msimon@foxrothschild.comBiography
Biography
Marc is Co-Chair of the firm's Entertainment & Sports Law Department and a veteran entertainment attorney with a broad range of experience in film, television and digital media.
His clients include film and television companies, financiers, producers, talent, influencers, directors, writers and other content creators, as well as businesses in the digital, gaming and new media industries. Among them are Oscar®-winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy; Higher Ground Productions; Oscar®-winning actor Joe Pesci; Alec Baldwin’s El Dorado Pictures; Oscar®-nominated production company Park Pictures; Australian filmmaker Jennifer Peedom; Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Debra Granick; Austin Kolodney, Billy Langdon and Max Barrett of the digital comedy brand Friday Beers; Josh Sapan’s Sapan Studio; Rainbow Media; and Bloomberg Media.
Marc's noteworthy projects include:
- Representation of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy in connection with her deals to direct Lucasfilm’s “The New Jedi Order,” Skydance’s “Brilliance” and the documentary “Diane Von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge.”
- Overall representation of Bloomberg Media in connection with the exploitation of intellectual property and representation for its original studio projects including for “The Deal with Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly” podcast.
- Representation of Tyler Falbo, Max Barrett, Chet Collins, Skyler Fulton and Billy Langon in connection with Friday Beers social media activity and feature film projects, including Paramount Primal's "Boys for Life."
- Representation of filmmaker Erik Nelson and his production company Creative Differences on the IMAX release of Werner Herzog’s remastered “Cave of Forgotten Dreams.”
- Representation of Park Pictures in all matters, including its Oscar®-nominated “The Perfect Neighbor.”
- Representation of Jennifer Peedom in connection with her writing, directing and producing efforts for the big-budget Apple feature “Tenzing.”
- Representation of Sapan Studios in multiple film rights acquisitions including “The Taste of Things,” “Ghost Light,” and Jay Duplass’ “The Baltimorons.”
- Representation of Ideal Partners in all legal matters, including the award-winning documentary “Beyond Utopia.”
- Representation of Joe Pesci in all his film and television projects.
- Representation of the Obama Family Office/Higher Ground Productions.
- Representation of Austin Kolodney in connection with his screenplay "Dead Man's Wire," directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Al Pacino, Bill Skaarsgård and Colman Domingo, which premiered at the 2025 Venice and Toronto International Film Festival, in addition to all of Austin's ongoing engagements.
- Representation of Rainbow Media in connection with its film, television and media properties.
- Representation of Bloomberg Media in all of its intellectual property adaptations for television and film.
Marc is Co-Chair of the firm's Entertainment & Sports Law Department and a veteran entertainment attorney with a broad range of experience in film, television and digital media.
His clients include film and television companies, financiers, producers, talent, influencers, directors, writers and other content creators, as well as businesses in the digital, gaming and new media industries. Among them are Oscar®-winning director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy; Higher Ground Productions; Oscar®-winning actor Joe Pesci; Alec Baldwin’s El Dorado Pictures; Oscar®-nominated production company Park Pictures; Australian filmmaker Jennifer Peedom; Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Debra Granick; Austin Kolodney, Billy Langdon and Max Barrett of the digital comedy brand Friday Beers; Josh Sapan’s Sapan Studio; Rainbow Media; and Bloomberg Media.
Marc's noteworthy projects include:
- Representation of Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy in connection with her deals to direct Lucasfilm’s “The New Jedi Order,” Skydance’s “Brilliance” and the documentary “Diane Von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge.”
- Overall representation of Bloomberg Media in connection with the exploitation of intellectual property and representation for its original studio projects including for “The Deal with Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly” podcast.
- Representation of Tyler Falbo, Max Barrett, Chet Collins, Skyler Fulton and Billy Langon in connection with Friday Beers social media activity and feature film projects, including Paramount Primal's "Boys for Life."
- Representation of filmmaker Erik Nelson and his production company Creative Differences on the IMAX release of Werner Herzog’s remastered “Cave of Forgotten Dreams.”
- Representation of Park Pictures in all matters, including its Oscar®-nominated “The Perfect Neighbor.”
- Representation of Jennifer Peedom in connection with her writing, directing and producing efforts for the big-budget Apple feature “Tenzing.”
- Representation of Sapan Studios in multiple film rights acquisitions including “The Taste of Things,” “Ghost Light,” and Jay Duplass’ “The Baltimorons.”
- Representation of Ideal Partners in all legal matters, including the award-winning documentary “Beyond Utopia.”
- Representation of Joe Pesci in all his film and television projects.
- Representation of the Obama Family Office/Higher Ground Productions.
- Representation of Austin Kolodney in connection with his screenplay "Dead Man's Wire," directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Al Pacino, Bill Skaarsgård and Colman Domingo, which premiered at the 2025 Venice and Toronto International Film Festival, in addition to all of Austin's ongoing engagements.
- Representation of Rainbow Media in connection with its film, television and media properties.
- Representation of Bloomberg Media in all of its intellectual property adaptations for television and film.
Services
Beyond Fox Rothschild
Marc's practice is bolstered by his personal involvement in the entertainment industry. He is an award-winning filmmaker who has produced the feature documentary "After Innocence" (2005), directed and produced "Nursery University" (2009) and "Unraveled" (2012), and executive produced "The Eagle Huntress."
Marc developed, wrote and produced "After Innocence," which won the Special Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and was short-listed for Best Documentary Feature at the 78th Academy Awards. The feature-length film tells the stories of wrongly convicted men who spent decades in prison before the Innocence Project took up their cases and DNA tests proved their innocence. At once heartbreaking and uplifting, it chronicles their efforts to rejoin society.
During law school, Marc was a member of the Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal.
A frequent lecturer, Marc has spoken before the New York City and County Bar Associations, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Tufts University, Lafayette University, William and Mary School of Law, New York University and Kean University, among many others.
Bar Admissions
- New York
Education
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2001)
- University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude)
Honors & Awards
- Named to Variety's Dealmakers Impact Report (2019-2022, 2024-2025)
- Named to Variety's Legal Impact Report (2019-2026)
- Selected to the list of attorneys ranked by Chambers USA for Media & Entertainment: Advisory (2023-2026)
- Named to The Hollywood Reporter's Top 100 Power Lawyers List (2022, 2025, 2026)
- Named to Variety’s Dealmakers Elite New York list (2018, 2019)
- Named to Screen International’s “International Insiders” List (2019)
- Named a "Sports & Entertainment Trailblazer" by The National Law Journal (2019)
- Named to the list of "Super Lawyers" for Entertainment & Sports in New York (2015-2023)
- Named among the New York Metro "Super Lawyers Rising Stars" (2014)
