Gold Rush

THE TINDER SWINDLER

We were production counsel for this Netflix true crime series.

TRAINWRECK: THE ASTROWORLD TRAGEDY

We're counsel for this Number 1 hit on Netflix, produced by Passion Pictures, about the 2021 Astroworld concert tragedy.

Poop Cruise

STUTZ

We're counsel for Jonah Hill's remarkable documentary feature about his therapist and how the therapy transformed him.

A24

We are honored to be legal and business affairs counsel to A24, winner of dozens of Oscars, and the producers behind EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, MOONLIGHT, LADY BIRD, THE WHALE, and much more.

FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS DISTRIBUTION

We are among the US counsel for FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS DISTRIBUTION, affiliated with the largest television broadcaster in Europe, and the public service arm of the Government of the French Republic.

THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY

We are production counsel to this Oscar short-listed film, which the New York Times has ranked among the top ten films of 2019 in all categories.

THE LONGEST WAR

We are counsel to this definitive Showtime Documentary by the creators of HOMELAND and director Greg Barker, which unpacks the human stories and drama behind America's involvement in Afghanistan.

Gotr

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Fear Thy Neighbor

Production counsel to this Investigation Discovery series about what happens when a homeowner unwittingly takes up residence next to psycho or when evil minds decide to lay down roots right next door.

TIGER KING

We are outside counsel for the directors and producers of the most popular documentary series in history.

Dirty Wars

We served as production counsel for this award-winning, widely acclaimed investigative documentary about U.S. covert operations across the globe.

CBS CORPORATION

We are among the outside counsel for the CBS television network.

Project X

SOPHIE: A MURDER IN WEST CORK

We are counsel for this controversial and compelling Netflix documentary series by our Academy Award winning client, Lightbox.

AMAZON STUDIOS

We are among the litigation defense counsel for Amazon Studios

KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE

We are counsel for KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE, the acclaimed documentary by Rachel Lears, which was purchased by Netflix at Sundance for a record $10 million.

THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS

We are production counsel to this most successful documentary film since Fahrenheit 9/11.

NAVALNY

We're handling business affairs and production counsel work on this hard-hitting CNN/HBO documentary by Fishbowl Films.

ORIGIN

As counsel to The Ford Foundation, we handled negotiations and drafting for the funding of this film by Ava DuVernay, which is inspired by the life and work of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson.

ENDEMOL SHINE GROUP

We are among the outside counsel for Endemol Shine Group, a global production powerhouse. Endemol Shine has 120 companies across all the world’s major markets.

ITV

US counsel to the largest and most popular commercial television network in the United Kingdom.

Sins Of Our Mother

BRANDY HELLVILLE

We're counsel to this hugely popular Max series produced by Lightbox.

CHIMP CRAZY

We are counsel to CHIMP CRAZY, the most watched HBO documentary series of the last four years.

UNTOUCHABLE

We are US production counsel for the BBC/Lightbox film, UNTOUCHABLE, about the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein, premiering at Sundance 2019.

CITIZENFOUR

We're among the counsel for this Oscar-winning (Best Feature Documentary) about Edward Snowden and national security in post 9/11 America.

LISTEN TO ME MARLON

We are production counsel to this 2015 Sundance-selected, 2016 Oscar-Short-Listed, Marlon Brando biopic released by Universal Studios and Showtime.

Storm Area 51

Break Point 2

MONSTERS OF GOD

We are counsel for this major new HBO series from our clients A24 and the creators of TIGER KING and CHIMP CRAZY.

TINA

We're counsel for this definitive HBO biopic of Tina Turner, produced by our Academy Award winning client, Lightbox.

AMERICAN ANIMALS

We were production counsel for this "wildly entertaining" (Variety) scripted feature film that captivated the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.

LIGHTBOX ENTERTAINMENT

We are US and UK counsel for this LA-and-London based production company founded by multiple Oscar and Emmy Award winning Simon Chinn and Jonathan Chinn, and funded by Channel 4.

NATIONAL BIRD

We are honored to be production counsel for this scathing, "bird's eye" documentary, directed by Sonia Kennebeck and exec produced by Wim Wenders and Errol Morris, about the US military drone program.

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BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN

We are production counsel for this 2025 Netflix documentary from Sony Pictures Classics, which opened at the Venice Film Festival with a 10-minute standing ovation.

Unprecedented

ASHLEY MADISON

We are production and business affairs counsel on this hit Netflix documentary series.

PRIME MINISTER

SmithDehn's Chris Matson and Mike Cleaver, through our prodco Divergent Pictures, executive-produced PRIME MINISTER, in addition to working on legal and business affairs for this Sundance winner.

Balloon Boy

WHO IS AMERICA?

