Christian is a leading partner in Reed Smith’s Entertainment & Media Industry Group. Christian’s practice primarily focuses on transactions in the film, television, new media, podcast, video game, e-sports, and sports industries.
Christian represents institutional lenders and financiers, Fortune 500 companies and high net worth individuals in connection with complex debt facilities, production financing loans, and equity financing opportunities in the entertainment and media space.
Christian works closely with studios, networks, and production companies in all aspects of rights acquisition, development, financing, production, and distribution. In addition, Christian assists actors, reality on-screen talent, directors, writers, producers, department heads, and athletes in negotiating their services, on-screen, endorsement, and production related agreements. Christian’s clients have included Emmy Award, Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, SAG Award, Sundance Audience Award, Sundance Grand Jury Prize, Cannes Grand Prize of the Jury, and Independent Spirit Award nominees and winners.
Prior to joining Reed Smith, Christian was a partner at the New York City entertainment boutique, Gray Krauss Sandler Des Rochers LLP, and previously practiced with the specialty finance groups at Dewey Ballantine LLP and Lowenstein Sandler LLP in New York City. Christian received his bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College and his law degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Christian is admitted to practice law in New York.
