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Top Usa Lawyers

"No envelope mix-up here! Meet the lawyers behind the 'Moonlight' Oscar winner, Melania's lawsuit, Bill O'Reilly's downturn, the year's most significant 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 potential attorneys, who once again gather in THR's pages for the magazine's annual Power Attorneys difficulty. The women and men on this list manage a variety of cases, from simple talent contracts to complex corporate mergers that take weeks to iron out, but they all have things in common. All of them love working in the entertainment market. All of them play a very important role in maintaining Hollywood's wheels spinning. They're at the very top of the field. And judging from THR's survey -- they all drink too much coffee (an average of 5.5 cups a day, even if calculations incorporate the man who claimed to down 97 cups). Beneath, the Power Lawyers of 2017 talk about their biggest cases, reveal their personal political beliefs (only 14 percent think Donald Trump will get impeached) and answer the age-old question, "Which superhero would you want to represent? ""

Iddo Arad

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz Alma mater Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Why he matters The New York-based lawyer has represented A24 since its beginning and at 2016 negotiated the movie studio's deal with Plan B to make best film winner Moonlight. Arad also signifies the makers of Danger, the May 2 documentary about Julian Assange that took six years to picture, gained unprecedented access into this asylum-holder and had its share of challenges. Last TV reveals binged "The Crown and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2. Simultaneously. "

Jon Moonves

Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein & Lezcano Alma mater University of Virginia Law School Why he matters Moonves does mostly digital deals these days: He worked on the one for Robert and Michelle King's The Good Wife spinoff in CBS All Access, is advising Apple on its initial programming (Planet of the Apps) and can be repping Instagram and YouTube celebrities Lele Pons and Bethany Mota. With former Maker Studios exec Chris M. Williams, he's launch a children ' digital media startup, Pocket.watch, which has raised $6 million from such investors as Robert Downey Jr. and brother Leslie Moonves. Superhero I'd most want to represent "Iron Man. I could see him being on Shark Tank. "

Fred Toczek

Felker Toczek Suddleston Abramson Alma mater USC Gould School of Law He matters He proceeds to bring emerging ability, recently signing Ashton Sanders (Moonlight) and Storm Reid (A Wrinkle in Time), while penalizing the busy feature and TV slates of longtime clients such as Bill Hader (making his directorial debut with HBO's Barry) and Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Last TV show binged "Netflix's Fauda (with subtitles). "

Jake Bloom

Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal LaViolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman Alma mater Cornell Law School Why he matters Longtime customer Jerry Bruckheimer is making sequels for several high-profile movies 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, also keeps Bloom busy, and the lawyer also reps Martin Scorsese and Lorenzo di Bonventura. Most dangerous thing I've accomplished in a decade "Skiing. I'm horrible at it. "

Tom Hansen

Hanson, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman Alma mater USC Gould School of Law Why he matters Hansen's customers Stephen Colbert and Mel Gibson both had roaring comebacks this year, while Robert Downey Jr. signed a deal to star in Dr. Doolittle for Universal. David Lynch made a long-awaited return with Showtime's Twin Peaks reboot. Client Bill Simmons' HBO series Any Given Wednesday was canceled, however he's already bouncing back by making an Andre the Giant documentary there.

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