Overview
Rachel Klein is an associate in the Entertainment & Media practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Century City office. Rachel represents a wide range of entertainment industry clients, including studios, production companies, large-scale technology companies, talent firms, financiers, producers, and institutional and individual investors, with respect to complex corporate transactions in the entertainment industry, as well as general corporate counseling. She has particular experience in mergers and acquisitions, equity financings, sports investments, advertising and sponsorship deals, and strategic corporate joint ventures. She also has experience negotiating producer, director and writer deals for film and television projects.
Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Rachel was an associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions group with a focus on Entertainment, Sports and Media investments at another international law firm in New York City. Rachel received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law.
Accolades
- Key Lawyer in the sports industry, Legal 500
Education
- Duke University School of Law, J.D., 2021
- Wake Forest University, B.A., 2016
Representations
- Mark Cuban in the sale of his controlling interest in the Dallas Mavericks to the Adelson and Dumont Families.*
- KKR in its US$1.85 billion sale of Chord Music to Universal Music Group and Dundee Partners.*
- Initial Group in its establishment of a talent management and representation company, and investments in Untitled Entertainment, Brandon Creed’s Good World Management and Silver Tribe Media.*
- Carlyle in its investment in Seattle Reign FC, an NWSL franchise.*
- Diamond Baseball Holdings, a Silver Lake portfolio company, in the acquisition of over 20 MLB Professional Development League Clubs.*
- Endeavor in the acquisition of multiple MLB Professional Development League Clubs and the creation of Diamond Baseball Holdings and subsequent sale of Diamond Baseball Holdings to Silver Lake.*
- RedBird Capital Partners in a transaction with the NFL to form EverPass Media.*
*Matters completed prior to joining Paul Hastings