Top Lawyers Of Usa

"No envelope mix-up here! Meet the attorneys behind the 'Moonlight' Oscar winner, Melania's litigation, Bill O'Reilly's downfall, 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 busy year for Hollywood's power attorneys, who once more gather in THR's pages for its magazine's yearly Power Attorneys difficulty. The women and men on this listing manage a variety of instances, from simple talent contracts to complex corporate mergers that take weeks to iron out, however all of them have things in common. They all love working in the entertainment industry. They all play a vital part in keeping Hollywood's wheels spinning. They're at the very top of their field. And judging from THR's survey -- they all drink too much coffee (a mean of 5.5 cups every day, if calculations include the guy who claimed to down 97 cups). Below, the Power Lawyers of 2017 talk about their most significant cases, reveal their personal political beliefs (only 14 percent believe Donald Trump will get impeached) and reply the age-old question, "Which superhero would you most want to reflect? ""

Peter Nichols

Lichter Grossman Nichols Adler & Feldman Alma mater Stanford Law School Why he things The long-anticipated sci-fi epic Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets will eventually become reality thanks in part to Nichols, who's repped director Luc Besson and his EuropaCorp for more than 20 years. Nichols also recruited EuropaCorp's new CEO, former Universal chairman (and client) Marc Shmuger. Other customers include animation supervisors Dean DeBlois (How to Train Your Dragon 3) and Chris Sanders (The Croods 2). Comfort food "Fried chicken. "

Christopher Brearton

Latham & Watkins Alma mater University of Virginia School of Law Why he things Brearton assisted auteur brothers Joe and Anthony Russo invade China within their multimillion-dollar joint venture together with Huayi Bros. to generate big-budget global movies. Brearton also helped media clients make digital purchases, such as Participant Media's purchase of Rainn Wilson's manufacturing firm SoulPancake and AMC Networks' purchase of a minority stake in Funny or Die. Comfort food "Sugarfish delivery. "

Aaron Moss

Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger Alma mater Harvard Law School Why he things Moss is representing Riot Games at a situation involving trafficking in Castle of Legends accounts. He also 's also repping Discovery Communications over if the business is responsible for the social networking account of a reality TV star. Comfort food "Chili with mac and cheese on top. "

Harold Brown

Gang Tyre Ramer & Brown Alma mater UC Berkeley School of Law He matters With one of Hollywood's main stars, Dwayne Johnson (The Fate of the Furious, Baywatch and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, plus HBO's Ballers returning in July), as a client, Brown hasn't had much downtime this year. He also reps Stephen King and Michael Mann, who found a publication imprint in 2016. Most dangerous thing I've accomplished in a decade "Riding my bike. I drove into a parked car, broke my hip and had to have it replaced. "