Loeb, Tenenbaum get legal
Powerhouses merge resources, rosters
The unique relationship gives lawyers from each outfit access to a range of legal resources and expertise, as well as a client list that boasts a plethora of entertainment and corporate clients.
Tenenbaum, Emanuel & Fleer will relocate to Loeb & Loeb's Century City office over the next several weeks.
"We enthusiastically welcome our new association," said John Frankenheimer, who co-chairs Loeb's growing entertainment department with Mickey Mayerson and Marc Chamlin. "We have worked with and opposite them in numerous matters over the years, and we know them to be excellent and effective lawyers in advancing their clients' interests."
Frankenheimer said attorneys from the two firms will work closely with Loeb's existing entertainment, media and intellectual property groups as part of an overall effort to tap the full service capabilities of Loeb & Loeb -- a 200-lawyer firm with 70 barristers -- to aid the interests of Tenenbaum clients.
Natural fit
"(Their) emphasis on representing creative talent in the motion picture and television communities is a wonderful fit for us, and we know it will further enhance our growing talent practice," said Frankenheimer.
Tenenbaum, Emanuel & Fleer's client list also includes Andy Garcia, Gary Oldman, Steven Seagal, Paul Hogan, Sam Hamm, Henry Selick, Marty Shor and George Segal, as well as Dark Horse Entertainment, Nelvana Ltd., Shochiku and Intermedia Film Equities.
"First and foremost, this association will enable us to maintain the level of personal service our talent clients enjoy," said Irwin Tenenbaum, who along with partners Craig Emanuel and Keith Fleer lead the firm's six-lawyer office, which formerly included Nigel Sinclair. "As the cutting-edge international and film financial transactions we helped pioneer become more complex, access to Loeb & Loeb's diverse legal specialties will become of great importance to our business."
Tenenbaum said the collaboration "will continue to provide a nurturing environment for our clients while at the same time pushing the envelope on creative dealmaking."
Keeping with the firm's tradition of groundbreaking deals -- it led the industry charge in international film financing pacts -- the move could be the vanguard of change among legal eagles.
"We think the combination of a boutique entertainment legal practice working closely with larger, more diversified legal resources will be the wave of the future," Tenenbaum said.
