Bio

James Ellis is a transactional attorney with broad-based legal and operational experience throughout the corporate, real estate, entertainment and technology industries. He advises clients on a variety of areas including corporate transactions, motion picture debt and equity financing, fund formation, real estate, corporate and entertainment joint ventures, publishing and intellectual property rights, private equity, mezzanine debt, mergers and acquisitions, lending and talent transactions. Prior to joining Glaser Weil, Mr. Ellis spent more than 10 years serving as the executive vice president, general counsel and managing director to numerous affiliated joint ventures, partnerships and privately held entities. In these roles, he was responsible for day-to-day operations, as well as legal and business affairs matters, in the areas of private equity, real estate, talent management, film and television, professional sports, consulting, publishing, art and start-up technology investing. He was also responsible for representing his clients in court proceedings, arbitrations and mediations. From 1999-2002, he served as general counsel for Artists Management Group, Artists Television Group and Artists Production Group. From 1995-1999, he practiced transactional law at Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP in Los Angeles.