Arthur Evrensel

Founding partner with 30 years of experience advising on content creation, entertainment law, TV and motion picture production, financing, distribution and licensing. Extensive experience structuring financing and distribution of TV series and motion picture co-productions. Represents content producers, financiers, creators, animation studios, distributors, investors, and global studios. Published numerous articles on financing and international co-productions. Peer-rated as Most Frequently Recommended by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, has been recognized in The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (since 2002), recognized in Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyers (since 2002), by Chambers Canada (ranked Band 3), in Who’s Who Legal, and in The Best Lawyers in Canada (since 2006). Past Director of the Board of Lionsgate Entertainment (2001–2020). Received the Outstanding Achievement Award in 2018 from The Arts & Sciences Foundation of BC. Contributing Editor (2001–2007) of the Entertainment Agreements volume of Canadian Forms & Precedents (Butterworths). Chaired conferences in Canada, US, China, and England. Lectured at McGill University and UBC. Graduate of McGill Law School (1985).