Damian McParland

Damian is a highly experienced media finance specialist in Lee & Thompson’s Film & TV group, advising institutional lenders, public funders, private financiers and independent producers on all aspects of financing independent screen content. His work spans single picture deals, recurring production slates, structured finance, production incentives, international co-production, completion support and presale backed transactions.
He i…

Thea Schirvanian

Thea has assisted with the financing of multiple film and television productions. She works closely with financiers, production companies, and their legal partners, ensuring smooth preparation and delivery of transaction documents. Her deep interest in film and television brings an inherent enthusiasm for clients’ projects and an appreciation of challenges clients face within such a dynamic, competitive sector.
She joined the firm in 2025 havin…

Stephen Spence

As a partner in the firm’s Film & TV group, Stephen advises a wide range of clients on the structuring and completion of complex financing arrangements for film and television productions. In addition to acting for financiers, Stephen represents international film and television production companies on all aspects of the development, production and distribution of feature films and television series.
Having read law at Oxford, Stephen q…

Sean Kia

Sean is a lawyer specialising in the film and television sector. He advises a wide range of clients, including banks, specialist film and television financiers, individual investors, public funders, distributors, sales agents and production companies on all aspects of development, financing, production and distribution.
Sean is known for a commercial and practical approach, an ability to navigate complex deal structures and a focus on closing tra…

Sarah Cundall

Sarah focuses on film & television financing and advises a wide range of finance clients, from banks and independent financiers on senior debt lending to public funders and private equity investors on equity investments. Sarah’s finance focus has led to her recognition as a Leading Associate in Media Finance in the legal directory Legal 500.
Sarah enjoys taking on a transaction management role and has strong expertise in advising client…

Sam Tatton-Brown

Sam is a partner heading up Lee & Thompson’s Media Finance team within the Film & TV group. His practice focuses on finance work and he has a long-standing reputation as one of the pre-eminent lawyers in his field.
Sam has represented virtually all UK-based banks who have been active in film and television financing over the last quarter century. Examples include acting for: Bank Leumi and RBS on over 80 productions including Ken Loach&…

Nicki Parfitt

Nicki specialises in all aspects of film production, financing and sales, representing producers, innovative financiers, industry leading sales agents, government institutions.
Outside of private practice, Nicki has worked extensively in the films sales sector and jointly founded a successful film sales agency. Nicki trained at the city firm Denton Hall and, after qualifying in 1993, spent two years in their media department specialising in publi…