"No envelope mix-up here! Meet the lawyers behind the 'Moonlight' Oscar winner, Melania's lawsuit, Bill O'Reilly's downturn, the year's biggest media megamergers and pretty much anything that matters in Hollywood. Extortion. Messy divorces. Nine-figure deals with Chinese media conglomerates. It's been a hectic year for Hollywood's power lawyers, who once again gather in THR's webpages for its magazine's annual Power Lawyers difficulty. The men and women on this listing handle a variety of cases, from simple talent contracts to complex corporate mergers that take weeks to iron out, however they all have things in common. They all love working in the entertainment industry. All of them play a very important role in maintaining Hollywood's wheels turning. They're all at the very top of their area. And -- judging from THR's survey -- they all drink a lot of coffee (a mean of 5.5 cups every day, even if calculations include the guy who promised to down 97 cups). Beneath, the Electricity Lawyers of 2017 talk about their most significant instances, disclose their private political beliefs (just 14 percent believe Donald Trump will get impeached) and answer the age-old question, "Which superhero would you most want to reflect? ""
Alan Wertheimer
Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer Austen Mandelbaum Morris & Klein Alma mater Stanford Law School Why he things Wertheimer's recent signings include Hell or Higher Water director David Mackenzie, It Comes at Night helmer Trey Edward Shults and Sundance Film Festival breakout Cory Finley (Thoroughbred). In addition, he counts Nicole Kidman, Sigourney Weaver, Wes Anderson and J.J. Abrams (he calls him "an business on his ") as customers. Last TV show binged Westworld
Jake Bloom
Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal LaViolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman Alma mater Cornell Law School Why he things Longtime client Jerry Bruckheimer is making sequels for many high-profile films and franchises, including Top Gun, National Treasure and Beverly Hills Cop. Nicolas Cage, who's signed to star in the dystopian action-thriller The Humanity Bureau, additionally keeps Bloom active, and the lawyer also reps Martin Scorsese along with Lorenzo di Bonventura. Most dangerous thing I've done in a decade "Skiing. I'm horrible in it. "
Howard Weitzman
Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert Alma mater USC Gould School of Law He issues Michael Jackson's estate relies on Weitzman to handle its regular disputes -- including a possible excise tax conflict with the IRS within the valuation of posthumous rights into the King of Pop's name and likeness. Weitzman also recently won a copyright-infringement situation for client Justin Bieber against songwriters who accused the Biebs and Usher of ripping off their 2010 struck "Somebody to Love. " Most dangerous thing I've accomplished in a decade "Fly United Airlines. "
Matthew Erramouspe
O'Melveny & Myers Alma mater UCLA School of Law Why he matters Erramouspe assisted Alibaba up its connection with Hollywood to the next level via a long-term partnership with Amblin Partners. The October deal involves the Chinese online giant taking a minority stake with the intention of teaming on co-productions. "It's a bigger step than simply doing a one-off investment," says Erramouspe. He's also helping to expand his company 's sports clinic as it gets into arena financing and team acquisitions. Last TV series binged Marco Polo
Patti Felker
Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson Alma mater UC Berkeley School of Law Why she matters Felker was behind two big legal reports in 2016, assisting Shameless star Emmy Rossum achieve pay parity with co-star William H. Macy and settling Gabrielle Union's dispute with BET over Being Mary Jane (after the show upped the episode count to 20 despite the celebrity ' 13-episode limit a year ). She repeats Vin Diesel, and as Eric Stonestreet's attorney, she's in the thick of the ongoing Modern Family renegotiations. "Upfronts are arriving," she notes. "that I 'm assuming they'd love to know if the series were likely to be on the schedule. " Most dangerous thing I've accomplished in a decade "I'd a double-knee replacement. I felt like this was dangerous. "
Robert "Bobby" Schwartz
Irell & Manella Alma mater USC Gould School of Law Why he matters In 2016he helped client CBS predominate in a case over if it could play audio recordings made before 1972 without paying royalties. His novel strategy: that CBS wasn't enjoying the original recordings but remastered versions with different acoustic properties. "It's the sort of stuff we love to do,'' " says Schwartz, "taking a situation and coming up with something nobody has thought of to win the case. " Last TV series binged Stranger Things
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