Hollywood's Most Powerful Lawyers

Hollywood's Most Powerful Lawyers

They do not defend the widow and the orphan, but rather the rich and the powerful. All ultra-professional in their field, these men and women of the law make theirs in Hollywood with a snap of their fingers and a handful of signed contracts. Presentations.

 

 Hollywood's Most Powerful Lawyers

 Hollywood's Most Powerful Lawyers - Jake Bloom

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Jake Bloom, the cinephile

 

Firm: Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal LaViolette Feldman Schenkman & Goodman

University: Cornell Law School

Why him ? Almost as famous as the clients he represents, Jake Bloom can boast of having some of the big names in Hollywood production and directing in his stable. Jerry Bruckheimer, who no longer needs to be introduced, Lorenzo diBonaventura (the producer of the first four parts of the Transformers saga) or even Martin Scorsese rub shoulders with the files of Johnny Depp and Sylvester Stallone, other heavyweights of Hollywood acting.

Biggest deal ever: A $ 29.25 million contract for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2001. Ready to don again the costume of the ruthless robot for the third installment of Terminator, the American actor calls on Jake Bloom to obtain a small onion contract including, among other things, a budget of $ 1.5 million dedicated to the 'maintenance of several private jets, the reservation of three-bedroom suites in each of the filming locations as well as several limousines, the hiring of personal bodyguards as well as the rental of a fully equipped nomadic gym. Mission accomplished, of course.

Hollywood's Most Powerful Lawyers - Jake Bloom

 

 Hollywood's Most Powerful Lawyers - Ken Kleinberg

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Ken Kleinberg, the veteran

 

Cabinet: Kleinberg Lange Cuddy & Carlo

University: UCLA School of Law

Why him ? Present in the justice game since 1969, Kenneth "Ken" Kleinberg can afford to dispense his wise advice to anyone willing to listen to it. Among the dos and don'ts of the Hollywood lawyer, "knowing how to stay in your place and respect the entourage of the star you represent, from the agent to the manager" (that's a do) and "Do not take yourself for the customer, who does not want to see his name in the newspapers" (that is a don't). So many good resolutions that make the lawyer a steadfast member of the entertainment industry, which Mick Jagger and Jack Nicholson have already called upon, to name a few.

Biggest Deal: He's the legal house elf of J.K. Rowling, author of the hit Harry Potter saga who never stops capitalizing on her hero wizard. Thanks to Kleinberg, Rowling was able to negotiate with Universal Studios the opening of Harry Potter theme parks in Florida, Japan and Los Angeles, as well as the right to write the screenplay and produce the “Potter” prequel. Fantastic Animals. And all that without a magic wand.

Hollywood's Most Powerful Lawyers - Ken Kleinberg

 

 Hollywood's Most Powerful Lawyers - Laura Wasser

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Laura Wasser, the executioner of hearts

 

Firm: Wasser, Cooperman & Mandles

University: Loyola Law School

Why she ? The one who specializes in celebrity divorce is now the # 1 point of reference for many couples willing to kill each other for custody of the $ 8 million villa. Kim Kardashian, Heidi Klum, Megan Fox, Angelina Jolie, Ryan Reynolds, Ashton Kutcher… Her client list is as long as a day without bread, and each new divorce masterfully completed only serves to establish the reputation of what the community calls "Disso Queen".

Her current affairs: Never apart from a contradiction, the one who usually works to defend abused women has been Johnny Depp's lawyer since the end of May in the divorce case between him and his future ex-wife Amber Heard. And if most of the storm seems to have passed, the two sulphurous lovers having decided to settle their affairs in private, no doubt that as a fierce negotiator, Laura Wasser will be ready for anything in the secrecy of the judge's office.

Hollywood's Most Powerful Lawyers - Laura Wasser

 

 Hollywood's Most Powerful Lawyers - Charles Harder

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Charles Harder, the big winner

 

Firm: Harder Mirell & Abrams

University: Loyola Law School

Why him ? Lena Dunham, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Claire Danes, Cameron Diaz, Michael J. Fox (Back to the Future), Kate Hudson, Patrick Stewart and producer Dick Wolf (New York Police Judiciaire)…