Variety Names Eight Paul Hastings Attorneys to Top Entertainment Lawyers List
April 08, 2026
Eight Paul Hastings lawyers have been recognized by Variety in its 2026 Legal Impact Report on Hollywood’s top entertainment attorneys: Entertainment & Media practice co-chairs Ken Deutsch and Erik Hyman, Music Industry chair Sid Fohrman, Complex Litigation co-chair Susan Leader, Entertainment & Media Litigation chair Steven Marenberg, Entertainment & Media Finance chair Susan Williams, Entertainment & Media Litigation of counsel Josh B. Gordon and Music Industry of counsel Hayley Silvertown.
The report honors attorneys “making a significant impact across the entire entertainment and media ecosystem.”
Variety’s profile spotlights two Paul Hastings Entertainment & Media teams: Steve, Susan Leader and Justin for litigation, and Ken, Erik, Sidney, Susan Williams and Hayley for transactions.
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