Perfil
Daniel H. Black, Vice Chair of the firm's Global Entertainment & Media Practice and Chair of the West Coast Entertainment and Media Practice, has wide-ranging experience in the television, motion picture and digital media arenas, having practiced law both in the major studio and law firm settings. Dan is widely recognized for his ability to easily navigate on the cutting edge of media and the traditional entertainment business. He has served as lead counsel on transactions with the major motion picture studios, television networks and streamers, in addition to major Internet content producing, licensing and advertising entities. He represents C-Suite and other high-level entertainment and media executives in the negotiation of their employment agreements. In addition, his clients include production and distribution, Internet, video game, and augmented reality companies as well as advertising agencies, showrunners and producers, along with on-air television and sports personalities. Dan also has deep experience representing clients based outside of Los Angeles in their entertainment industry-related matters.
Dan has been honored by his frequent inclusion on The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Lawyers List, which recognizes the “Top 100 Most Influential Entertainment Lawyers in America,” culminating in his being named a Legal Legend as a Lifetime Honoree. He has been listed in several of the “Variety500: The 500 Most Important People in Global Media.” He also has been consistently featured in Variety’s prestigious “Legal Impact Report” and “Dealmakers Impact Report.”
Capacidades
Reconocimientos y Liderazgo
- Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Media, technology and telecoms> Media and entertainment: transactional, 2024
- Team Member, a Law360 “Media & Entertainment Practice Group of the Year,” 2022
- Listed, The Hollywood Reporter, "Power Lawyers: Top 100 Attorneys List," 2007-2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021
- Lifetime Honoree, “Legal Legends,” 2022-2024
- Listed, Variety, "Variety500," 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Listed, Variety, "Legal Impact Report," 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Listed, Variety, "Dealmakers Impact Report," 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Listed, Euromoney's Expert Guides, "Best of the Best," Media, 2019
- Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2013-2017, 2022-2024
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television, 2009-2025
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Southern California Super Lawyers, 2011-2019
- Winner, Lexology "Client Choice" Award, Media & Entertainment: California, 2017
- Listed, The Daily Journal, "Top 50 Entertainment Lawyers," 2014
- Recipient, "Entertainment Lawyer of the Year" Award, Century City Bar Association, 2013
- Co-Chair, Motion Pictures, Television, Cable and Radio Division, Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, American Bar Association
- Adjunct Professor, Film and Television Law, University of Southern California Law School
- Member, Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Member, California State Bar Association
- Member, Century City Bar Association
- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
- Member, New York State Bar Association
Credenciales
- J.D., The George Washington University Law School
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A.B., cum laude, New York University
- Phi Beta Kappa
- California
- Nueva York
- Francés, Conversacional