Peter Stathopoulos is an Of Counsel in Greenspoon Marder LLP's Entertainment & Sports and Tax practice groups. His practice is concentrated on entertainment incentives for film, television, digital entertainment and music clients, state and local taxation, and film and television corporate and transactional work.

With more than 27 years of state tax and entertainment law experience, Mr. Stathopoulos currently represents or has represented major motion picture studios, streaming platforms, television networks, cable companies, independent film production companies, digital game companies, and lenders in film tax credit lending deals. Mr. Stathopoulos has represented clients in connection with film tax credit transfer/lending deals totaling over $250 million.

Mr. Stathopoulos is a Board member and Chair, Policy and Political Engagement Committee, with the Georgia Screen Entertainment Coalition, the leading voice of the entertainment industry in Georgia. Mr. Stathopoulos is also a Board member of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Stathopoulos also serves on the Georgia Department of Revenue Film Tax Credit Advisory Board and is a former chair of the Taxation Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. As such, Mr. Stathopoulos has helped shape tax policy related to the Georgia Entertainment Industry Investment Act, which helped make Georgia one of the leading U.S. destinations for film, television, and digital entertainment productions.

Mr. Stathopoulos is also a frequent speaker on entertainment incentives and state and local tax issues. Additionally, he has been published or quoted in various publications, including Variety, Total Retail, Oz Magazine, The Journal of Multistate Taxation, Atlanta Business Chronicle, and State Tax Notes.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia

Education

• J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, 1993
• B.A., Economics, Vanderbilt University, 1990

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