Attorney Adam R. Mehr is a Partner in McCathern’s Los Angeles office and chair of the firm’s Media & Entertainment law practice. Adam is a veteran dealmaker in the entertainment industry with a long track record of guiding his clients and their projects to success in the dynamic world of modern media.

Adam’s clients range from independent production companies to major motion picture studios, focusing on all aspects of the financing, development, production, acquisition, licensing, distribution and other uses of content across multiple platforms including film, television, video games, music, publishing, online, and social media. In addition, Adam assists clients with corporate guidance, business planning, celebrity branding, endorsements and licensing.

25 Years in the Industry

Adam has deep experience in the media and entertainment business, including nearly a decade representing CJ Entertainment’s film division (“Parasite”) and more recently its TV division Studio Dragon in Korea.  Adam served for 9 years as the General Counsel and Head of Business Affairs for Gold Circle Entertainment (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” “Pitch Perfect”). Adam continues to oversee the company’s worldwide business, legal and financial affairs, as well as corporate, labor and employment matters.

Adam negotiates all aspects of film financing including bank loans, credit facilities, equity investments, completion guarantees, domestic and international distribution and sales agency agreements as well as music publishing and secondary rights deals and has often served as production counsel for his clients.  He has worked on over 150 films and multiple TV series.  He frequently advises his clients regarding cross-border tax structures, licensing, branding, merchandising and endorsement deals.

Prior to Gold Circle, Adam worked for producer Hunt Lowry’s production and sales agency company Gaylord/Pandora Films on the Warner Bros. lot where he negotiated the company’s co-development and co-financing deals with the studio.  Before Gaylord/Pandora, Adam worked in the business and legal affairs departments at New Line Cinema (overseeing franchises such as “Austin Powers” and “Rush Hour”) and at Warner Bros. where he worked with legendary cartoonist Chuck Jones and negotiated deals for live music events. Adam began his legal career working for the late Jon Furie at Montana Artists.

Adam is a 1996 graduate of Loyola Law School, where he was a member of the International Law Journal.  He earned a B.A. from Occidental College, where he graduated with honors for his thesis on Emily Dickinson’s poem “To Fill a Gap,” distinction on his comprehensive exams, cum laude and as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Tau Delta honor societies.