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April 20th, 2022
Variety’s Legal Impact Report 2022: Top Attorneys Winning Cases and Making Deals
Entertainment Partners Marcie Cleary, Andrew Hurwitz, and Sasha Levites are included in Variety’s Legal Impact Report. Interactive Entertainment Counsel Dorian Slater Thomas is included as an “Up Next” honoree in the report.
Marcie represents Charla Lauriston and Rekha Shankar (NBC Television’s “Grand Crew”); writer-actor X Mayo (Amazon’s series “Yearly Departed”); actor Marcel Spears (CBS Television’s “The Neighborhood”); and Mandii B and Bridget Kelly for a seven-figure podcast distribution deal. Her comedy clients include Danielle Perez, Nori Reed, Sam Taggart, Jes Tom and Jeff Wright.
Andrew and Sasha repped the Roald Dahl Story Company sale to Netflix and Yla Eason, adding her Black superhero Sun-Man to Mattel’s Masters of the Universe roster.
Dorian advised Epic Games, publisher of “Fortnite,” on development of several projects. He helped Meta’s Horizon Worlds with its Metaverse initiatives and advised on the structure of the company’s Oculus Launch Pad Program.
Read the full report here.
Other Praise
Billboard Again Names Jacqueline Charlesworth in Its Top Music Lawyers List
Billboard magazine has selected Frankfurt Kurnit partner Jacqueline Charlesworth as one of its “2025 Top Music Lawyers.” The publication has referred to its annual list as “featuring the savviest legal counselors throughout the music industry.” In addition to noting her career highlights and recent successful representations, the article quoted her advice to musicians using AI to create songs. Ms. Charlesworth has been recognized by Billboard with this honor every year since 2018.
April 21 2025
Media Law International (2025) Ranks Frankfurt Kurnit a Top Firm and Edward H. Rosenthal a Leading Lawyer
Media Law International, an independent publisher singularly focused on media law, has ranked Frankfurt Kurnit as a Tier 1 firm and selected Edward H. Rosenthal as a leading lawyer in its 2025 guide to global leaders. The directory specializes in law firm rankings and thought leadership across 60 jurisdictions based on research that evaluates law firm capabilities, market influence and sector specialization. Read more.
April 11 2025
Power Lawyers 2025: Hollywood’s Top 100 Attorneys
The Hollywood Reporter includes Andrew Hurwitz in its “Power Lawyers” list of the top 100 entertainment attorneys in Hollywood for 2025. View Article
April 4 2025
