Variety Lauds Barnes & Thornburg Attorneys in Annual Legal Impact Report

LOS ANGELES (April 14, 2016) – Variety Magazine named Carolyn Hunt and Jason Karlov, entertainment and media partners in Barnes & Thornburg’s Los Angeles office, to its annual Legal Impact Report. Variety, the premier source for Hollywood news, showcases Hunt and Karlov for their work with high-profile entertainment clients.

Hunt appears for her representation of East West Bank in its co-financing deal for the film “Hollywood Adventures” and for her work with other banks in connection with the production loan for the first two seasons of the Netflix series “Marco Polo.” She focuses her practice on media finance and entertainment transactional matters, with an emphasis on motion picture and television transactions. Hunt has experience with advising investors in virtually all aspects of their film, television, interactive gaming and other finance and distribution matters.

Karlov, chair of Barnes & Thornburg’s Entertainment, Media and Sports Practice Group, is featured having an impressive client roster, including musicians Bob Dylan, John Fogerty and T Bone Burnett, as well as brands like the NFL, Yahoo!, Funny or Die and Beachbody. He has experience representing a variety of entities in the music, entertainment, live events, advertising and technology industries.

Attorneys in the Entertainment, Media and Sports Practice Group have a thorough understanding of the business, financing, distribution and licensing needs of the film, television, music, technology, gaming and sports industries. The group represents motion picture producers and distributors, serves as outside general counsel for musicians and entertainers, and negotiates significant marketing and promotional agreements.

Variety’s annual Legal Impact Report focuses on corporate in-house counsel, litigators and transactional attorneys who represent high-profile entertainment industry clients.

With more than 600 attorneys and other legal professionals, Barnes & Thornburg is one of the largest law firms in the country. The firm serves clients worldwide from 13 offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Delaware, Indiana, Los Angeles, Michigan, Minneapolis, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit us online at www.btlaw.com or on Twitter @BTLawNews.