We are production and claims counsel for Showtime, Sacha Baron Cohen, and their hardhitting, controversial new series, WHO IS AMERICA?, a reincarnation of DA ALI G SHOW in the Trump era.

100 FOOT WAVE

We're counsel for this HBO Original Series

BAFTA

Handling contract drafting and negotiations for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Fifa Uncovered 2

THE FINAL YEAR

An insiders' account of President Barack Obama's foreign policy team during their final year, as they set out to define their legacy, promote diplomacy - and react to the rise of Donald Trump.

SELMA

Honored to be representing the director and producers of this important, Academy-Award-winning film.

American Nightmare 2

The Princess

TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX

We have been among the outside counsel to Twenty-First Century Fox.

PASSION PICTURES

We are US and UK counsel to this multiple Oscar winning film and television company behind Searching for Sugar Man, The Imposter, and Project Nim, to name a few.

CHEER

We are among the production counsel for Season Two of this Triple-Primetime-Emmy-Award-winning series on Netflix.

THE MAURITANIAN

Executive Produced by Russell Smith and Zak Kilberg for our joint venture, Convergent Media. With Jodie Foster, Tahar Rahim, Benedict Cumberbach, and Shailene Woodley.

LEAVING NEVERLAND

We are counsel for this explosive two-part film about Michael Jackson, by Dan Reed for HBO Documentary Films.

OCTOBER FILMS

We are US and UK counsel to October Films, one of the world's most respected and longest established factual television production companies. They have won over 100 international awards.

THE HATCHET WIELDING HITCHHIKER

We're counsel for this sensational Netflix documentary that has taken the internet by storm.

Da Ali G Show

Production and litigation counsel to Sacha Baron Cohen's multiple-Emmy-nominated, path-breaking television series, "Da Ali G Show."

FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS

We are among the US counsel for FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS, the largest television broadcaster in Europe, and the public service arm of the Government of the French Republic.

UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA

We are production counsel for this Primetime Emmy-Award-wining hit CNN series that follows comedian and political provocateur W. Kamau Bell as he explores communities and challenges across America.

Virunga

We are production counsel for this Oscar-Nominated 2014 documentary about the fight to save Virunga National Park, the last refuge of moutain gorillas.

Borat

Production and claims counsel for the multi-Oscar nominated comedy, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan."

Raw TV

US production counsel for Raw TV, a multi-award winning production company with a reputation for gripping narrative, visual innovation and journalistic vigour.

ALI G: WHO IZ I?

Ali G iz back! We are production and claims counsel for this upcoming wide theatrical release from Sacha Baron Cohen and Amazon MGM Studios.

Vogue 2

FEDERER: 12 FINAL DAYS

We are counsel to this stirring feature documentary by Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia, on Amazon Prime.

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Our Great National Parks

We were counsel for Netflix on this documentary series narrated by President Obama and produced by his production company, Higher Ground Productions.

JURY DUTY

We're counsel to this insane and hilarious Amazon FreeVee series.

BUZZFEED

We are outside counsel to BuzzFeed.

THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN

Winner of the L’Oeil d’or prize at Cannes and the Golden Globe Award for Documentary, this film reveals the real story behind WikiLeaks - a tense investigation into truth, power, and press freedom.

ALL THREE MEDIA AMERICA

We're among the US and UK counsel for All3Media America, the LA-based, multi studio production hub for one of the world's leading creators of high-quality content.

HBO

Our attorneys have been among the production and claims counsel to Home Box Office, Inc.

Bruno

Production and litigation counsel to Sacha Baron Cohen's award-winning film "Bruno."

All That Breathes

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SHOWTIME NETWORKS, INC.

We are among the outside counsel to Showtime Networks, Inc. At the moment, we are production and claims counsel for their hardhitting, controversial new Sacha Baron Cohen series, WHO IS AMERICA?.

1971: THE YEAR THAT MUSIC CHANGED EVERYTHING

Honored to be production counsel for this Apple+ series from the Oscar award-winning team who created the acclaimed documentary, AMY

BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM

We are production and claims counsel to Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN

Production counsel for the late Malik Bendjelloul's sensational, Oscar-winning "Searching for Sugar Man," released by Sony Pictures Classics.

FREMANTLE MEDIA

We are among the outside counsel to one of the world's largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of outstanding entertainment brands.

Trainwreck: The Cult Of American Apparel

We are counsel for this fascinating Netflix documentary, produced by Raw TV.

Web of Lies

We are production counsel for this compelling Discovery series that reveals stories of deception and homicide triggered by online interactions.

Make Or Break

LAST CHANCE U

We're counsel for this award-winning, very popular Netflix series that goes behind the scenes at the top junior college football programs in the US.

DON'T F**CK WITH CATS -- HUNTING AN INTERNET KILLER

We are counsel to this hit Netflix true crime series that follows internet sleuths who attempted to track down Luka Magnotta after he reportedly shared a graphic video killing cats.

