Hollywood’s High Leisure Attorneys & Attorneys 2024

James Adams  

TALENT

Schreck Rose 

Cornell

John Krasinski re-upped his multiyear first-look deal at Paramount (along with releasing IF and performing within the upcoming heist movie Fountain of Youth). It additionally was an enormous yr for shoppers Kevin Hart (he’s filming Peacock’s Battle Night time ) and Natasha Lyonne, whose collection Poker Face was renewed at Peacock and whose manufacturing firm, Animal Footage, simply signed a take care of Cindy Holland-led Sister.

My responsible TV pleasure “Under Deck.”

Michael Auerbach 

TALENT

Jackoway Austen 

NYU

Shopper David Corenswet nabbed the function of Superman in James Gunn’s reboot; showrunner Graham Wagner went nuclear as co-creator of the Amazon hit Fallout, which goes straight into season two; James Marsden made a deal to return for Sonic 3; Mia Goth’s horror trilogy is wrapping up with MaXXXine; and Zach Cregger will lastly start capturing Weapons, his follow-up to Barbarian.

Buzzword I’d banish “Bingeworthy.”

Karl Austen 

TALENT

Jackoway Austen 

Harvard

“We will make actually nice offers however the setting,” Austen says, and he’s bought the proof to show it. Purchasers embody Justin Hartley, whose Tracker on CBS grew to become the No. 1 broadcast collection and shortly scored a second season, and Dave Bautista, who signed on for 3 motion pictures and now instructions a quote of at the very least $12.5 million for studio initiatives. 

Energy lunch spot “Polo Lounge.”

Dean Bahat 

TALENT

Ziffren Brittenham 

UCLA

Most of the offers Bahat negotiated blossomed into main breakthroughs this previous yr: Wire Jefferson received a writing Oscar for American Fiction; playwright Justin Kuritzkes’ first screenplay, Challengers, was directed by Luca Guadagnino, who is also helming Kuritzkes’ adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ Queer; and Nathan Fielder efficiently unsettled audiences with The Curse.

How I rejoice a deal “With a Tiger Woods fist pump and yakitori at Nanban-kan.”

John Berlinski 

LITIGATION

Chicken Marella 

College of Michigan

When Scarlett Johansson had a beef with OpenAI, she known as Berlinski (the identical lawyer who’d earlier repped her in her Black Widow revenue participation go well with). Berlinski additionally was behind The Seelig Group lawsuit towards twentieth Century Fox movies over choices from guardian firm Disney to prioritize its streaming platform over theatrical releases, allegedly leading to tons of of thousands and thousands of {dollars} in losses. 

My responsible TV pleasure “Keith Morrison fixing a chilly case on Dateline.”

Jeff Bernstein 

TALENT

Jackoway Austen 

Harvard

Shopper Margot Robbie had the largest film of 2023 (Barbie, bear in mind?), and he or she’s been maintaining Bernstein busy since. He inked her subsequent performing deal (A Huge Daring Lovely Journey) and negotiated an extension of her contract with Chanel and a first-look take care of Warner Bros. In the meantime, shopper Carey Mulligan signed on for One for the Cash, whereas Judi Dench locked in a take care of Penguin to pen her memoir, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Lease. 

If I have been a TV lawyer, I’d be … “Jack McCoy (Regulation & Order).”

Gordon Bobb 

TALENT

Del Shaw 

Columbia

Bobb secured Cedric the Entertainer’s multiyear CBS contract to return to The Neighborhood and inked Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood’s pacts for Genius: MLK/X at NatGeo and Youngsters of Blood and Bone at Paramount. He additionally arrange David Oyelowo’s take care of Apple TV+ for his Yoruba Saxon banner.

My responsible TV pleasure “Summer season Home: Martha’s Winery.”

Leigh Brecheen 

TALENT

Brecheen Feldman 

Sandra Day O’Connor

Up to now yr, Brecheen has negotiated John Oliver’s three-year renewal with Max and closed the deal for a second season of Conan O’Brien Should Go. She additionally assisted with the sale of a stake of Brad Pitt’s Plan B to Mediawan. Different shoppers embody Jamie Lee Curtis, Nia Lengthy, Mel Gibson and Sharon Stone. Regardless of the deal local weather being onerous, “IP is the reward that retains on giving,” she says. 

Hollywood determine I’d commerce locations with “Taylor Swift — she is the queen of the universe!”

Andrew Brettler 

LITIGATION

Berk Brettler 

Brooklyn Regulation Faculty

Up to now yr, Brettler, whose shopper checklist runs from Prince Andrew to Armie Hammer, has dealt with skilled crises on behalf of the likes of Justin Roiland, Russell Model and Colleen Ballinger. He’s particularly happy with how issues turned out within the blockbuster playing scandal involving Dodger celebrity Shohei Ohtani. “It helps to have an harmless shopper,” he says.  

Energy lunch spot “Sundown Tower.”

We’ll know the city is again when … “I assume it’s again.”

Stephen Clark 

TALENT

Lichter Grossman 

UC Regulation San Francisco

With a shopper checklist leaning towards writers and administrators, Clark represents Shogun creators Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo, who will want new offers so as to transfer forward with a second season, in addition to Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman, who’re pulling the set off on a Knives Out 3 and signed a two-picture producing take care of Warners in March.

Buzzword I’d banish “ ‘Ecosystem’ — although I can’t say that I’ve by no means used it.”

Robert Darwell 

CORPORATE

Shepard Mullin 

Georgetown

Darwell works with Prime Video on every little thing from sports activities to TV overalls. “With them, issues transfer in a short time,” notes the legal professional, who moonlights as a documentary filmmaker. He says he sees adjustments in dealmaking, particularly with prime expertise. Studios and streamers “wish to be in enterprise — not simply with a reputation however with a expertise that’s going to generate initiatives that may get made.” 

If I have been a TV lawyer, I’d be … “[Suits’] Harvey Specter, after all.”

Warren Dern 

TALENT

Sloane Supply 

Southwestern

He helped Insurgent Wilson put collectively Bride Arduous, which she’s producing and starring in, whereas shopper Paul Feig is capturing the untitled Easy Favor sequel and Gore Verbinski settles again into the director’s chair with Good Luck, Have Enjoyable, Don’t Die. Different shoppers embody Ruben Fleischer, who’s helming the following Now You See Me film, together with Amy Poehler, Zack Snyder, J.A. Bayona and Drew Pierce, who penned The Fall Man.

Buzzword I’d banish “I’m not positive I just like the phrase ‘new regular.’ ”

André Des Rochers 

TALENT

Granderson Des Rochers 

Howard

Shopper Zendaya continues to remain scorching — this yr she slayed in Dune: Half Two and Challengers — whereas Des Rochers’ roster additionally consists of Child Reindeer creator Richard Gadd and The Coloration Purple director Blitz Bazawule, for whom he simply closed a take care of Warner Bros. to purchase his spec script on the primary Black samurai.

