Tom K. Ara
PartnerGlobal Co-Chair, Media, Sport and Entertainment sector
Co-Chair, Entertainment Transactions practice
Co-Chair, Entertainment Finance practice
EXPERIENCE
- J.D., Loyola Law School Los Angeles 1999
Editor, Loyola Law Review - B.S., San Jose State University 1996
Awards
Bylines
- Author, Closing Arguments "The Synthetic Screen": AI Promises and Challenges, Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine May 2023 Issue, June 6, 2023
Seminars
- Lecturer, "Chinese Investments in Hollywood" and "Film Financing," Shanghai University's Film Academy, November 2018
- Moderator, "The Realities of Entering the Chinese Film Market," Shanghai, China, June 2016
- Speaker, "American Films Cooperation and Investment," Beijing, China, April 2016
- Moderator, "Breaking into China: Power Players and Strategic Partnership Opportunities," Cannes, France, May 2015
Media Mentions
Civic and Charitable
- Visiting Professor, Shanghai Vancouver Film School
- Editorial Board Member, Los Angeles Lawyer, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Memberships And Affiliations
- Advisory Board Member, The Blackhouse Foundation
- Member of Law360's 2021 Media & Entertainment Editorial Board
- Board Member, Planning Committee, UCLA Entertainment Law Symposium
- Trustee, US-Asia Institute
- Member, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Member, California Bar Association