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  1. Watch Video Power Lawyers Breakfast: Warner Bros.' John Rogovin Honored With Raising the Bar Award

    Power Lawyers Breakfast: Warner Bros.' John Rogovin Honored With Raising the Bar Award

    7:29 pm PDT 5/22/2013
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    Barry Meyer Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros. presents this year’s Raising the Bar Award to EVP & General Counsel, Warner Bros. John Rogovin. READ MORE

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  2. Power Lawyers: Top Entertainment Attorneys Mingle at THR Breakfast

    Power Lawyers: Top Entertainment Attorneys Mingle at THR Breakfast

    6:49 pm PDT 5/22/2013
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    Warner Bros.' Barry M. Meyer and Kevin Tsujihara at the event. READ MORE

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    Watch Video Power Lawyers: How a Warner Bros. Attorney Fought to Save 'Man of Steel'

    Power Lawyers: How a Warner Bros. Attorney Fought to Save 'Man of Steel'

    6:11 pm PDT 5/22/2013
    • Matthew Belloni
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    THR's Raising the Bar honoree John Rogovin faced down a serious threat to the studio's "Superman" rights in time for the June reboot. READ MORE

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    Power Lawyers: 5 Music Attorneys to Know

    Power Lawyers: 5 Music Attorneys to Know

    6:09 pm PDT 5/22/2013
    • Shirley Halperin
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    Top stars (or their estates) now require added expertise as Cirque du Soleil shows and "American Idol" deals replace record sales. READ MORE

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    Power Lawyers: How 'Star Wars' Nerds Sold Lucasfilm to Disney

    Power Lawyers: How 'Star Wars' Nerds Sold Lucasfilm to Disney

    6:08 pm PDT 5/22/2013
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    With $4 billion in the balance, Skadden Arps' Brian McCarthy sorted through decades of complex rights deals. READ MORE

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    Power Lawyers: How Aereo's Attorneys Beat Hollywood (For Now)

    Power Lawyers: How Aereo's Attorneys Beat Hollywood (For Now)

    6:06 pm PDT 5/22/2013
    • Eriq Gardner
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    The Barry Diller-backed digital disruptor drew instant lawsuits from all four TV networks until two litigators figured out a way to fight back. READ MORE

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    Universal's Adam Fogelson on Legendary Rumors, 'Fifty Shades' and Movie Woes

    Universal's Adam Fogelson on Legendary Rumors, 'Fifty Shades' and Movie Woes

    5:35 pm PDT 5/22/2013
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    The Universal chairman at The Hollywood Reporter's Power Lawyers breakfast: “If you’re making something nobody wants to see, no matter how you flog it, nobody will want to see it." READ MORE

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  8. In the Magazine
    Power Lawyers: THR Unveils America's Top 100 Entertainment Attorneys

    Power Lawyers: THR Unveils America's Top 100 Entertainment Attorneys

    10:03 am PDT 5/22/2013
    • Edited by Matthew Belloni
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    From Ben Affleck's dealmaker to Keith Olbermann's (Republican) pit bull, The Hollywood Reporter's definitive list of the best in the business. READ MORE

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    Three Entertainment Law Veterans Launch New Hollywood Firm

    Three Entertainment Law Veterans Launch New Hollywood Firm

    6:50 am PDT 3/15/2013
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    Charles Harder, Douglas Mirell and Jeffrey Abrams will base their new company in Century City. READ MORE

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    Power Lawyers Returns! Nominations Now Accepted for Top Entertainment Attorneys

    Power Lawyers Returns! Nominations Now Accepted for Top Entertainment Attorneys

    2:02 pm PST 3/8/2013
    • Matthew Belloni
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    The Hollywood Reporter's seventh annual list of the best showbiz lawyers publishes in May 2013. READ MORE

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    Watch Video America's Top 10 Entertainment Law Schools

    America's Top 10 Entertainment Law Schools

    3:02 pm PDT 7/20/2012
    • Matthew Belloni
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    THR evaluated course offerings, practical training and the esteemed alumni of the nation's more than 200 law schools to create this first-ever list. READ MORE

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    Watch Video Viacom Top Lawyer Michael Fricklas on Piracy, YouTube and His Toughest Decisions (Q&A)

    Viacom Top Lawyer Michael Fricklas on Piracy, YouTube and His Toughest Decisions (Q&A)

    6:23 pm PDT 7/19/2012
    • Eriq Gardner
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    The recipient of THR's Raising the Bar award talks about the big decision in the YouTube case, his “friend” running Google’s legal department and what Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have in common with one “Jack Ass.” READ MORE

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    Watch Video Netflix's Ted Sarandos to Cable Companies: Don't Try to 'Block Us' (Video)

    Netflix's Ted Sarandos to Cable Companies: Don't Try to 'Block Us' (Video)

    8:53 pm PDT 7/18/2012
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    Speaking at The Hollywood Reporter's sixth annual Power Lawyers event, the company's chief content officer argued that streaming actually helps increase TV viewership. READ MORE

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  14. THR's Power Lawyers 2012 Breakfast: Tom Cruise and Charlie Sheen's Attorneys Mingle at 6th Annual Event

    THR's Power Lawyers 2012 Breakfast: Tom Cruise and Charlie Sheen's Attorneys Mingle at 6th Annual Event

    8:37 pm PDT 7/18/2012
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    America's top entertainment attorneys gathered Wednesday morning at the Peninsula in Beverly Hills, where Netflix's Ted Sarandos was the focus of a keynote Q&A. READ MORE

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  15. THR's Power Lawyers Breakfast 2012

    5:59 pm PDT 7/18/2012
    • David Simpson
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    THR's news director Matt Belloni breaks down the Power Lawyers breakfast and presenting an award to Michael Fricklas the general counsel of Viacom. READ MORE

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  16. Power List
    Power Lawyers 2012

    Power Lawyers 2012

    8:30 am PDT 7/18/2012
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    Meet Tom Cruise's protector, Ryan Seacrest's dealmaker and the woman keeping Lindsay Lohan out of jail as THR reveals the top 100 entertainment attorneys in America. READ MORE

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    Lindsay Lohan Poses With Her Hollywood Defense Lawyer (Photos)

    Lindsay Lohan Poses With Her Hollywood Defense Lawyer (Photos)

    8:30 am PDT 7/18/2012
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    THR caught up with the star of Lifetime's Elizabeth Taylor biopic "Liz & Dick" alongside her criminal defense attorney Shawn Holley as part of our annual Power Lawyers List. READ MORE

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    Diary of Tom Cruise's Lawyer: 10 Days, 200 Phone Calls and 30 Letters

    Diary of Tom Cruise's Lawyer: 10 Days, 200 Phone Calls and 30 Letters

    8:30 am PDT 7/18/2012
    • Daniel Miller
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    Bert Fields reveals what went down from the time Katie Holmes filed for divorce until the settlement — and beyond. READ MORE

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    Watch Video Wesley Snipes Compares Hollywood Agents to Pimps in the Greatest Deposition Ever (Video)

    Wesley Snipes Compares Hollywood Agents to Pimps in the Greatest Deposition Ever (Video)

    8:30 am PDT 7/18/2012
    • Matt Belloni
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    In a 2008 dispute with his former talent agency, Snipes complained that actors were like "hos." READ MORE

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    How to Write an Effectively Nasty Lawyer Letter

    How to Write an Effectively Nasty Lawyer Letter

    8:30 am PDT 7/18/2012
    • Eriq Gardner
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    Hollywood legal experts explain the tricky science of the cease-and-desist missive. READ MORE

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