POWER LAWYERS 2020

For the top 100 entertainment attorneys in America, the COVID-19 pandemic raises the stakes in an industry facing canceled productions force majeures and an uncertain future for everyone TALENT James Adams Schreck Rose CORNELL LAW SCHOOL A theater major, New York-based Adams has a soft spot for actor clients who look for behind-the-camera opportunities - like Jack Ryan star and A Quiet Place Part II director John Krasinski, who struck a landmark first-look TV deal with Amazon Studios. LITIGATION Jill Basinger Glaser Weil UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL While Basinger often keeps her clients out of the press, the litigator, who represents both accusers and the accused on #MeToo issues, continues to battle a very public rape lawsuit against client Russell Simmons. CORPORATE Joseph Calabrese Latham & Watkins CORNELL LAW SCHOOL After Parasite's surprise Oscar success, Calabrese closed a $275 million deal in which client Skydance Media received an investment from the film's studio, CJ Entertainment, and Red Bird Capital Partners. Please reboot Weekend at Bernie's LITIGATION Dale Cendali Kirkland & Ellis HARVARD LAW SCHOOL Cendali has helped Fortnite developer Epic Games ward off a number of copyright lawsuits from personalities who lay claim to in-game dances.