Bianca Goodloe is an attorney specializing in entertainment law, intellectual property, artificial intelligence policy, space law and film finance, representing international private equity investors, private lenders, tax credit brokers, investment managing companies, sales agents, production companies, talent management companies, talent agencies, writers, directors, actors, producers, casting directors and below-the-line crew (ranging from first time filmmakers to Academy Award recipients). She has also advised as an expert witness on film finance related arbitration matters.
Over the last thirty years, Bianca Goodloe has advised on in excess of 3 billion USD in independent and studio film and television financing and distribution (including the franchises of Nicholas Sparks, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Lara Croft, Rush Hour, the Borne Identity franchise, the Mission Impossible franchise, the Resident Evil franchise, the XXX franchise, the Blade franchise, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise, etc.) for Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, New Line Cinema, Universal Pictures, Miramax Films, etc. and an array of independent foreign and domestic producers, comprising in excess of 300+ feature film and television productions. A particular area of her focus has been on international co-productions as she is a member of the California Bar Association, the New York Bar Association, and a registered foreign advocate with the European Union.
In addition to advising on the development, financing, production and distribution of film and television productions, multi-media content, equity/debt media investment structures, licensing/sales agreements within all media, bridge, mezzanine and senior debt facilities, housekeeping deals, first look and second look deals, P&A and merchandising deals, bi- and multi-lateral co-productions, above/below the line talent deals and related production legal agreements, Ms. Goodloe has also advised the U.S., European and other governments on audiovisual production tax credit policy (Czech Republic, Romania, Italy, Germany, Slovakia, Austria, France, Bhutan, Singapore, India, Connecticut, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, California, the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, etc.).
Concurrent to her participation in Goodloe Law, Ms. Goodloe has also architected innovative insurance-backed products underwriting studio P&A risk, and a patented data bond (the first of its kind for this type of intangible asset backed security (* White paper available upon request, along with AI whitepaper). She is currently a member of the board of the publicly traded mining company Horizon Copper, and is the co-founder of two tech startups (‘LarQ Social’ and ‘Reel Cash’). She has also advised on the structuring and management of a long list of private/public media funds both domestically and internationally, and is a board member of The Golden Globes Foundation.
Prior to establishing Los Angeles based Goodloe Law (with satellite offices in New York, Savannah, Georgia, and London), she worked at the top global and magic circle law firms Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP and Linklaters (in Prague, Berlin, and London). Prior to her practice of law, Ms. Goodloe worked in film development for Mandalay Entertainment, talent representation for Empire Entertainment and physical production for Alliance Atlantis and Turner Entertainment Television.
Finally, Ms. Goodloe is also an adjunct professor at New York University (her alma mater) and University of California Los Angeles. She was raised in former Czechoslovakia and Austria and has the good fortunate of being married to J. Mills Goodloe, a screenwriter, director and feature film producer. They have two children (both future filmmakers).