Power Lawyers 2012

Matthew Weiner's $30 million Mad Men renegotiation required TV's top female dealmaker to work overtime, but the unique three-season deal with Lionsgate and AMC gave her client everything he wanted. "For the first time, Matt was able to project what's going to happen over three years on the show, which gave him a huge creative opportunity," she notes. "And he got paid." Also getting paid are Newman clients Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz, whose Magical Elves graduated from making reality series like Top Chef to directing the feature Katy Perry: Part of Me.

➻ How I get leverage "Have a bidding war, or pretend you're having a bidding war."

LIST: THR's Power Lawyers 2012

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