Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP (SA&M) represented client Obsidianworks Creative (Obsidianworks) in a strategic investment and partnership with 160over90. The deal was announced on June 2, 2021.

Obsidianworks is a culture-powered brand advisory firm co-founded in 2020 by actor Michael B. Jordan and marketing executive and Nike veteran Chad Easterling. 160over90 is a cultural marketing agency and a subsidiary of Endeavor known for producing relevant work featuring many of the biggest names in pop culture today. The deal represents a shared vision for creating cutting-edge storytelling and campaigns, especially for millennial, Gen Z and multicultural audiences.

Attorneys working on the transaction included Greg Akselrud,  Andrew Sahn and Brent Armitage.

The deal was covered by The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and Deadline. 

SA&M’s Internet, Digital Media & Entertainment Practice Group advises individuals and companies across all aspects of their corporate, strategic and licensing businesses, including in connection with a full range of mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and other strategic transactions. For more information about the Internet, Digital Media & Entertainment practice, contact Greg Akselrud at .

Stubbs Alderton & Markiles' Partner Dan Rozansky was featured in the Hollywood Reporter in a roundup of Hollywood law firm promotions and hires.

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Dan concentrates his practice on entertainment, privacy, First Amendment and complex business and real estate disputes. In addition to his diverse litigation experience, Dan also counsels a broad array of clients on developing the best strategies to avoid disputes. For entertainment clients, he regularly reviews television pilots, screenplays and other material in development to assist those clients in identifying and avoiding potential liabilities. Dan’s areas of focus are entertainment finance, anti-SLAPP motions, unfair competition, trade secrets, intellectual property, surreptitious tape recording, reality television, profit participation, rights of privacy and publicity, real estate, partnership disputes and First Amendment issues. He represents clients both at the trial and appellate levels in state and federal court on a wide array of issues.

For more information on our Litigation Practice, contact Dan Rozansky at