Buzzword I’d banish “ ‘Leaning in.’ I must cease saying it myself.”

Ken Deutsch 

TALENT

Paul Hastings 

Harvard

Deutsch is a sought-after knowledgeable for content material firms, traders and A-list expertise exploring capital raises and different offers. His shoppers embody Jon Favreau (who signed a deal for a big-screen model of The Mandalorian), Indian Paintbrush and Charles D. King’s Macro Media. Deutsch additionally represented Len Blavatnik’s Entry Industries in a multipicture co-financing association with A24 that included the latest Civil Conflict.

My responsible TV pleasure “All issues Yellowstone.”

Isaac Dunham 

TALENT

Schreck Rose 

Columbia

Shopper John Mulaney hosted, wrote and government produced the six-night dwell present Everyone’s in L.A. on Netflix. Dunham additionally noticed shopper Rachel Brosnahan e-book the function of Lois Lane in Superman: Legacy and closed a deal for Paul Walter Hauser to star within the Chris Farley function biopic. 

How I rejoice a deal “Getting ready for the following set of points to barter.”

David Eisman 

CORPORATE

Skadden 

UCLA

Over the previous yr, Eisman has represented Drake’s OVO Sound, DJ Khaled’s We the Finest, in addition to Gamma, HangTime, Litmus and Basis Media on mergers, acquisitions and different company issues. Eisman’s different prime shoppers this yr included UTA, AGBO and Nameless Content material. He’s lately seen extra of a spotlight amongst his leisure shoppers on sports activities as a option to diversify their income streams.

If I have been a TV lawyer, I’d be … “Lionel Hutz. Who doesn’t wish to rep the Simpsons?”

Jeff Endlich 

TALENT

Yorn Levine 

Cardozo

Endlich has a knack for guiding auteurs towards ardour initiatives that even have industrial enchantment. Every part In every single place All at As soon as filmmakers Daniels (Kwan and Scheinert) are writing their subsequent image for Common, whereas Taika Waititi lately wrapped on the Jenna Ortega starrer Klara and the Solar for Sony. On the TV aspect, BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg inked a deal for a brand new animated collection at Netflix, whereas Reservation Canine breakout D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai has signed to star within the Alex Garland function Warfare.

If I have been a TV lawyer, I’d be … “An actor.”

Alan Epstein 

CORPORATE

Willkie Farr

UCLA

Epstein believes issues are usually not as bleak in Hollywood as they might appear. “There’s hope on the horizon. The inventory market is a number one indicator, and that offers you a way of the place lots of sensible individuals assume that is going,” he says, including that rates of interest look like heading towards a decline. And up to date headwinds haven’t stopped him from brokering offers like Ryan Reynolds’ $1.35 billion sale of Mint to T-Cellular. 

Hollywood determine I’d commerce locations with “John Legend.”

Jamie Feldman 

TALENT

Lichter Grossman 

Harvard

Shopper Steven Soderbergh has been maintaining Feldman busy recently: He’s dealt with back-to-back Sundance bidding wars for the indie filmmaker’s Presence (which landed at Neon) and a spy thriller starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender (arrange at Focus Options). Shopper Barry Jenkins will quickly launch Mufasa, and Marc Webb is dealing with one other live-action Disney property, Snow White. Heavy hitters like Viola Davis and Dev Patel additionally flip to Feldman for dealmaking in these tumultuous occasions. 

Essentially the most stunning funds line merchandise I’ve fought over “Pole dancing coach.”

Dan Fox

TALENT

Hansen Jacobson

UCLA

Fox is “genuinely humorous,” says Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein, who’s capturing the second season of his Apple TV+ collection Shrinking, and simply reupped his total take care of Warner Bros. TV. “He’s all the time pitching to be a author’s assistant on one among our reveals, and I’m like, ‘You may have it, however I want you to do the offers!’ ” Fox additionally does the offers for a roster that features Abbott Elementary’s Tyler James Williams (a shopper for the reason that actor was simply 16), Reacher star Alan Ritchson, Saltburn auteur Emerald Fennell and Fallout co-creator Geneva Robertson-Dworet.

Melissa Fox 

TALENT

Hansen Jacobson 

Penn

Fox represents a few of at this time’s prime names in comedy, together with Ali Wong (she finalized her deal for a brand new Netflix particular), Tim Robinson, Kate McKinnon, Maya Erskine and Hasan Minhaj in addition to SNL gamers Michael Che, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim and Sarah Sherman.

Buzzword I’d banish “ ‘Flywheel’ — love the idea, hate the phrase.”

Jeff Frankel  

TALENT

McKuin Frankel & Whitehead

UCLA

Frankel reps Jury Responsibility creators Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky in addition to The Bear co-showrunner Joanna Calo, who landed an Emmy for greatest comedy collection. Screenwriter David Hemingson snagged an Oscar nom for his work on The Holdovers, Pachinko creator and showrunner Soo Hugh inked an take care of Apple and Media Res, and Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby has a collection in manufacturing at HBO.

My responsible TV pleasure “Shopping for Beverly Hills.”

Bryan Freedman

LITIGATION

Freedman & Taitelman

College of the Pacific, McGeorge

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Rob Freeman 

CORPORATE

Proskauer 

Georgetown

He’s crafted offers for Warner Bros. Discovery, Cox Communications, NFL Media, Tiger Woods’ TMRW Sports activities and FanDuel. Plus, Freeman has suggested a number of shoppers on sports activities betting-related offers. His mentees have gone on to senior positions at HBO, Turner, Hulu, the NBA and MLB. 

Buzzword I’d banish “Synergies.”

My responsible TV pleasure “Outer Banks.”

Matt Galsor 

TALENT

Greenberg Glusker 

Columbia

The canny dealmaker scored a strategic take care of Warner Bros. for Tom Cruise whereas shopper Chris Hemsworth entered talks for Amazon film Crime 101 and signed a producing take care of Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Fairness. Vin Diesel arrange a brand new Riddick film; J.Okay. Rowling will exec produce a brand new Harry Potter collection for Max; James Cameron is in manufacturing on his subsequent Avatar; and David Fincher is about to shut on his subsequent challenge.

If I have been a TV lawyer, I’d be … “Dan Fielding (from Night time Court docket). He’s even higher than Saul Goodman, I feel.”

Jonathan Gardner 

TALENT

Cohen Gardner 

College of Virginia

Gardner has loads of status filmmakers on his roster (Bong Joon Ho, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi), but it surely’s the deal he architected for Ryan Coogler’s untitled reunion movie with Michael B. Jordan that’s legacy-making. The package deal — “an epic, monumental, game-changing director’s deal,” Gardner calls it — noticed the successful bidder, Warner Bros., conform to revert the challenge’s copyright again to Coogler in 25 years.

Buzzwords I’d banish “It’s a no brainer.”

