In her leadership of production legal for such works as the recent festival films “Oh, Canada” and “Eden” as well as Skydance’s “Reacher,” “Foundation,” and “FUBAR,” 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.

Capabilities

• Film financing
• Corporate formations
• Copyright filings
• Contract negotiations
• Production financing and producing legal for producers, productions and other clients

Highlights

Erika is 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 “Oh, Canada” which premiered in competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and “Eden” which premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.
• Served as consultant and US production counsel for “The Room Next”, winner of the Golden Lion at the 2004 Venice International Film Festival and “Sharp Corners” which premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.

Select Production and Finance Clients

• Skydance Television
• Reserve Entertainment
• Renegade Capital
• Badlands Production
• The Jim Henson Company
• Starburns Industries
• Rustic Films

Select TV and Film Projects and Deals

• “Oh, Canada” 2024
• “Eden” 2024
• “You Gabba GabbaLand!,” 2024-present, Apple TV+
• “FUBAR,” 2023-present, Neflix
• "The Big Door Prize,” 2023-Present
• “If You Were the Last,” 2023 SXSW selection
• "A Man Called Otto,” upcoming
• “Butcher’s Crossing,” 2022 TIFF selection
• “Prisoner’s Daughter,” 2022 TIFF selection
• “Reacher,” 2022-Present
• “Foundation,” 2021-Present
• “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock,” 2022-Present
• "Something in the Dirt,” 2022 Sundance selection
• “Happily,” 2020 Tribeca selection
• “Arkansas,” 2020 SXSW selection
• “Four Good Days,” 2020 Sundance
• “The Americans,” 2013-2018, 2019 Golden Globe winner
• “Grace and Frankie,” 2015-2022
• “Damsel,” 2018
• “Hearts Beat Loud,” 2018 Sundance selection
• “Fun Mom Dinner,” 2017
• “The Stanford Prison Experiment,” 2015
• “Ride,” 2015
• “Fury,” 2014
• “Short Term 12,” 2013

Film Financing

• “Oh, Canada,” 2024
• "Sanctuary,” 2022 TIFF selection
• "On the Line,” 2022
• "Wild Indian,” 2021 Sundance selection
• "Fatman,” 2020
• “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, 2023
• "Leaders of Influence: 2022 – Thriving in Their 40s,” Los Angeles Business Journal, 2022
• "Legal Impact Report," Variety, 2022
• “Dealmakers Impact Report,” Variety, 2020
• “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)

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