Mr. Chatham is a founding partner of the Chatham Law Group located in Los Angeles, California. He acts as general counsel to prominent dealmakers in the motion picture and television industry and provides advice regarding joint ventures, talents deals, production matters, investment and acquisitions, management strength, deal structuring, new media business and other strategic planning. Mr. Chatham has litigated civil matters in state and in federal courts, as well as mediations and arbitrations before JAMS and AAA, involving a myriad of complex litigation matters including claims for breach of contract, negligence, fraud, wrongful termination, shareholder disputes, trademark and copyright infringement, and other general business disputes and wrongful conduct.
Mr. Chatham obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia where he received a tennis scholarship. He has been profiled in a number of publications, including the Hollywood Reporter, The L.A. Times, Variety, Los Angeles Magazine, The New York Times, Super Lawyer Magazine and has been a legal correspondent for nationally syndicated television shows. Mr. Chatham is admitted to practice in California and is also admitted to practice in Hawaii and the District of Columbia. Mr. Chatham is a member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, the Beverly Hills Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Hawaii Bar Association and the D.C. Bar Association.