August 22, 2017
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce Kevin Masuda has joined the firm as a partner in the Los Angeles office. Formerly a partner with Munger, Tolles & Olson, he will continue his corporate practice, which largely focuses on transactions in the entertainment and technology industries.
“We are delighted to welcome Kevin to the firm,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “Kevin combines a broad corporate practice and M&A practice with deep experience and connections in the entertainment industry. Our Media, Entertainment and Technology (MET) group is strategically important to our clients on the West Coast and globally, and Kevin is a strong addition to the group, who will give us added capacity to serve this important industry.”
“Kevin has handled complex, headline deals in the entertainment and technology industries,” said Ruth Fisher, Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn’s Media, Entertainment and Technology Practice Group. “He is an exemplary lawyer with the perfect mix of technical knowledge and the ability to work seamlessly with industry specific legal and business issues. He will be a tremendous addition to our MET practice and our corporate team overall.”
“I am thrilled to join the firm and look forward to working with my new colleagues,” said Masuda. “Gibson Dunn has a terrific corporate platform in the U.S. and internationally, which will allow me to continue expanding my practice.”
About Kevin Masuda
Masuda has a broad corporate practice, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity financings, and restructuring matters, with a heavy concentration in the media, entertainment and sports industries. He has been recognized by entertainment industry publications and was named to Variety’s 2017 Legal Impact Report and 2016 Dealmakers Impact Report, and the Hollywood Reporter’s 2015 Power Lawyers List. He was also named among Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2016 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in Los Angeles.
He previously practiced with Munger Tolles since 1996 and as a partner since 2001. Before that, he practiced with Skadden Arps from 1993 to 1996.
Masuda received his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1992 and his A.B. summa cum laude from the University of California, Berkeley in 1988. He is a board member of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles.