Thomas Baxter
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Partner
Thomas Baxter is a corporate transactions partner focused on the entertainment and media industry, with prior in-house experience at a Big Four entertainment studio. He advises media and entertainment companies, including production companies, publishers, and record labels, as well as private equity firms, high-net-worth individuals, celebrities, and entrepreneurs on joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, commercial transactions, licensing agreements, and endorsement deals.
Thomas’s in-house background spanning corporate matters, securities law compliance, and the distribution, production, and finance of major films and TV studios gives him a practical, operator’s perspective on deal execution. He regularly serves as outside general counsel to his clients, providing the kind of ongoing, embedded advisory relationship that is especially valuable in the fast-moving music and entertainment investment space.