Mr. Burlingham began his career in 1991 as an investment banking Analyst at Merrill Lynch in London and New York, and served as a FIG banker with increasing levels of responsibility and seniority, specializing in corporate finance and M&A at Merrill Lynch (becoming a Vice President in 1997) and Schroders in London. Subsequently, Mr. Burlingham worked in Johannesburg, South Africa as Director and Head of Financial Equity Sales and Research at JP Morgan Flemings. After spending 12 years in the investment banking industry, Mr. Burlingham entered the film finance industry in London in 2003 and has nearly 20 years of experience financing independent motion pictures. Since 2008, Mr. Burlingham has focused exclusively on structuring and arranging short-term lending solutions and bridge facilities for more than 200 independent film or TV productions. Mr. Burlingham is a UK citizen based in Los Angeles and graduated with a First Class Degree in English Literature from Christ Church, Oxford University.

Gary Raskin is a Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Sherborne Media, where he also serves as General Counsel. He oversees the company’s business and legal affairs, including loan structuring and servicing. A native of Los Angeles, Mr. Raskin has over 30 years of experience practicing law in California, focused on structured financing, entertainment law, and dispute resolution. He has deep and long-established relationships throughout the entertainment industry.
Mr. Raskin began his career as a law clerk for the Honorable Aurelio Munoz and the Honorable Loren Miller. He has served on the Board of Editors for Los Angeles Lawyer for over 15 years, taught entertainment finance at Boston University’s Los Angeles campus, and lectured on various legal topics. Recognized multiple times as a “Super Lawyer” in entertainment law, Mr. Raskin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from UC Santa Barbara and a Juris Doctor from Santa Clara University School of Law, where he was an editor for the Santa Clara Law Review.

Mr. Gold is an attorney based in Los Angeles, California, who joined Sherborne Media in July 2024 to head up its Business and Legal Affairs. Prior to Sherborne Media, Mr. Gold worked for 7 years as a senior associate in the LA Entertainment and Media practice of Paul Hastings LLP, where he represented financial institutions, mezzanine investors, domestic and international film and television production companies, and equity providers in entertainment financing transactions related to motion pictures, television and digital platforms/new media. Mr. Gold’s extensive entertainment finance experience includes negotiating single picture bridge loans and production loans, slate financings, first and second lien financings, print and advertising financings and co-productions and tax credit financings, as well as negotiating entertainment talent transactions and complex content licenses and structuring the financing, acquisition and sale of independent films. Prior to Paul Hastings, between 2011 and 2016, Mr. Gold practiced as an attorney first at Paul Weiss in New York and then at Loeb & Loeb in Los Angeles. Mr. Gold received his JD degree from University of Texas, School of Law, and his BA degree from Northwestern University.