Bruce Gellman 

TALENT

Hansen Jacobson 

UC Berkeley

He negotiated total offers for The Diplomat creator Debora Cahn, Locke & Key showrunner Meredith Averill and Mike Daniels (Peacock’s upcoming Battle Night time), whereas persevering with to advise heavy hitters like Dan Fogelman and Jennie Snyder Urman on their total pacts. He additionally represented Ilene Chaiken and Tracker creator Ben Winters for growth initiatives.

Energy lunch spot “Euro Caffé (homeowners Mayda and Vartan Kemanjian are the perfect).”

Gregg Gellman 

TALENT

Yorn Levine 

Loyola Regulation Faculty

After shopper Alex Edelman’s one-man present Only for Us concluded its international tour, Gellman arrange a deal for an HBO particular. He additionally lined up a second season of Bookie for Sebastian Maniscalco, whereas queuing up one other particular and a just-renewed Netflix collection, Tires, for stand-up Shane Gillis, a deal formed with associate Jared Levine. However his roster isn’t fully a laughing matter. He additionally reps Lulu Wang (Expats) and Bluey creator Joe Brumm.

How I rejoice closing a deal “I all the time thought it might be enjoyable to have a large cowbell within the workplace to ring. However I simply transfer on to the following deal.”

Rick Genow 

TALENT

Goodman Genow 

Harvard

From Wes Ball’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes ($300 million on the international field workplace) to Michael Showalter’s The Concept of You (50 million Prime viewers in its first two weeks), Genow helps shoppers navigate the theatrical and streaming panorama. Expertise like Jacob Elordi (co-repped with associate Carlos Goodman) and producers like Eric Kripke (The Boys) additionally maintain him busy. Oh, and he reps the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their Archewell banner that, whereas he received’t touch upon the enterprise, lately signed a brand new podcast take care of Lemonada Media.  

Energy lunch spot “The Grill. It’s timeless.”

Bobby Ghajar 

LITIGATION

Cooley 

Southwestern

He’s defending Meta towards creatives of their seismic IP go well with over AI. And thus far, he seems to be successful, securing dismissals of many of the creatives’ claims, together with their core infringement principle, with the choose calling the writers’ argument “nonsensical.” His different work up to now yr included acquiring the dismissal of a trademark infringement lawsuit towards Kim Kardashian’s skin-care line. 

My responsible TV pleasure “Energy Slap. It’s like a prepare wreck I can’t cease watching.”

Lev Ginsburg 

TALENT

Ginsburg Daniels Kallis 

UCLA

He negotiated Timothée Chalamet’s deal to play Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A Full Unknown for Searchlight. Tom Brady roast standout Nikki Glaser toplined a success Max stand-up particular, Sometime You’ll Die, and continues as host and exec producer of FBoy Island spinoff Lovers and Liars. 

Essentially the most stunning funds merchandise I’ve fought over “A streaming platform’s coverage towards reimbursing its personal executives for his or her subscriptions to that platform.”

Leah Godesky 

LITIGATION

O’Melveny 

Columbia

Repping Kesha Rose Sebert within the defamation case introduced by Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald (she accused him of rape in 2014), Godesky satisfied New York’s prime appeals courtroom to overturn a earlier ruling, in the end resulting in a settlement. Whereas “successful jury trials is nearly as good because it will get,” Godesky says she relished the deal as “generally, the perfect end result is avoiding the trial.” 

How I rejoice a win “Studying fiction on a seashore.”

Tamerlin Godley 

LITIGATION

Paul Hastings 

USC Gould

She reps studios like Warner Bros. Discovery and expertise like Adele and the wellness phenom Jay Shetty. Recently, although, she’s been busy with NBCUniversal because it faces labor complaints from its actuality stars. She’s additionally ceaselessly concerned in working exterior investigations into office claims on behalf of firms. Says Godley, “I inform shoppers: ‘How we examine is as vital as what we discover out.’ ”

Hollywood determine I’d commerce locations with “Meryl Streep — sensible, prime of her recreation, multitalented. Donna Langley — identical descriptors!”

Carlos Goodman 

TALENT

Goodman Genow 

UCLA

Goodman’s roster of A-list auteurs might fill the Dolby Theatre — and sometimes does. Purchasers embody 2024 Oscar winners Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Curiosity) and producer David Heyman (Barbie). He additionally reps Challengers helmer Luca Guadagnino, Civil Conflict director Alex Garland, Darren Aronofsky, Steve McQueen and Jeff Nichols (The Bikeriders). Goodman additionally sealed offers for Christian Bale and Jacob Elordi (co-repped with associate Rick Genow) to star in Frankenstein movies from, respectively, Guillermo del Toro and Maggie Gyllenhaal. 

We’ll know the city is again when … “I’d say get used to the present state of issues for some time.”

Marissa Román Griffith

CORPORATE

Akin 

Stanford

​​Griffith spent a part of 2023 working with Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook to safe a multimillion-dollar mortgage facility for an episodic collection, and with Nameless Content material to refinance a multimillion-dollar senior secured revolving credit score facility. She’s additionally continued to help MRC with its manufacturing and financing wants on titles just like the Oscar-winning American Fiction and Peacock’s Poker Face.

If I have been a TV lawyer, I’d be … “Jane Bingum from Drop Useless Diva.”

Justin Hamill 

CORPORATE

Latham & Watkins 

Boston Faculty

Whereas the M&A market is slowly selecting up steam amid a high-interest-rate setting, there may be one Hollywood deal that was a bona fide blockbuster. The non-public fairness agency Silver Lake inked a $13 billion deal to take longtime Hamill shopper Endeavor — proprietor of WME, IMG, and a majority stake in WWE and UFC proprietor TKO — non-public. 

My responsible TV pleasure “Seinfeld reruns.”

Harris Hartman 

TALENT

Sloane Supply 

College of Michigan

A few of Hollywood’s most prolific competition regulars — Julia Garner, Hunter Schafer and Margaret Qualley — flip to Hartman for dealmaking. On the streaming entrance, he helped negotiate Stephen Amell’s lead function within the upcoming Fits: L.A. and Richard Madden’s return to Amazon’s Citadel. “There is usually a tendency for representatives to let their focus be directed by the dimensions of a deal,” he says. “That’s by no means been my method.”

My responsible TV pleasure “Bluey.”

Shawn Holley 

LITIGATION

Kinsella Holley 

Southwestern

When free-agent pitcher Trevor Bauer was accused of sexual assault, he turned to Holley for assist. After she secured a settlement with the primary accuser, Holley helped get prosecutors to convey extortion expenses towards a second accuser. Though Danny Masterson was discovered responsible of rape, Holley says she could have saved him years in jail by undermining testimony from a former girlfriend. She additionally lately was on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ authorized workforce dealing with lawsuits accusing the artist of sexual assault.

