New Venture “IMAX AI” to Deliver Next-Generation AI-Based Ultra-High Definition 4K Video Enhancement Across Streaming Services and Smart Devices
A team of Sidley lawyers advised IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) in a joint venture with Maximus, a next-generation visual effects company founded by AI entrepreneur Dr. Daniel Nadler, to deliver AI-based high-resolution video enhancement technologies across home entertainment, including solutions for streaming services and smart devices. The new joint venture, IMAX AI, will advance AI-based solutions for Ultra-High Definition (UHD) 4K enhancement across smart devices, new and library content, as well as real-time enhancement of live entertainment and sports.
The Sidley team was led by partners Sandi Knox (Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Palo Alto) and Rusty Weiss (Technology and IP Transactions, Century City), and included Matthew Johnson (associate, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Palo Alto), Stacy Gulledge (associate, M&A, Dallas), Ed Norris (partner, Tax, Los Angeles), Jonathan Westreich (associate, Tax, Los Angeles), and Ryan Rutledge (staff attorney, Technology and IP Transactions, Chicago). Sidley worked closely with Robert Lister, Chief Legal Officer & Senior Executive Vice President, and Kevin Glass, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Legal Affairs and Business Development, who led IMAX’s in-house team in the transaction.
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