Miller Nash LLP is pleased to welcome Christopher Weathers to its nationally recognized Sports, Entertainment & Media team. Based in the firm’s Portland office, Chris is a seasoned transactional attorney who focuses on helping clients create, protect, and monetize their content across every platform.
“I was drawn to Miller Nash because of the firm’s culture of collaboration, its deep bench of subject-matter professionals, and its strong reputation across the sports, entertainment, and media industries,” said Chris. “The firm’s platform, spanning key West Coast markets with a national reach, offers the resources and flexibility the clients I work with need to succeed, whether they are independent creators, established studios, or emerging companies. I’m excited to join a team that truly understands this space and shares my commitment to helping clients protect and grow their creative visions.”
Chris advises a wide range of clients, from major distributors, studios, and production companies to independent creators and emerging startups, as well as businesses outside the sports, media, and entertainment industries that need strategic support for content-related matters. For clients in sports, media, and entertainment, he provides full-service legal counsel across all phases of content creation. For clients in other industries, he focuses on advertising, branding, and content strategy.
He joins Miller Nash’s Sports, Entertainment & Media team, which advises sports teams, entertainment venues, content creators, talent managers, educational institutions, athletes, and other individuals and businesses. Drawing on experience as collegiate athletes and in-house counsel, the team combines insider perspective with legal expertise to anticipate both business realities and industry-specific challenges. Their broad skill set, supported by related practices across the firm, allows them to deliver seamless, strategic solutions tailored to the complex needs of clients in this fast-moving space.
Before joining Miller Nash, Chris practiced media and entertainment law for nearly nine years at an Am Law 100 firm.
About Christopher Weathers
Chris partners closely with clients to deliver tailored, top-tier legal counsel across sports, media, and entertainment. Known for extensive industry experience, thoroughness, and practical problem-solving, he approaches each engagement with strategic insight and a collaborative mindset, ensuring legal solutions that align with business goals and foster long-term growth. He received his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University before earning his law degree at the University of Oregon School of Law.
