companies, motion picture and television studios, content creators, ad-tech businesses, entertainment finance companies, as well as producers, financiers and distributors of digital content.
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Sean A. Monroe is a Shareholder based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. They have 30+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1996. Their practice focuses on business, m&a, and entertainment. Admitted to practice in California (1996). Educated at University of California at Berkeley School of Law (J.D., 1996) and Georgetown University (B.A. Articles, 1992). Recognitions include Peer Reviewed. Active member of Professional & Community Involvement •California Lawyers Association Business Law Section Opinions Committee, 2024. Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Sean A. Monroe advises entertainment and media companies, motion picture and television studios, content creators, ad-tech businesses, entertainment finance companies, as well as producers, financiers and distributors of digital content
- He also counsels private equity, venture capital, and hedge funds on mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, private equity transactions, and other corporate finance matters
- In addition, Sean works with global financial services providers, real estate development and acquisition companies, family offices, and investment advisors on a range of business transactions
- His practice encompasses fund formation and investments, portfolio company acquisitions and divestitures, restructurings, venture capital transactions, and executive employment and compensation structures
- Sean has also advised owners and investors in M&A and investment transactions involving professional sports franchises and Esports leagues
- Sean guides entertainment and media clients through a wide range of industry transactions, including motion picture financings, television business acquisitions and investments, digital and new media venture formations, and matters involving investment, disposition, and licensing
- He handles complex domestic and cross-border M&A transactions across various sectors and advises on joint ventures and strategic partnerships
- Sean also counsels clients on federal and state securities laws, corporate governance matters, and related issues involving tax, intellectual property, employee benefits, ERISA, environmental, and bankruptcy and insolvency
- As a component of his broader transactional practice, Sean represents financial advisors providing third-party fairness and solvency opinions in both public and private transactions
- He structures and negotiates early-stage formation, capital-raising, and investment transactions for startups and emerging companies and advises strategic investors on corporate venture capital investments
- Concentrations •Private equity and venture capital •General corporate and transactional matters •Domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2004-2021 •Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2023 and 2025 •Media and Entertainment: Transactional, 2025 •M&A Large Deals $1Bn+, 2023 •Sports, Media, Technology, and Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast, 2012, 2019-2020 •Listed, Los Angeles Business Journal, “Top Minority Attorneys in Los Angeles,” 2020 •Listed, Variety •“Legal Impact Report,” 2020 •“Dealmakers,” 2018-2020 •Listed, The Hollywood Reporter, “Power Players List,” 2019
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Entertainment lawyers for music, film, sports contracts, talent representation, and IP licensing.
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Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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