Richard Petretti
PartnerEXPERIENCE
- J.D., New York University School of Law
- S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ocean Engineering
BS.E., Princeton University, Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences
cum laude
AWARDS
Chambers USA
- Band 3, California Media & Entertainment: Transactional (2023-2024)
The Legal 500 United States
- Recommended, Media and Entertainment: Transactional (2024)
Additional Awards
- Featured in "Legal Impact Report," Variety (2017-2023)
- Featured in "Dealmakers Impact Report," Variety 2016-2022)
- Notable Practitioner, IFLR1000 (2019-2021)
Seminars
- Speaker, "The Reel Deal: Film Financing Legalities and Challenges," ABA Business Law Section, Fall Meeting 2024
- Speaker, "Recent Developments in Media and Entertainment Financing," ABA Business Law Section, Spring Meeting 2019, Secured Transactions Subcommittee of the Uniform Commercial Code Committee, Vancouver, March 2019
- Speaker, "The Changing Landscape of Global Film Finance: Update 2015," Beverly Hills Bar Association Entertainment Law Section, December 2015
Memberships and Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Member, Committees on Uniform Commercial Code, Legal Opinions and Business Bankruptcy - Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Member, New York City Bar Association