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Christian Simonds

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Christian Simonds
Christian Simonds is a prominent and widely respected entertainment and media attorney who focuses on finance, production and distribution matters and is known for his work on Anora (2024), The Irishman (2019), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) and Till (2022). In addition, Christian acts as outside counsel for top-tier studios, networks, media companies, digital platforms, video game publishers, retail brands, and independent production companies in connection with all aspects of content creation and exploitation.
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  • Known for

    Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci in The Irishman (2019)
    The Irishman
    7.8
    • Legal
    • 2019
    Mark Eydelshteyn and Mikey Madison in Anora (2024)
    Anora
    7.4
    • Additional Crew
    • 2024
    Danielle Deadwyler in Till (2022)
    Till
    7.2
    • Additional Crew
    • 2022
    The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
    The Trial of the Chicago 7
    7.7
    • Legal
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Legal



    • The Collaboration
      • production counsel
      • Post-production



    • Bunny (2025)
      Bunny
      6.1
      • production legal and financing counsel
      • 2025
    • Minnie Driver, Julianna Margulies, Benjamin Bratt, Gretchen Mol, Edward Burns, Patrick Wilson, and Morena Baccarin in Millers in Marriage (2024)
      Millers in Marriage
      5.5
      • production counsel
      • 2024
    • Omnivore (2024)
      Omnivore
      7.5
      TV Series
      • production counsel
      • 2024
    • Hunter Schafer in Cuckoo (2024)
      Cuckoo
      5.6
      • production counsel
      • 2024
    • Haley Bennett in Widow Clicquot (2023)
      Widow Clicquot
      6.3
      • production counsel
      • 2023
    • Megan Suri in It Lives Inside (2023)
      It Lives Inside
      5.2
      • production counsel
      • 2023
    • Christian Bale in The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
      The Pale Blue Eye
      6.6
      • production counsel
      • 2022
    • Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Jaylin Webb, and Banks Repeta in Armageddon Time (2022)
      Armageddon Time
      6.4
      • production counsel
      • 2022
    • Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza González, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Ambulance (2022)
      Ambulance
      6.1
      • production counsel
      • 2022
    • Bashira (2021)
      Bashira
      6.1
      • production counsel
      • 2021
    • Tom Holland in Cherry (2021)
      Cherry
      6.6
      • legal counsel: The Hideaway Entertainment
      • 2021
    • John David Washington and Zendaya in Malcolm & Marie (2021)
      Malcolm & Marie
      6.6
      • production counsel
      • 2021
    • Jane Seymour, Malin Akerman, Wanda Sykes, Aisha Tyler, Kat Dennings, and Chelsea Peretti in Friendsgiving (2020)
      Friendsgiving
      4.5
      • production counsel
      • 2020
    • The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
      The Trial of the Chicago 7
      7.7
      • production counsel
      • 2020
    • Deputy (2020)
      Deputy
      6.5
      TV Series
      • production counsel
      • 2020

    Producer



    • No Pay, Nudity (2016)
      No Pay, Nudity
      5.9
      • co-producer
      • 2016

    Additional Crew



    • Kockroach
      • financing counsel to christina weiss lurie
      • Post-production
    • Alone at Dawn
      • counsel to the hideaway entertainment
      • Post-production



    • Killing Castro (2026)
      Killing Castro
      8.0
      • financing counsel to christina weiss lurie
      • 2026
    • Kelly Marie Tran in The Wedding Banquet (2025)
      The Wedding Banquet
      6.3
      • financing counsel
      • 2025
    • Logan Lerman and Molly Gordon in Oh, Hi! (2025)
      Oh, Hi!
      6.1
      • financier and delivery legal
      • 2025
    • Mark Eydelshteyn and Mikey Madison in Anora (2024)
      Anora
      7.4
      • financing counsel to: Rainmaker Films
      • 2024
    • Elliot Page in Close to You (2023)
      Close to You
      5.2
      • financing counsel to kindred spirit
      • 2023
    • Ben Mendelsohn and Shailene Woodley in To Catch a Killer (2023)
      To Catch a Killer
      6.6
      • financing counsel to rainmaker films
      • 2023
    • Danielle Deadwyler in Till (2022)
      Till
      7.2
      • development legal for producers
      • 2022
    • Liam Neeson in Blacklight (2022)
      Blacklight
      4.9
      • financing counsel: Rainmaker Films
      • 2022
    • Ben Foster in The Survivor (2021)
      The Survivor
      6.7
      • financing counsel to new mandate
      • 2021
    • Jeon Jong-seo in Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2021)
      Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
      6.2
      • financing counsel to 141 entertainment
      • 2021
    • Coded (2021)
      Coded
      7.4
      Short
      • legal counsel to procter & gamble
      • 2021
    • Toni Collette, Daniel Dae Kim, Anna Kendrick, and Shamier Anderson in Stowaway (2021)
      Stowaway
      5.7
      • financing counsel to rainmaker films
      • 2021
    • Pandora (2019)
      Pandora
      4.3
      TV Series
      • counsel to starlings tv
      • 2019
    • Christopher Plummer, Kris Holden-Ried, Jason O'Mara, Archie Panjabi, and Etienne Kellici in Departure (2019)
      Departure
      6.8
      TV Series
      • counsel to starlings tv
      • 2019
    • The First (2018)
      The First
      6.6
      TV Series
      • tax credit finance counsel
      • 2018

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • 2025 Variety Legal Impact Report
      • Christian Simonds article for Law360
    • Alternative name
      • Christian Simonds Esq.
    • Spouse
      • Gillian Hearst-ShawOctober 13, 2007 - February 16, 2018 (filed for divorce, 1 child)

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