Vanessa Roman

Partner
Akin

Partner of Akin Vanessa Roman orchestrates monumental commercial debt arrangements and project financing structures for global media conglomerates, production labels and institutional lenders. She provides essential counsel to primary banking syndicates, including Bank of America, East West Bank and Comerica Bank to capitalize high-profile cinematic assets. This expertise extends to massive corporate credit facilities, recently serving as the lead attorney to structure a $300-million facility for Miramax Films alongside an $18-million production loan for Bear Country starring Russell Crowe. Leveraging this record of success, Roman navigated a high-value $500-million refinancing transaction for a premier entertainment investment banking institution. She sustains this momentum by driving multi-billion-dollar capital liquidity, headlined by executing a landmark $1.1-billion senior secured library credit facility for Lions Gate Entertainment.