From UCLA to Cornell, the institutions that have produced the industry's most powerful attorneys.

• UCLA Law School

  Los Angeles, 23 alums

  

  Thanks to a $5 million gift from Ken Ziffren, the school recently established the Ziffren Center for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law.

• USC School of Law

  Los Angeles, 13 alums

  The school's 2015 institute on entertainment law and business featured a keynote from Norman Lear and drew nearly 750 industry professionals.

• Harvard Law School

  Cambridge, Mass., 12 alums

  Its entertainment clinic and recording artist project give students an opportunity to work with artists and music publishers to draft contracts and advise on copyright and trademark law.
• UC Berkeley School of Law

  Berkeley, Calif., 12 alums

  Its ninth annual Legal Frontiers in Digital Media conference will include a seminar devoted to Vine, Snapchat and Periscope.

• Columbia Law School

  New York, 9 alums

  It's also the headquarters for the U.S. branch of Association Litteraire et Artistique, an organization founded in Paris to protect literary and artistic property.

• Southwestern Law School

  Los Angeles, 5 alums

  It's not considered a top-tier school, but it produces a lot of Hollywood lawyers. An entertainment and the arts legal clinic helps.
• Loyola Law School

  Los Angeles, 4 alums

  Along with its strong network of entertainment lawyers, the school partners with Peking University Law School to offer an annual U.S.-China Entertainment Law Program.

• Georgetown Law Center

  Washington, D.C., 4 alums

  Hollywood and D.C. aren't that different. The school held its ninth annual Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium in February that included a panel titled "The Impact of Digital Media on Talent, Production and Distribution Deals."

• Brooklyn Law School

  Brooklyn, 3 alums

  It might not be as prestigious, but the school has a dedicated entertainment law course co-taught by Vernon Brown, who represented the late rapper Notorious B.I.G.
• Cornell Law School

  Ithaca, N.Y., 3 alums

  All first-year students are enrolled in the school's Lawyering Program, which teaches oral presentation and counseling in addition to writing — skills that come in handy in entertainment.

• George Washington University Law School

  Washington, D.C., 3 alums

  Through its leading intellectual property program, the school offers a four-week IP immersion experience in Munich.