Tom Ara — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Named among Variety’s Top 500 global media leaders and recognized as a top dealmaker by Forbes, The Hollywood Reporter, and the Los Angeles Times.
Partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, leading the firm’s entertainment, sports, and media practice.
Advises private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and institutional investors on high-value M&A and corporate transactions.
Led multibillion-dollar cross-border transactions in film, television, gaming, and digital media across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Serves on the Blackhouse Foundation Board and is a trustee of the US-Asia Institute.
Editor-in-Chief of LA Lawyer Magazine’s Entertainment Law Issue.

Biography

Tom K. Ara is a partner in Weil, Gotshal & Manges' Private Equity practice, based in Los Angeles, where he leads the firm’s entertainment, sports, and media practice. He advises private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and institutional investors on high-value mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate transactions, and complex commercial matters within the entertainment, media, and sports sectors.