Awards/Entertainment Industry Recognitions

Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that the Firm’s Audio Team of partners Shaun Gordon, Jessica Marlow, Tara Sattler, and associate Jamie Lincenberg have been named to Variety’s 2023 Legal Impact Report. Variety spotlights the world’s top lawyers in entertainment and media in the annual Report, highlighting their groundbreaking work in film, television, audio, and digital formats.

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Weintraub Tobin is pleased to announce that Jessica Marlow, Wayne Kazan, Shaun Gordon, and Jamie Lincenberg have been named to Variety’s 2021 Legal Impact Report. Variety spotlights the world’s top lawyers in entertainment and media in the annual Report, highlighting their groundbreaking work in film, television, music, and digital.

Weintraub’s Digital Media Group has worked with clients on the cutting edge of technology and content creation as audiences, platforms, product development, and interaction have evolved at lightning speed,” said Weintraub Managing Shareholder Gary Bradus. “We are extremely pleased that Variety has recognized these accomplished attorneys for their outstanding work.

Jessica Marlow is a trailblazer in the merger of digital and traditional media, spearheading cutting-edge deals in gaming, podcasts, endorsements, merchandising, touring, publishing, and everything in-between. Jessica’s representation of clients exploring and expanding onto new platforms—including TikTok, Instagram TV, and Twitch—has contributed to shaping the legal world surrounding talent for a new generation.

Wayne Kazan, Entertainment Group chair and member of the Firm’s management committee, has been at the forefront of the intersection of the video game industry and Hollywood for the last 15 years. In addition to his work with video game developers and publishers, technology companies, and TV/film producers and talent, he represents a broad range of Industry-related companies.

Shaun Gordon represents podcast production companies and podcast talent in transactions with major and emerging studios and distributors for the production and distribution of scripted and unscripted podcasts, as well as television series based on those podcasts. Shaun’s practice also includes the representation of writers, producers, and creators in television, film, and digital media.

Jamie Lincenberg works closely with content creators and their teams on transactions across various digital verticals including high-level brand collaborations and partnerships, worldwide digital modeling campaigns, podcast deals, merchandising lines, digital and live media appearances, virtual directing gigs, and various digital media development deals.

Weintraub Tobin’s Entertainment Associate, Tara J. Sattler, has been featured as one of the leading entertainment lawyers in Variety’s 2017 Legal Impact Report: Up Next. The report showcases the most impactful attorneys in the entertainment industry over the past year. 2017 has seen Tara represent client, Ryland Aldrich, a producer on 2017 Sundance title “L.A. Times,” as well as Kicked to the Curb Prods. and Mandy Teefey, executive producer of the new Netflix series “13 Reasons Why.”

For the full press release, visit Variety’s 2017 Legal Impact Report here: http://variety.com/gallery/legal-impact-report-2017/#!89/tara-satler/.

Tara is a Los Angeles based Entertainment attorney who specializes in representing production companies, producers, financiers and content creators in the film, television and digital spaces. Her expertise encompasses all of the phases of development, financing, production and distribution of scripted and non-scripted content for all budget levels. Tara has experience drafting and negotiating agreements to represent her clients in every stage of their entertainment industry endeavors.

Weintraub Tobin proudly congratulates Shareholder, Matt Sugarman, on his well deserved honor of being named to Variety’s Dealmakers Impact Report 2015.  Click here to view the full article.

Weintraub Tobin shareholder, Jessica Marlow, was recognized in Variety’s 2015 Women’s Impact Report for the influence she has made in the entertainment industry over the past year. Marlow joins an elite group of women including Salma Hayek Pinault (CHIME FOR CHANGE), Tony Award® and Academy Award® nominated actress Anna Kendrick (The Trevor Project), Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow (L.A. Kitchen), Academy Award® and Golden Globe® nominated actress and media mogul Oprah Winfrey (Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation), and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki (Room to Read).

“We are all so proud of Jessica. She is an inspiration to all women in the entertainment industry,” said Shareholder/Board Member Wayne Kazan.

To view the full article, click here.

New shareholder, Jessica Marlow, was recognized as a ‘Mover and Shaker’ in a recent edition of Variety.

LOS ANGELES (April 14, 2015) – Weintraub Tobin shareholder, Todd Stern, was recognized in Variety’s 2015 Legal Impact Report as an attorney whose recent deals have changed the shape of entertainment. Stern joins an elite group of attorneys working in film, television, theater, and digital media.

The Legal Impact Report is a list compiled by Variety’s editorial team and is based on nominations from the legal and entertainment communities, as well as research and interviews with top entertainment executives. Attorneys were selected based on the impact they have made on the business side of the entertainment industry over the past year.

The report appears in the April 14 issue of Variety.

Attorney Wayne Kazan was named in Variety’s Dealmakers Impact Report. According to Variety, “Just a few years ago, videogame developers sought employment on massive console games, but now those same developers want to become entrepreneurs at the top of startup studios making casual games. Kazan says that the talent-driven studios ‘still need investors and, in some cases, publishers are investors’ for access to content and options to buy studios. His client Cliff Bleszinski just established studio Boss Key Productions. Kazan’s law practice specializes in videogames, brand licensing and Hollywood creative talent.”

Weintraub Shareholder Stan Coleman has been named to Variety Magazine’s 2013 Legal Impact Report. The Legal Impact Report is an annual feature within Variety, spotlighting the critical role played by the legal community in the entertainment business and featuring 40 top lawyers (only 23 transactional) working in film, television, theater and new media.

The article notes that Stan has worked in all media, and summarized his notable accomplishments as follows:

“[Stan] closed Diane Lane’s deal to star in Warner Bros.’ upcoming Superman reboot, “Man of Steel”; David Mamet’s deal to write and direct HBO’s original film “Spector,” the story of the the Phil Spector trial; Zosia Mamet’s deal for HBO’s “Girls”; and Clara Mamet’s deal for ABC’s “Neighbors.” Coleman also set up franchise-size properties with six different studios for Scholastic. He repped Random House in three deals: a film production with Focus, a TV venture with FremantleMedia and a merchandising pact with UTA.”