Eric D. Kessler is an entertainment and corporate attorney based in Los Angeles, California. He brings over a decade of in-house deal experience at some of the industry's most active production companies, closing hundreds of agreements across scripted television, film, animation, kids and family, branded entertainment, and digital content.
Most recently, Eric served as SVP of Business & Legal Affairs at Lion Forge Entertainment, leading all deal-making and legal operations across the company's animation, live-action, and digital slate. Before that, he spent five years at Imagine Entertainment, one of Hollywood's most prolific production companies, rising from Manager to Vice President and Corporate Counsel, serving as in-house counsel for projects at Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, CBS, Nickelodeon, and international partners worldwide.
He began his career in business affairs at WarnerMedia / Turner Broadcasting, working across TNT, TBS, and the early HBO Max Originals pipeline.
Eric is a member of the State Bar of California. He holds a J.D. from Southwestern Law School, a B.S. in Business Management from Babson College, and an Executive Certificate in Mergers & Acquisitions from Columbia Business School.
He now operates The Law Office of Eric D. Kessler, offering the same deal-side depth that studios rely on internally, to the production companies, creators, and entertainment businesses that need serious legal counsel without the big-firm overhead.