Erika Canchola
(Partner)
In her leadership of production legal for such breakout works as the 2020 festival films “Four Good Days,” “Arkansas” and “Happily” as well as 2019 Golden Globe winner, “The Americans,” and Skydance’s “Grace and Frankie” and “Foundation,” Partner Erika Canchola optimizes her clients’ financial, legal and business position in the financing, production and exploitation of their content.
Erika serves as outside production counsel for Skydance Television and is currently advising several producers of short- and long-form content slated for theatrical, television and new media platforms.
Erika established Ramo Law PC’s New York office in 2017 and maintains a bicoastal practice.
Capabilities
- Film financing
- Corporate formations
- Trademark and copyright fillings
- Contract negotiations
- Production financing and production legal for producers, productions and other clients
Highlights
Erika establishes the calm center during fast-paced productions, addressing issues that arise in prep, shooting and post-production. Highlights of her recent client work include:
- Served as production counsel for 2020 Sundance selection “Four Good Days” and 2020 SXSW selection “Arkansas”
- Assisted in the negotiations and handled the paperwork on behalf of Imagine for the Imagine Kids & Family deal with Stephanie Sperber
Select Production and Finance Clients
- Skydance Television
- Imagine Entertainment
- Rumble Films
- Backup Studio
- Rooks Nest Entertainment
- Rustic Films
Select TV and Film Projects and Deals
- Skydance’s upcoming Apple TV+ series “Foundation”
- The Jim Henson Company’s upcoming Disney+ series “Earth to Ned”
- “Happily,” 2020 Tribeca selection
- “Arkansas,” 2020 SXSW selection
- “Four Good Days,” 2020 Sundance
- “The Americans,” 2019 Golden Globe winner
- “Grace and Frankie,”2015-2019
- “Damsel,” 2018
- “Hearts Beat Loud,” 2018 Sundance
- “Altered Carbon,” 2018
- “Fun Mom Dinner,” 2017
- “Those Who Can’t,”(TruTV), 2016
- “Christine,” 2016
- “Mostly Ghostly 3,” 2016
- “Grandma,” 2015
- “Adderall Diaries,” 2015
- “The Invitation,” 2015
- “Bleeding Heart,” 2015
- “Fourth Man Out,” 2015
- “The Stanford Prison Experiment,” 2015
- “Ride,” 2015
- “Fury,” 2014
- “Short Term 12,” 2013
Film Financing
- “Ashes in the Snow,” 2018
- “All Creatures Here Below,” 2018
- “Small Crimes,” 2017
- “Teenage Cocktail,” 2016
- “The Driftless Area,” 2015
- “Kidnapping Mr. Heineken,” 2015
- “Still Alice,” 2014
- “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” 2013
Awards/Recognitions
- “Legal Impact Report,” Variety, 2020
- “Legal Impact Report,” Variety, 2019
- “Most Influential Women Attorneys,” Los Angeles Business Journal, 2018
- “Dealmakers Impact Report,” Variety, 2018
Affiliations
- Professional Entertainment Female Attorneys (PEFA)
- Beverly Hills Bar Association
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of California
- The District of Columbia Bar
- New York State Bar
Education
J.D., Boston University School of Law
B.S., Santa Clara University
