SA&M Partner Cathleen Green will be speaking on the M&A panel at Deadline’s L.A. Law Summit. Cathleen will be joined by Macro CEO Charles D King, WME Chief Legal Officer Courtney Braun, and Davis Wright Tremaine’s Carrie Casselman as they dive into how media, tech, content libraries and creator businesses are consolidating fast, whether today’s mergers can integrate people and creative control, and whether spinoffs, royalties and, joint ventures can serve as alternatives to blockbuster deals.
This and all event panels will be moderated by Deadline’s Executive Editor Dominic Patten, Political Editor Ted Johnson and Senior TV and Labor reporter Katie Campione.
Cathleen is a Partner in Stubbs Alderton & Markiles’ corporate and entertainment group, focusing on providing strategic counseling to entertainment-based clients with an emphasis on joint ventures, finance, mergers and acquisitions, licensing and endorsement/sponsorship transactions. Earlier this year, Cathleen was recognized in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s annual “Women of Influence: Attorneys” list, citing her reputation as a “trusted architect behind many of the entertainment industry’s most sophisticated corporate deals.” She was also named to Variety’s prestigious “Dealmakers” list in 2024.
The invite-only event will be held at at the Lumen West LA 3rd Fl. Events Deck on Thursday, September 17, 2026. For more information about the L.A. Law Summit, read more on Deadline.