Jeff Hynick 

TALENT

Jackoway Austen 

Southwestern

Hynick suggested new A-lister Jenna Ortega in closing a flurry of post-Wednesday offers, together with a starring function in Taika Waititi’s Klara and the Solar. Hynick additionally guides filmmakers Jonathan Entwistle (Karate Child), Parker Finn (Smile 2) and Lee Isaac Chung (Twisters), in addition to Nicole Kidman and Hannah Waddingham. “Fixed change is the brand new regular,” he says.

Buzzword I’d banish “There may be method an excessive amount of ‘looping’ happening as of late.”

Kimberly Jaime 

TALENT

Jackoway Austen 

Columbia

Jaime helped Greta Lee, star of Previous Lives and an ongoing participant on The Morning Present, with offers for the brand new Tron franchise and luxurious model Loewe. She additionally helped Previous Lives director Celine Track safe offers to jot down and direct her subsequent function for A24, and has labored on offers for Pedro Pascal, together with Gladiator 2 and Incredible 4.

Hollywood determine I’d commerce locations with “Greta Gerwig.”

Matthew Johnson 

TALENT

JSSK 

NYU

Johnson’s busiest shopper, Tyler Perry, renewed his partnership with BET via 2028, and added a multiyear first-look collection deal to his partnership with Netflix. Johnson additionally arrange Sam Mendes’ take care of Sony Footage Leisure to direct 4 movies about The Beatles for launch in 2027. Different shoppers embody Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Adam McKay and Alfonso Cuarón.

My responsible TV pleasure “Something involving Vikings.”

Adam Kaller 

TALENT

Hansen Jacobson 

Whittier

Kaller, helped dealer the $100 million deal that gave SiriusXM rights to the podcast SmartLess, hosted by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes. “That was a rare deal in a loopy depressed market,” he says. He additionally celebrated the Emmy win of his shopper Steven Yeun for his function in Beef and the success of 5 Nights at Freddy’s, after brokering the deal for shopper Josh Hutcherson to star within the movie.

Hollywood determine I’d commerce locations with “Bob Iger, however I get to maintain my age [57].”

Philip M. Kelly 

LITIGATION

Kendall Brill & Kelly 

UCLA

After Paramount World was hit with a bombshell lawsuit for allegedly undermining a take care of Warner Bros. Discovery for the streaming rights to South Park, Kelly fired again with a countersuit accusing WBD of claiming breaches of phrases that don’t truly exist of their deal. He additionally secured a settlement for CBS when Chuck Norris’ firm, High Kick, sought $30 million in connection to Walker, Texas Ranger. 

Energy lunch spot “Sadly, at my desk. As a lot as I really like a superb lunch assembly, most days I merely would not have time.”

Kelly Klaus 

LITIGATION

Munger Tolles & Olson 

Stanford

Klaus defended Disney in a case over allegations the corporate used a VFX agency’s expertise to animate CG characters. Whereas it was discovered that Disney infringed on IP from Rearden, which sought practically $1 billion, Klaus slashed the damages to $600,000 by convincing jurors that the corporate’s tech “performed a very small function within the enormously advanced course of” of animation.

My responsible TV pleasure “Hell’s Kitchen.”

Deborah Klein 

TALENT

Jackoway Austen 

USC Gould

Klein’s marquee shoppers had big years in 2023 and 2024. Samuel L. Jackson secured one other yr of his profitable take care of Capital One and joined Kevin Hart in Peacock’s Muhammad Ali-centric restricted collection Battle Night time: The Million Greenback Heist. Will Ferrell simply locked in a brand new Netflix collection alongside Ramy Youssef — which follows the eight-figure deal that Netflix closed on Ferrell’s Sundance documentary Will & Harper. 

Robby Koch 

TALENT

Hansen Jacobson 

Loyola Regulation Faculty

After The Bear starJeremy Allen White’s awards season sweep, Koch renegotiated his deal on the FX/Hulu collection and closed his endorsement take care of Calvin Klein. Koch negotiated a contract for The Ringer’s Invoice Simmons to supply a Boston Celtics doc for HBO, closed with Hulu for Charlie Yu to adapt his novel Inside Chinatown, and repped Tony Hale in his Verizon endorsement pact and on performing offers with Pixar (Inside Out 2) and Netflix (The Decameron).

We’ll know the city is again when … “somebody greenlights Nancy Meyers’ new film.”

Tara Kole 

TALENT

JSSK 

Harvard

Kole’s roster is a mixture of rising stars (Josh O’Connor,Charles Melton) and Hollywood mainstays (Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie). Kole additionally helps information the careers of Zac Efron, who can quickly be seen reverse Nicole Kidman in Netflix’s rom-com A Household Affair, in addition to Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen, The Fall Man producers David Leitch and Kelly McCormick, and Discuss to Me directing duo Danny and Michael Philippou.

Energy lunch spot “San Vicente Bungalows, although I’m not truly a member and nonetheless should get the little stickers placed on my cellphone [to block the camera].”

Bianca Levin 

TALENT

Gang Tyre 

Yale

Levin oversaw Regina King’s first-look take care of Netflix, together with the Oscar winner’s pact to direct and exec produce the collection adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s A Man in Full. Levin brokered Dwayne Johnson’s offers to star in and produce Disney’s live-action model of Moana and A24’s Benny Safdie-directed biopic The Smashing Machine, starring Johnson and Emily Blunt.

If I have been a TV lawyer, I’d be … “[Scandal’s] Olivia Pope.”

Molly Lens 

LITIGATION

O’Melveny 

College of Michigan

For Marvel, Lens was a part of the workforce difficult copyright termination notices for titles involving iconic characters like Iron Man and Spider-Man. She’s additionally representing American Idol’s manufacturing firms within the sexual assault lawsuit introduced by former choose Paula Abdul, defending Paramount Footage in a High Gun: Maverick copyright infringement case and dealing with Disney to fend off Gina Carano’s discrimination and wrongful termination go well with.

Buzzword I’d banish “Disrupters.” 

Jared Levine 

TALENT

Yorn Levine 

Harvard

Levine helped form Shane Gillis’ deal for Tires, the scripted office collection the comic financed, created and stars in at Netflix. “There aren’t that many reveals the place the expertise absolutely funds it,” Levine says. “That’s dangerous and heady stuff.” He’s additionally been at work on behalf of Steph Curry’s Unanimous Media, which is producing the animated film GOAT at Sony and making the present Mr. Throwback at Peacock. 

Buzzword I’d banish “Bandwidth.”

Ryan LeVine 

TALENT

Jackoway Austen 

Southwestern

He’s repped Jacob Tremblay for the reason that actor was 5 years outdated and helped information Iain Armitage via seven seasons of Younger Sheldon. LeVine steered Sophie Thatcher and Tawny Cypress via renegotiations for season three of Yellowjackets and helped put Fred Hechinger (The White Lotus) into 4 motion pictures due later this yr. And he closed Octavia Spencer’s deal to star in and produce a female-assassin buddy comedy collection for Amazon that sparked a gnarly bidding battle. “It was the largest deal of her profession,” he says. 

