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Entertainment Industry Veteran Joins Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman's Entertainment And Media Practice As Partner
March 16, 2005
LOS ANGELES – Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman is pleased to announce that Michael Hobel has joined its Entertainment and Media Practice as a partner in the Firm’s Los Angeles office located in Century City.
"Michael’s accomplishments in the areas of both entertainment and intellectual property bring additional strength to our practice, and his depth of experience and entertainment industry relationships will be particularly valuable to the Firm and our long roster of industry clients," said Gail Migdal Title, managing partner of the Firm’s Los Angeles Office. "It is a distinct pleasure to welcome him to the Firm."
"Michael’s decision to join us underscores the Firm’s preeminence in providing legal services to the entertainment community," added Susan Grode, head of the Firm’s Entertainment and Media Practice.
"There is a great fit between my entertainment practice and that of the Firm," said Mr. Hobel. "KMZ Rosenman’s Entertainment Practice is widely recognized for its work in the industry, and I look forward to working with the outstanding group of attorneys there."
Mr. Hobel comes to the firm from the Century City office of O’Melveny & Myers LLP where he was a partner in the Entertainment and Media Department. He joins KMZ Rosenman partner Rik Toulon who also came to the Firm from O’Melveny. Mr. Hobel has more than 20 years of experience representing motion picture studios, networks, production companies, financiers, industry executives and talent in developing, financing, producing and distributing motion pictures, television programs, interactive productions, sporting events, and other types of entertainment product. His clients have included: Home Box Office, FremantleMedia, Thames Television, the Discovery Channel, DreamWorks, Jaffe/Braunstein Films, the Hearst Corporation, Electronic Arts, Mattel, NBA Entertainment, Major League Soccer, and American Greetings.
Admitted to practice in California, Mr. Hobel received his B.A. degree, with honors, from Harvard University in 1977. He received his J.D. degree from New York University in 1981 where he was the notes and comment editor for the New York University Law Review.
Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman (www.kmzr.com) is a national, full-service law firm with offices in the nation's largest centers of business, government, finance and technology. The Firm’s 600 attorneys in more than 50 practice areas provide timely and cost-effective counsel to clients in numerous industries. They serve as business advisors and advocates for a wide range of public and private companies - from entrepreneurial, emerging-growth, and middle market firms to global Fortune 100 corporations - as well as government entities, non-profits, and charitable and cultural organizations.