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Channing D. Johnson
Mr. Johnson is a corporate and securities lawyer, with a concentration in the media, technology, entertainment and hospitality sectors. He has extensive experience advising public and private companies in a variety of industries, including music, film and television production, financing and distribution, manufacturing, retail, online commerce, software and venture capital and private equity.
Mr. Johnson began his legal career as a corporate associate at the law firm of Tuttle & Taylor in Los Angeles, California. In 1978, Los Angeles City Councilman Robert C. Farrell hired Mr. Johnson as his chief deputy where he worked until being appointed as president of the Economic Resources Corporation in Lynwood, California. In 1986, he was hired by Kaye Scholer Fierman Hays & Handler in Los Angeles and later became partner, where his clients included groups like the R&B group TLC. He co-founded the Los Angeles office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in 1997, where he represented entertainment companies and Stevie Wonder, GospoCentric Records, and SFX Entertainment. Mr. Johnson negotiated the $30 million acquisition of The Great Western Forum Arena for Bishop Kenneth Ulmer of the Faithful Central Bible Church, leading Mr. Johnson to expand his clientele to mega church leaders and their companies, including Bishop T.D. Jake’s TDJ Enterprises. When he joined Loeb and Loeb LLP as a partner in the entertainment and corporate practice groups, Mr. Johnson expanded his practice to include independent film companies.
Mr. Johnson is a member of Loeb & Loeb’s governing body, its Board of Partners, and is co-chair of the firm’s Partnership Admissions Committee and its Diversity Committee. In this role, he collaborates with firm leadership and dedicated Affinity Groups to establish strategies aimed at advancing diversity and inclusion within the firm, ultimately bolstering the firm's inclusive culture.
Outside of Loeb, Mr. Johnson serves as Chairman of 1Community, an entertainment production and co-finance company using the power of storytelling to drive real-world social impact, and as Chairman of Burrell Communications Group (the oldest black-owned advertising agency).
Mr. Johnson was born in Pasadena, California. He earned his B.A. degree in economics from Stanford University in 1972, and his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1975.
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