Energy lunch spot “Roof backyard at The Peninsula.”

Jamie Mandelbaum 

Jackoway Austen 

NYU

Shopper Michael Patrick King is beginning up a 3rd season of And Simply Like That at Max; director-producer Susanne Bier is wrapping work on Nicole Kidman miniseries The Excellent Couple for Netflix; and Danai Gurira simply starred in and co-created The Strolling Useless: The Ones Who Dwell. Others on his roster embody Civil Conflict star Nick Offerman and Succession breakout Nicholas Braun.

Hollywood determine I’d commerce locations with “I’m not envious sufficient of anyone else to commerce locations. I’m grateful for what I do.” 

Steve Marenberg 

LITIGATION

Paul Hastings 

College of Chicago

Marenberg has been on the forefront of defending studios over choices associated to implementing vaccine mandates on set. He defeated a lawsuit from Ingo Rademacher over his dismissal from Normal Hospital, convincing the courtroom that the actor’s opposition to the COVID vaccine was grounded in his non secular beliefs, not issues over his well being or security. 

My responsible TV pleasure “OId episodes of Boston Authorized.”

David Matlof 

TALENT

Hirsch Wallerstein 

UC Berkeley

Shopper Jesse Plemons, who simply received greatest actor in Cannes for his flip in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Sorts of Kindness, is wrapping the Netflix collection Zero Day with Robert De Niro and has signed on for Lanthimos’ subsequent movie. Maya Rudolph’s season two of Loot lastly debuted on Apple TV+ after strike disruptions, whereas Joseph Kosinski is directing his System 1 film with Brad Pitt and mulling one other High Gun sequel. 

My responsible TV pleasure “Contained in the NBA — whereas it lasts.”

Joel McKuin 

TALENT

McKuin Frankel Whitehead

Harvard

McKuin’s shopper roster consists of Killers of the Flower Moon breakout Lily Gladstone and prolific showrunner Noah Hawley, who dropped a fifth critically adored installment of Fargo earlier than turning his consideration to FX’s forthcoming Alien adaptation. In the meantime, longtime shopper Kristen Stewart has launched a manufacturing firm and can quickly begin manufacturing on her writing-directing debut, Chronology of Water.

Buzzword I’d banish “ ‘Piece of enterprise,’ as in ‘It is a good piece of enterprise.’ ”

Elizabeth McNamara 

LITIGATION

Davis Wright Tremaine 

UNC

What’s truthful use in an period of synthetic intelligence? It’s a problem that McNamara has been grappling with, as her blockbuster case representing the most important e-book publishing homes towards the Web Archive strikes via the appellate course of. “Whether or not it’s AI or extra conventional makes use of, it’s important that the rights of creators be protected and revered,” she says. 

Buzzword I’d banish “ ‘Let’s interrogate this …’ What’s unsuitable with, ‘Let’s analyze this’ or ‘Let’s take a look at this’?”

Devin McRae

LITIGATION

Early Sullivan

UCLA

This yr, he counts amongst his greatest wins a settlement on behalf of William Crabtree, a colorist on the Invincible comedian e-book collection who sued Robert Kirkman (The Strolling Useless) in a conflict over copyright co-authorship, simply weeks earlier than the trial was set to begin. McRae additionally represents Kurt McLeod, the author of Copshop, towards his former expertise supervisor and producer of the film in a lawsuit over conflicts of pursuits and alleged deceit, and Invoice Weinstein in a lawsuit towards different Verve executives coping with allegations that he was illegally locked out of the corporate he based. 

My responsible TV pleasure “Gomorrah, The Equalizer, The Bachelorette.”

John Meigs Jr. 

TALENT

Hansen Jacobson 

Harvard

Meigs closed Issa Rae’s nine-figure total at HBO/Warner Bros. Discovery, with the multihyphenate writing two new collection on prime of name offers for her personal line of prosecco, a partnership with Tazo tea and an advert marketing campaign for Goal’s supply service, Shipt. Meigs additionally labored on Kaley Cuoco’s deal for her pet product line, Oh Norman!, named for Cuoco’s deceased pooch (her manufacturing shingle, Sure, Norman, additionally honors him). Different notable shoppers embody Prentice Penny, Winston Duke and Betty Gilpin.

Energy lunch spot “It was Da Pasquale — sadly, it closed when the household moved again to Italy.”

Darrell Miller 

TALENT

Fox Rothschild 

Georgetown

Miller’s shopper Taylor Tomlinson grew to become the youngest face of late night time as host of CBS’ After Midnight; he negotiated a seven-figure take care of Netflix for Tomlinson to star in two extra stand-up specials on the streamer as effectively. The legal professional additionally negotiated endorsement pacts for Ludacris starting from Movado to State Farm and for Angela Bassett to star in Netflix’s Zero Day with Robert De Niro. 

We’ll know the city is again when … “the manufacturing begin date is introduced for the following installment of Quick & Livid.”

Justin Nelson 

LITIGATION

Sussman Godfrey 

Yale

Minutes earlier than opening statements have been about to begin, Nelson secured an $800 million settlement on behalf of Dominion Voting Programs in its lawsuit towards Fox Information over lies concerning the 2020 election. He adopted up by becoming a member of the manmade intelligence litigation fray, suing OpenAI for allegedly utilizing copyrighted works within the first lawsuit to rope in Microsoft over its partnership with the Sam Altman-led agency. “What’s fact, and the way can we defend authentic expression? That’s on the forefront of AI litigation.”

Hollywood determine I’d commerce locations with “David Zaslav — think about the nice you possibly can do from that place.”

Amy Nickin 

TALENT

Frankfurt Kurnit 

Wayne State College

Nickin closed a deal for Band of Brothers author Erik Jendresen to co-write the following Mission: Unimaginable whereas inking Dahmer’s Ian Brennan to an total pact with Netflix, the place he’s engaged on a Monster follow-up targeted on the Menendez brothers. On the performing aspect, shopper Allison Williams is gearing as much as exec produce and shoot M3GAN 2.0, whereas John Goodman closed a deal to voice star in The Smurfs Film reverse Rihanna. 

Energy lunch spot “Roze Pony in Nashville.”

Robert Supply 

TALENT

Sloane Supply 

UCLA

White Lotus showrunner Mike White was amongst his first shoppers 30 years in the past. He’s picked up fairly a number of extra since, together with Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti and Will Arnett, whose podcast, SmartLess, with Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes has became a nine-figure enterprise. Says Supply, “To see individuals looking for shops for his or her creativity flip them into big, big offers is thrilling.” Different shoppers: Tom Holland, Brie Larson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gal Gadot and Ewan McGregor.

If I have been a TV lawyer, I’d be … “Ally McBeal.”

