Bio

Silvia Vannini advises public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, securities, and general corporate matters, including corporate governance, both in and out of the entertainment industry. She regularly represents private equity funds, domestic and foreign companies, motion picture studios, television networks as well as entrepreneurial clients on a wide range of corporate transactions, including company formation and structuring, acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures, strategic alliances, financings, and dispositions. Prior to joining O’Melveny, Silvia worked as a corporate associate in the Los Angeles and Hong Kong offices of Skadden Arps. In addition to her native Italian, she speaks fluent French and is conversant in German and Spanish. Silvia received her J.D. from the University of Michigan where she was on Law Review. She also has a Ph.D. from the University of Bologna.