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Joshua M. Lewin is Counsel in the Entertainment Group, where he represents individual and corporate clients in the motion picture, television, publishing and digital rights industries. He is recognized by Variety in its Legal Impact Report for 2025.
Mr. Lewin’s practice covers a broad range of transactional matters on behalf of film and television writers, directors, producers and performers, as well as documentary filmmakers, authors, illustrators, podcasters and celebrity influencers.
As part of his practice, Mr. Lewin frequently advises major video game studios, toy companies, literary estates, journalists and other domestic and international media and entertainment companies and individual rights holders in a variety of transactions involving high-value intellectual property, including rights acquisition, licensing and merchandising, production and co-promotional arrangements.
Mr. Lewin also has significant experience in matters involving celebrity branding, where he has structured and negotiated endorsement and spokesperson deals for commercial campaigns across print, broadcast, online and social media.
Mr. Lewin graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Southern California with a B.A. in Cinema-Television Production and received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law with a specialization in Entertainment, Media and Intellectual Property Law.
He is admitted to practice in California and New York.
awards & recognition
Variety's Legal Impact Report (2025)
education
UCLA School of Law (J.D.)
University of Southern California (B.A., summa cum laude)
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Variety’s 2025 Legal Impact Report
Variety's 2025 Legal Impact Report includes Marcie Cleary, Victoria S. Cook, Andrew Hurwitz, and Joshua M. Lewin for their work in the entertainment space. Hayden Goldblatt, Alan D. Sacks, Sean Jefferson, and Larissa Calva Ruiz are included for their work in the film and TV financing space. The report spotlights the leading attorneys in the entertainment industry over the past year. View Article