Rick Offsay 

CORPORATE

Latham & Watkins 

Harvard

He labored with Media Res, the manufacturing agency behind Apple TV+ collection The Morning Present and Pachinko, on a progress funding from Jeff Zucker’s RedBird IMI, and with non-public fairness group Carlyle on an $800 million mortgage to Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s Park County. Different shoppers embody David Ellison’s Skydance (Paramount’s would-be proprietor), French manufacturing big Mediawan, Endeavor and Silver Lake. 

Energy lunch spot “John O’Groats.”

Danny Passman 

TALENT

Gang Tyre 

UCLA

Shopper Nicholas Galitzine scored with Amazon’s The Concept of You and now has two new initiatives with the streamer: a sequel to Purple White and Royal Blue and the Masters of the Universe function set for 2026, with Galatzine as He-Man. Passman additionally helped Finneas O’Connell (brother of Billie Eilish, additionally a Passman shopper) make a deal to behave in Laid, Nahnatchka Khan’s upcoming comedy for Peacock, and signed Ridley Scott to direct a Bee Gees biopic for Paramount.

Essentially the most stunning funds line merchandise I’ve fought over “Uber allowances.”

Jodi Peikoff 

TALENT

Peikoff Mahan 

Cardozo 

She reps Barbie’s America Ferrera, who will quickly be directing I Am Not Your Excellent Mexican Daughter, and The Bear’s Ebon Moss-Bachrach, serving to him rating a notable increase for seasons three and 4 and a deal for him to star within the new Incredible 4 franchise.

Essentially the most stunning funds line merchandise I’ve fought over “Airplane tickets for toddler youngsters to fly with their actor guardian in enterprise class — studios are asking them to fly with their nanny in financial system.”

Robyn Polashuk 

CORPORATE

Covington 

UCLA

Polashuk suggested Disney on its carriage take care of Constitution Spectrum, which included a fundamental advert tier of Disney+ in its cable package deal, establishing a brand new mannequin for the remainder of the {industry}. She additionally represented Fox within the renewal of its settlement with a top-five pay TV distributor and labored with a number of of the most important broadcast and cable networks on agreements with suppliers akin to Comcast, DirecTV, Dish, Xumo and YouTube TV. 

Energy lunch spot “I could also be courting myself, however I mourn the closing of Craft, which was my go-to location for a decade. Their host spent 40 years within the L.A. eating group and remembered all of his patrons.”

Ken Richman 

TALENT

Hansen Jacobson 

Harvard

Richman lately inked an total deal at Netflix for Beef creator Lee Sung Jin, who received three Emmys for the restricted collection. And he’s been serving to a number of different shoppers seal profitable pacts for the ultimate seasons of their reveals, together with Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Story), Jeff Schaffer (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Alec Berg (Barry) and Steve Molaro (Younger Sheldon). 

My responsible TV pleasure “Survivor. Simply completed season 46. Sometime I’ll be a contestant.”

Nancy Rose

TALENT

Schreck Rose 

George Washington

She negotiated Lin-Manuel Miranda’s deal to jot down songs for the Disney tentpole Mufasa. Within the dwell stage area, Rose suggested shopper Lorne Michaels on Imply Women for the West Finish and the event of Schmigadoon! as a musical. She additionally negotiated Sara Bareilles’ deal for her upcoming stage musical adaptation of The Interestings, primarily based on the Meg Wolitzer novel and 2016 collection. 

Buzzword I’d banish “I hate ‘deep dive.’ Would like to see that go.”

Mathew Rosengart 

LITIGATION

Greenberg Traurig 

Boston Faculty

Rosengart’s shoppers embody Steven Spielberg, Keanu Reeves and Laura Dern. He labored with Sean Penn, touchdown a trial victory final yr for his CORE charity over a Nationwide Labor Relations Board criticism, and repped Britney Spears in her profitable bid to finish her years-long conservatorship (the pop star known as him “fantastic” in a latest social media submit). 

My responsible TV pleasure “I used to be obsessive about the ultimate season of Succession.”

Benyamin Ross 

CORPORATE

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 

NYU

He’s labored each angle on the bargaining desk for prime shoppers like Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs’ Candle Media, Common Footage (which he suggested on an funding and distribution partnership with Amblin Leisure), Saban Capital, The Chernin Group and Fandango Media. How I rejoice a deal “A phoneless stroll exterior.”

Gretchen Rush 

TALENT

Hansen Jacobson 

UCLA

Rush had a hand in main releases up to now yr, from David Benioff and Dan Weiss’ 3 Physique Drawback to Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, in addition to Kerry Washington’s memoir, Thicker Than Water.After signing The Final of Us co-creator Craig Mazin final spring, she negotiated his new HBO deal.

How I rejoice a deal “Eight-ounce filet mignon and a glass of Rioja.”

Faiza Saeed 

CORPORATE

Cravath 

Harvard

She suggested Disney in probably the most high-profile authorized battles of the previous yr when activist investor Nelson Peltz tried a proxy struggle, going through off towards CEO Bob Iger and his board. “It’s an iconic firm that’s important to an {industry} that’s in a reasonably pivotal interval, and that could be a rewarding project as a result of the stakes are excessive,” Saeed says. 

Energy lunch spot “Polo Lounge.”

Michael Schenkman 

TALENT

Goodman Genow 

UC Berkeley

Two of his longest-standing shoppers — Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas, who’ve been with him for 25 years — swept the Oscars this yr with Oppenheimer. Schenkman additionally reps Chuck Roven, a producer on the movie (who bought his personal Oscar) and Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Pleasure. He dealt with Javier Bardem’s deal to star in Joseph Kosinski’s System 1 film. 

How I rejoice closing a deal “Pickleball and cocktails on the JC [Jonathan Club].”

Nina Shaw 

TALENT

Del Shaw 

Columbia

Shaw has lived via many strike cycles however felt a shift through the 2023 walkouts. “I’ve by no means seen such lack of expertise for creative contribution, for the factor that makes one thing magic” she says. Nonetheless, shoppers like Quinta Brunson and Ayo Edebiri proceed to command respect.

We’ll know the city is again when … “the reward luggage come again!”

Lawrence Shire 

TALENT

Grubman Shire 

George Washington

Shire helped arrange Apple TV+’s New England Patriots docuseries The Dynasty; LeBron James’ offers with Nike; Robert De Niro’s initiatives (together with his first TV collection, Zero Day, for Netflix); Spike Lee’s offers (like his A24 and Apple movie Excessive and Low with Denzel Washington); and David Letterman’s initiatives, such because the fifth season of his Netflix discuss collection My Subsequent Visitor Wants No Introduction. 

Energy lunch spot “Central Park.”

P.J. Shapiro 

TALENT

JSSK 

USC Gould

Shapiro reps such A-listers as Selena Gomez, John Cena and Mindy Kaling, but it surely’s two-time Oscar winner Emma Stone who’s standing out recently. The actress reunited along with her Poor Issues director Yorgos Lanthimos in Sorts of Kindness, the film Cannes couldn’t cease speaking about, and is in negotiations to star in and produce a rom-com for Common Footage (along with her husband and producing associate, Dave McCary, eyeing the director gig). 

