"No envelope mix-up here! Meet the attorneys behind the 'Moonlight' Oscar winner, Melania's litigation, 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 busy year for Hollywood's power attorneys, who once again gather in THR's pages for the magazine's annual Power Lawyers difficulty. The men and women on this listing manage a range of instances, from simple talent contracts to complex corporate mergers which take months to iron out, however 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 field. And -- judging from THR's survey -- they all drink a lot of coffee (an average of 5.5 cups every day, even if calculations include the guy who promised to down 97 cups). Beneath, the Power Lawyers of 2017 discuss their biggest instances, reveal 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? ""
Anthony Oncidi
Alma mater University of Chicago Law School He matters Oncidi is leading the charge for CAA in its ongoing agent-poaching legal conflict with UTA, which could upend business employment practices. Oncidi says the situation -- which goes into mediation in January -- reflects a tendency in suits which are challenging the legality of job contracts each movie and TV studio has used for decades. "The attorneys that are attacking fixed-term contracts need to be careful what they wish for," he warns. "If they succeed, a great deal of employees may be let down. " Supervillain that I 'd most want to signify "Kim Jong-un -- I think that the guy just needs someone to talk to..." Most dangerous thing I've accomplished in a decade "Offered to represent Kim Jong-un. "
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, such as Top Gun, National Treasure and Beverly Hills Cop. Nicolas Cage, who has signed to star in the dystopian action-thriller The Humanity Bureau, also keeps Bloom active, along with the attorney also reps Martin Scorsese and Lorenzo di Bonventura. Most dangerous thing I've done in a decade "Skiing. I'm horrible at it. "
John Burke
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Alma mater Southwestern Law School He matters The media finance ace recently helped Spider-Man director Sam Raimi and The Lives of Others helmer Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck form a indie production company, Allegory Films (fueled by a co-financing agreement with the Chinese firm Beijing Cultural Investment Holding Ltd.). Burke also reps Abu Dhabi entertainment company Image Nation and RatPac-Dune Entertainment's co-financing agreement with Warner Bros. and oversees Assured Guaranty's part of this Weinstein Co.'s film library. Cups of coffee a day "Five cappuccinos. "
Robert Offer
Sloane Offer Weber & Dern Alma mater UCLA School of Law Why he matters Give reps Benedict Cumberbatch, Brie Larson and Tom Holland, all of whom will probably be in multiple Marvel movies this season as well as their own endeavors (Larson is supposed to make her directing debut with Unicorn Store later this year; Cumberbatch and Holland both recently finished shooting the Edison-Westinghouse period drama The Current War). Other clients include Michael Bay, Angelina Jolie and Ryan Gosling. Who needs to play me in the picture of my life Steve Guttenberg
Charles Ortner
Proskauer Rose Alma mater Brooklyn Law School He matters Long a litigator for music celebrities such as Madonna and Lady Gaga, and the guy who has been involved in the crackdown on Grammys ticket scalping, Ortner lately has been hauled to the transactional side of law (he represented the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences in a deal to establish three Grammy museums in China). In 2016 (just before Obama left office), he obtained a rare instant six-year term on the board of the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. Superhero that I 'd probably want to signify Mighty Mouse
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