"No envelope mix-up here! Meet the attorneys behind the 'Moonlight' Oscar winner, Melania's lawsuit, Bill O'Reilly's downfall, 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 busy year for Hollywood's potential attorneys, who once again gather in THR's pages for its magazine's yearly Power Attorneys issue. The men and women on this list handle a range of instances, from simple talent contracts to complex corporate mergers that take weeks to iron out, but they all have things in common. They all love working in the entertainment market. All of them play a very important role in keeping Hollywood's wheels spinning. They're all at the very top of their area. And -- judging from THR's survey -- they drink a lot of coffee (a mean of 5.5 cups a day, even if calculations incorporate the guy who promised to down 97 cups). Beneath, the Electricity Lawyers of 2017 discuss their biggest instances, disclose their private political beliefs (only 14 percent believe Donald Trump will get impeached) and answer the age-old question, "Which superhero would you want to reflect? ""
Nina Shaw
Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein & Lezcano Alma mater Columbia Law School Why she matters Lupita Nyong'o called Shaw that a "badass" at a November New York Times profile -- and she earned the description this year. Two of her customers, Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro) and Ava DuVernay (13th), were nominated for best documentary in the Oscars. And she deftly negotiated customer Cannon out of his America's Got Talent hosting gig to turn his sights toward a YouTube Red job that he composed, directed, executive produced and stars in alongside Whoopi Goldberg. Other customers include Misty Copeland, Fate of the Furious director F. Gary Gray and Laurence Fishburne. Comfort food "Homemade macaroni and cheese. "
Matthew Johnson
Ziffren Brittenham Alma mater Southwestern Law School Why he issues In April, Johnson filed a suit on behalf of Sylvester Stallone alleging that Warner Bros. was "dishonest" in profit participations. The criticism continues an active period for the attorney, who lately scored a settlement for three people who maintained that ABC's Quantico derived from their work. Most dangerous thing I've accomplished in a decade "Getting near the gorillas in Rwanda. "
Craig Emanuel
Loeb & Loeb Alma mater Monash University Law He matters The Australia-born lawyer reflects Ryan Murphy's rising TV empire (Feud, American Horror Story and the forthcoming American Crime Story installments, Katrina and Versace) and several of the season 's Oscar nominees, including Hidden Figures producer Donna Gigliotti and Lion manager Garth Davis and screenwriter Luke Davies. Client Daniel Day-Lewis is coming to the screen after a hiatus to star in Paul Thomas Anderson's untitled following project. Last TV series binged Peaky Blinders
Patty Glaser
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro Courtesy of Subject Alma mater Rutgers Law School Why she things Glaser, among the town's most aggressive litigators, isn't always amused by the continuing lawsuit accusing client Conan O'Brien of stealing Twitter jokes for his monologue. "It totally undermines free speech because somebody else said something slightly similar five years back," she states. She's also symbolizing Chris Brown's former director Mike G in his lawsuit against the singer and is the Hollywood lawyer for China's Bliss Media. Comfort food "Steak. Really rare. "
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