My responsible TV pleasure “Too Sizzling to Deal with.”

Scott Sholder 

LITIGATION

Cowan DeBaets 

Seton Corridor

The destiny of 1000’s of Authors Guild members whose works have been allegedly scraped to coach a human-mimicking chatbot rests, partly, with Sholder, who has helped the commerce group file a category motion towards OpenAI. Thought of among the many main circumstances towards the Sam Altman-led agency, the lawsuit would possibly land on the Supreme Court docket. 

My responsible TV pleasure “Bluey is on the prime of the checklist.”

Gregory Slewett 

TALENT

JSSK 

Cardozo

Glen Powell, Michael B. Jordan, Florence Pugh, Josh O’Connor, Donald Glover … his shopper checklist goes on and on. There’s additionally husband-and-wife workforce Zach Baylin and Kate Susman, who wrote the upcoming Netflix restricted collection Black Rabbit, and Vanessa Kirby, whose manufacturing firm bought its first movie, a Kirby automobile titled The Night time All the time Comes, produced this yr. 

Buzzword I’d banish “Energy lunch.”

Jason Sloane 

TALENT

Sloane Supply 

UCLA

Sloane works with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, who each star on this summer season’s Deadpool & Wolverine. “Tremendous excited that they’re teamed up,” Sloane says of the high-stakes Marvel tentpole. He additionally represents Anne Hathaway, Chris Pratt, Mark Wahlberg and Sebastian Stan, with the latter getting buzz at Cannes for his function as Donald Trump within the debate-stirring movie The Apprentice. 

My responsible TV pleasure “Jeopardy!”

Mitch Smelkinson 

TALENT

Goodman Genow 

Loyola

You may thank Smelkinson — and 60 billion minutes of viewing on Netflix and Peacock — for the rising Fits universe. He reps the present’s creator, Aaron Korsh, who’ll quickly be launching Fits: L.A. Smelkinson additionally did the Forgive and Overlook take care of twentieth Century/ABC, marking shopper and Trendy Household actor Ty Burrell’s return to collection TV. Oscar Isaac, who’s taking part in the lead in Guillermo del Toro’s Netflix epic Frankenstein, and Take Me Out’s Jesse Ferguson are also shoppers. 

Buzzword I’d banish “Finest-and-final.”

Cheryl Snow 

TALENT

Gang Tyre 

UCLA

Snow negotiated the deal for Jim Parsons to return to Younger Sheldon and despatched Daniel Dae Kim to Korea to star in and exec produce the Amazon spy collection Butterfly. She additionally was behind Steve Zaillian’s Ripley collection on Netflix, Busy Philipps’ QVC discuss present Busy This Week and Lindsey Beer’s pact to jot down Paramount’s American Woman film and produce with Mattel.

My responsible TV pleasure “Rewatching episodes of Intercourse and the Metropolis.”

Orin Snyder 

LITIGATION

Gibson Dunn 

Penn

Snyder defended Bob Dylan towards sexual abuse allegations stemming from 1965 (the case was dismissed with prejudice) and received a dismissal for Woman Gaga of a lawsuit filed by a girl concerned within the 2021 kidnapping of the pop star’s canines (he additionally suggested Gaga in reference to a threatened copyright infringement declare towards the Oscar-winning track “Shallow” from A Star Is Born). And Snyder continues to defend AMC Community in multiyear litigation over income from The Strolling Useless.

Hollywood determine I’d commerce locations with “Charlie Chaplin.”

Christopher Spicer 

CORPORATE

Akin 

Georgetown

Over the previous yr, he’s labored with Comerica Financial institution on the funding of Man Ritchie’s two most up-to-date movies for Black Bear, suggested AGC Studios on the financing of the upcoming mega-TV present These About to Die, labored with XYZ Movies on latest competition favorites Skywalkers and BlackBerry and suggested Fifth Season on financing and distribution. 

My responsible TV pleasure “Bluey, and I really feel no guilt by any means.”

Alex Spiro 

LITIGATION

Quinn Emanuel 

Harvard

Spiro, who’s defending Alec Baldwin (alongside his agency’s Luke Nikas) within the capturing demise of Rust’s cinematographer, has blocked New Mexico prosecutors at each flip. After he pressured the particular prosecutor initially assigned to the case to step down by citing a battle of curiosity along with her place as a legislator, he bought the district legal professional’s workplace to dismiss the fees, although they have been refiled. 

Matthew Syrkin 

CORPORATE

O’Melveny 

UC Berkeley

He represented Madison Sq. Backyard Corp. in creating its futuristic MSG Sphere leisure venues, together with the game-changing Las Vegas theater christened by U2. Syrkin additionally helped SkyShowtime, the streaming three way partnership of Comcast and Paramount World, construction and negotiate offers because it rolled out in 22 European markets. Fluent in Spanish, Mandarin Chinese language and Japanese, Syrkin boasts an A-list culture-entertainment-tech roster from Roku to Sotheby’s.

Hollywood determine I’d commerce locations with “Godzilla.”

Matthew Thompson 

CORPORATE

Sidley Austin 

UC Regulation San Francisco

Thompson is a authorized strategist for Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and the Gersh company. He’s additionally repped such main file labels as Warner Music Group and negotiated for Dwayne Johnson to hitch Ari Emanuel’s TKO Group board and acquire full possession of “The Rock” trademark from the WWE. That deal was private; the identify got here from the star’s father, Corridor of Famer Rocky Johnson, who was the WWE’s first Black wrestling champion.

Buzzword I’d banish “Synergistic.”

Marc Toberoff 

LITIGATION

Toberoff 

Columbia

He repped the heirs to the writer of {a magazine} story that spawned High Gun in addition to a number of comedian e-book creators over rights to a few of Marvel’s most iconic superheroes (ending in a settlement). He’s additionally serving to Victor Miller — his shopper in a much-watched lawsuit over the rights to the Friday the thirteenth franchise — launch a Jason universe.

We’ll know the city is again when … “we cease asking that query and acknowledge the {industry}’s new paradigms.” 

Fred Toczek 

TALENT

Felker Toczek 

USC Gould

He’s serving to shopper Seth Rogen broaden his TV slate to incorporate writing and EP-ing the industry-centric The Studio for Apple TV+. He additionally reps Anya Taylor-Pleasure, Invoice Hader (quickly to star in The Cat within the Hat) and a slew of youthful skills, like Angel Reese (pivoting her school basketball stardom into the WNBA as a member of the Chicago Sky).

Buzzword I’d banish “ ‘Finest and ultimate,’ as there’s all the time room for extra.”

Darren Trattner 

TALENT

Jackoway Austen 

UC Berkeley

He negotiated the sale of Scott Cooper’s Bruce Springsteen challenge and labored on Brian Tyree Henry’s deal for Transformers One and Giancarlo Esposito’s offers for Megalopolis and AMC’s Parish. Matt Smith, Sigourney Weaver, Caitríona Balfe and Hiro Murai are amongst his different shoppers. 

