Steve Hurdle

Partner, Corporate & Financial Services

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Steve Hurdle is a partner in the corporate and financial services department and the entertainment transactions practice at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. He advises investors and companies on mergers and transformative joint ventures across the media and technology sectors. Hurdle recently orchestrated the March 2026 sale of Ben Affleck’s filmmaking technology company InterPositive to Netflix and managed the $165-million minority investment in Create Music Group. This expertise extends to his representation of Shadow Lion, the entertainment and marketing studio co-founded by Tom Brady, in its strategic investment from Fox Sports. Leveraging this record of success, he structures capital raises for independent production companies, such as Artists Equity and 101 Studios.