LMU Loyola Law School alumni continue to make their mark among Hollywood’s most successful and productive attorneys as recognized by Variety, Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter.
In April, Variety’s 2021 Legal Impact Report listed numerous LLS graduates among the legal professionals who have made an impact in entertainment this year by supporting artists and studios in their endeavors. Loyola Law School is one of the most well-represented law schools on Variety’s 2021 report with 13 alumni featured from the list of 216 attorneys. During a transformative year for the entertainment industry, these attorneys ensured their client’s interests were fairly represented as legacy production, delivery and consumption models were reimagined. LLS alumni on the list for 2021 include:
Pooneh Aminian ’12, Cowan, Debaets, Abrahams & Sheppard
Tom Ara ’99, DLA Piper
Sandra Bignone ’16, Chatham Law
Shaun Clark ’96, Sheppard Mullin
Ryan Goodell ’09, Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner Endlich & Gellman
Robert Haymer ’87, Latham & Watkins
Grace Kallis ’11, Ginsburg Daniels Kallis LLP
Ramela Ohanian ’16, Sheppard Mullin
Barbara M. Rubin ’78, Glasier Weil
Amy Siegel ’05, O’Melveny & Myers
Starr Silver-Baker ’05, Netflix
Amanda Taber ’16, Barnes & Thornburg
Russel (Rusty) Weiss ’94, Sidley Austin
In May, The Hollywood Reporter recognized 100 attorneys on their 15th annual power lawyers list with six LLS alumni featured. LLS’s alumni working in the entertainment industry led high-stakes litigation, mega-mergers and big-ticket talent pacts through the pandemic. Moreover, The Reporter ranks LLS among the Top 10 Entertainment Law Schools for 2021, featuring it as one of the best for educating the next generation of entertainment attorneys. The report credits the school with both the placement of veteran Hollywood attorney Julie Shapiro '89 as director of its Entertainment & Media Law Institute and the Entertainment Law Review’s Embracing Change Symposium as important events for the year. The LLS alumni recognized on The Hollywood Reporter’s power lawyers list for 2021 include:
Tom Ara ’99, DLA Piper
Amy Siegel ’05, O’Melveny & Myers
Greg Gellman ’95, Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner Endlich & Gellman
Alex Kohner ’98, Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Krintzman Rubenstein Kohner Endlich & Gellman
Kirk Pasich ’80, Pasich LLP
Mitchell Smelkinson ’94, Stone, Genow, Smelkinson, Binder & Christopher LLP
This April, Billboard's Top Music Lawyers 2021 report featured LLS graduates among the best legal minds in the business. These attorneys are at the forefront of changes to the industry brought about by new business models stemming from the adoption of livestreaming to the popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). LLS alumni on the list for 2021 include:
Renee Karalian ’01, Carroll, Guido, Groffman, Cohen, Bar & Karalian
Jeff Sacharow ’85, Lapidus, Root & Sacharow
Zia F. Modabber ’85, Katten
Rachel Stilwell ’05, Stilwell Law