How I rejoice a deal “Who has time to rejoice?”

Seth Traxler 

CORPORATE

Kirkland & Ellis 

Northwestern

Final yr, he labored with Hipgnosis on its acquisitions of the catalogs of Justin Bieber, TMS and “Despacito” co-songwriter Erika Ender. Traxler additionally was on the workforce that labored with Karlie Kloss’ Bedford Productions to purchase i-D Journal from Vice Media Group and, this yr, he suggested Kobalt Music Group because it paired with Morgan Stanley Tactical Worth to speculate greater than $700 million in music copyrights.

How I rejoice closing a deal “Play some basketball.”

Steve Warren 

TALENT

Hansen Jacobson 

Harvard

Purchasers Benicio del Toro and Leonardo DiCaprio will co-star in Paul Thomas Anderson’s subsequent movie — after del Toro finishes work on Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme. Warren additionally negotiated the deal for Colin Farrell to star in A Huge Daring Lovely Journey alongside Margot Robbie, on prime of Farrell’s collection roles on Apple TV+’s Sugar and Max’s Penguin. 

Buzzword I’d banish “Tranche.”

David Weber 

TALENT

Sloane Supply 

USC Gould

Shopper Joaquin Phoenix is starring in Todd Phillips’ Joker sequel and Ari Aster’s A24 Western Eddington. Weber additionally represents latest Oscar winner Cillian Murphy in addition to Austin Butler, who stars reverse Tom Hardy and Jodie Comer in Jeff Nichols’ The Bikeriders this summer season and is connected to guide Darren Aronofsky’s adaptation of Charlie Huston’s crime thriller Caught Stealing for Sony.

If I have been a TV lawyer, I’d be … “[The Addams Family’s] Gomez Addams; John Astin model circa mid-Nineteen Sixties.”

Todd Weinstein 

TALENT

Weinstein Senior 

California Western

Weinstein serves as lead leisure counsel to Jimmy Donaldson — also called MrBeast, essentially the most subscribed particular person on YouTube at 260 million subs — and this yr, alongside associate Tara Senior, helped lock up his megadeal with Prime Video for the truth competitors Beast Video games. 

Energy lunch spot “Relying on the day, Joe’s Pizza or the Polo Lounge.”

Shelby Weiser

TALENT

Sloane Supply

NYU

“Shelby seems to be out for her shoppers on greater than only a skilled foundation,” says Simu Liu, recalling how Weiser lately spent a complete day serving to the Canadian actor reduce via some immigration crimson tape (hardly a commissionable deal). The Barbie actor will subsequent star in and government produce (alongside James Wan) a techno-thriller collection for Peacock, and he’s additionally racked up vital model offers (Cheetos, Tiffany, Cadillac, McDonald’s). Shopper Daisy Ridley will probably be again for extra Star Wars, and Mahershala Ali will probably be boarding the following Jurassic World and toplining Marvel’s Blade … sometime: “That deal was in 2019, they usually nonetheless haven’t shot it, which is just about the craziest factor in my skilled expertise,” Weiser says. 

Douglas Wigdor 

LITIGATION

Wigdor 

Catholic College

He’s filed fits towards Harvey Weinstein, Sean Combs, James Dolan and Jimmy Iovine, amongst others. Of Combs’ authorized troubles, he says, “I strongly suspect that is just the start in holding Mr. Combs and others within the music {industry} accountable for abusing the facility they maintain.” 

How I rejoice a deal “With a quiet dinner with my spouse, who may have endured my singular focus in getting the matter executed.”

Beth Wilkinson

LITIGATION

Wilkinson Stekloff 

College of Virginia

Wilkinson led the cost in securing probably the most vital protection verdicts of the yr when a federal choose dominated that Microsoft’s merger with Activision didn’t violate antitrust legal guidelines. Within the bet-the-company litigation, Wilkinson, additionally a lead lawyer for the NFL in a $20 billion antitrust trial over Sunday Ticket, constructed the tech big’s protection on arguments that the merger would improve competitors as a result of Microsoft would have the ability to problem Sony’s dominance.  “Firms are seeing that you may win towards the FTC,” she instructed THR in September.

Susan Zuckerman Williams 

CORPORATE

Paul Hastings 

USC Gould

She represented New Line on the latest launch of The Watchers, in addition to the rights holders of The Strangers trilogy, the primary movie of which was simply launched by Lionsgate. Different high-profile shoppers embody MUFG Financial institution on debt financing for the Gersh company and Banc of California in reference to a multimillion-dollar credit score facility to a music distribution firm.

If I have been a TV lawyer, I’d be … “[Scandal’s] Olivia Pope, as a result of there are lots of days the place my principal job is disaster administration!”

Sophia Yen 

CORPORATE

Manatt 

Boston College

She helped Taylor Swift’s live performance movie land at AMC Theatres (which saved Hollywood’s fall 2023 film season). Yen’s different massive scores embody representing the Swedish agency Pophouse Leisure in buying the music catalog, identify, picture and likeness for Kiss. And he or she was key to chef David Chang signing a manufacturing take care of Brent Montgomery and Jimmy Kimmel’s Wheelhouse.

My responsible TV pleasure “Catching up on Simpsons (I’m at the moment on season 29).”

Kevin Yorn 

TALENT

Yorn Levine 

Tulane

He’s made offers for Scarlett Johansson (for the following Jurassic World), Matthew McConaughey (headlining Paul Greengrass’ The Misplaced Bus), Jonah Hill (directing Final result for Apple, with Keanu Reeves and Cameron Diaz set to star) and Zoe Saldaña (beginning her second season of Taylor Sheridan’s Lioness after scoring a shared greatest actress prize for Emilia Pérez at Cannes). He’s additionally seen Alix Earle and Hailey Bieber increase within the model area.

My responsible TV pleasure “Perry Mason, the unique collection from the ’50s, ’60s.”

Julian Zajfen 

TALENT

Ziffren Brittenham

Stanford

Talking of that Jurassic World sequel, Zajfen shopper Gareth Edwards will probably be directing. In the meantime, Mark Mylod, who made The Menu, has renewed his total with HBO, the place he’s helming the primary two episodes of The Final of Us’ sophomore season. 

My responsible TV pleasure “Outdated High Gear episodes.”

Profiles written by Gary Baum, Alison Brower, Patrick Brzeski, Winston Cho, Kirsten Chuba, Aaron Sofa, Nicole Fell, Ryan Gajewski, Mia Galuppo, Chris Gardner, Caitlin Huston, Rebecca Keegan, Katie Kilkenny, Borys Package, Pamela McClintock, Mikey O’Connell, Rick Porter, Seija Rankin, Lacey Rose, Rebecca Solar, Georg Szalai, Etan Vlessing and Alex Weprin.

This story first appeared within the June 12 challenge of The Hollywood Reporter journal. Click on right here to subscribe.