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December 19th, 2024
Variety’s Dealmakers 2024
Variety features Andrew Hurwitz on its list of the top entertainment industry dealmakers for 2024.
Hurwitz cut deals for an impressive roster of franchise players like DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn (pacts to write/direct/produce “Superman” feature and second season of “Peacemaker” series) and former Walt Disney Animation Studios CCO Jennifer Lee (return to filmmaking with the sequels “Frozen 3” and “4”) and other marquee clients including Aaron Sorkin, J.C. Chandor and the Agatha Christie Estate.
-YouTubes of the world vs. traditional media: “It’s hundreds of millions of people that don’t have to pay for [content] versus a shrinking audience where they have to pay a lot for it,” he says. “So if I look into a crystal ball, I see less not more movies and TV shows being produced.”
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Other Praise
Variety’s 2026 Legal Impact Report
Variety’s 2026 Legal Impact Report names Larissa Calva Ruiz, Marcie Cleary, Hayden Goldblatt, Sean Jefferson, Sasha H. Levites, Adam Macy, and Alan D. Sacks, as some of Hollywood’s most influential entertainment attorneys. Read more.
April 8 2026
Los Angeles Magazine Top Lawyers 2026
Zachary A. Lewis is recognized as a Los Angeles Magazine 2026 Top Lawyer. Read more.
March 27 2026
Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers (2026)
Lawdragon recognizes eighteen Frankfurt Kurnit attorneys in its 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers guide for 2026. View Article Read more.
February 24 2026