TRUMP: A SECOND CHANCE?

We are counsel to this embattled BBC documentary that is creating it's own headlines, as the network's top executives are under siege, despite no legal errors by the BBC of any kind.

Surviving Black Hawk Down

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Channel 4

U.S. counsel to Channel 4, Britain's second largest broadcast network and one of the world's most challenging and creative producers of television programs and films.

MOB WAR: PHILADELPHIA VS. THE MAFIA

We are counsel to this number one hit Netflix true crime series, produced by RAW TV.

WELCOME TO WREXHAM

We are counsel to this five-time Emmy Award Winning hit television series starring Ryan Reynolds.

WHITNEY

We are production counsel for this definitive biopic of Whitney Houston, directed by Oscar-winner Kevin MacDonald and produced by double-Oscar winner Simon Chinn.

MURDER MOUNTAIN

We're counsel for this acclaimed and popular documentary series.

NOBODY SPEAK

We have been counsel for producers of this Netflix documentary about the Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker Media case and its outside funding, showing how big money can be used to silence the media.

STARZ

Owned by Lionsgate, our client Starz is a leading global media and entertainment distributor/producer, with over 5,000 TV episodes and feature films each year on its several channels.

Sony

Among counsel for Sony Pictures and Sony Pictures Television, producers and/or distributors of some of the most successful motion pictures and programs in the world.

The Imposter

Production counsel for "The Imposter," an astonishingly true story about a French man who fools everyone into believing he is a missing Texas boy, including the boy's family.

Media Rights Capital

Among counsel to MRC, the industry’s largest independent film, TV and digital studio.

KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE

We are counsel for KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE, the acclaimed documentary by Rachel Lears, which was purchased by Netflix at Sundance for a record $10 million.

PLAN B ENTERTAINMENT

Among the counsel for Brad Pitt's production company, acclaimed for SELMA, 12 YEARS A SLAVE, THE BIG SHORT, THE DEPARTED, and other important films.

Paramount Pictures

We are among the outside counsel for Paramount Pictures.

ALI G: WHO IZ I?

We are compliance and claims counsel as Sacha Baron Cohen returns to the big screen (and to Amazon Prime) as his most iconic and controversial character, ALI G.

Sprint 2

THE BBC

We have been among the outside counsel for the BBC, where SmithDehn's Philip Wheeler was a senior in-house solicitor for 11 years.

THE MOST HATED MAN ON THE INTERNET

We were production counsel for this legally difficult, hugely popular Netflix series by Raw TV.

PHILIP GLASS

One of our partners, Russell Smith, has provided legal advice and related services for Philip Glass, the world's most successful living music composer.

The Ford Foundation

BECKHAM

We are counsel for this four-part documentary series that reached number one on Netflix in the US and the UK.

UNTOUCHABLE: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE HARVEY WEINSTEIN SCANDAL

We are counsel for the Hulu Documentary, UNTOUCHABLE: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE HARVEY WEINSTEIN SCANDAL

FORMULA 1: DRIVE TO SURVIVE

We're counsel for this Netflix documentary series.

RADICAL MEDIA

We are counsel to film/TV production company Radical Media. With offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Berlin and Shanghai, Radical is one of the premiere companies in the industry.

SPACEY UNMASKED

We're counsel to this hard-hitting biographical documentary series on the distributed by Max and Channel Four.

SMITHDEHN BEHIND THE SCENES OF TWO OF THE TOP AWARD-WINNING POLITICAL DOCUMENTARIES OF 2025

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SmithDehn's Chris Matson and Mike Cleaver, through one of our production companies, Divergent Pictures, executive produced PRIME MINISTER, in addition to working on legal and business affairs for this winner of the 2025 Sundance Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary. The film, about former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, has been "electrifying" crowds and critics alike. Magnolia Pictures, HBO Documentary Films, and CNN Films are distributing. The film is headed for theatrical release, with streaming to follow.

Meanwhile, another SmithDehn project, director Eugene Jarecki's THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN, the definitive story of Julian Assange, made a historic debut at the Cannes Film Festival this year, winning both the Special Jury Prize for the 10th Anniversary of the L'Oeil D'or (Golden Eye) and the Golden Globes Prize for Documentary. The latter was presented at Cannes by the legendary documentary financier Regina Scully of Artemis Rising, who said: "At a time when truth is under pressure, Eugene's work reminds us of the power of storytelling to provoke, enlighten, and ultimately defend democracy itself."

THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN gets its title from the $6.5 billion the U.S. government paid Ecuador to turn over Assange to the police for extradition to the U.S., where he would have faced the death penalty. During the making of the film, tremendous international pressure and judicial intervention led to Assange's freedom after years of captivity for exposing U.S. war crimes.