Peter Caranicas Deputy Editor This year, Variety’s Power of Law breakfast at The Maybourne Beverly Hills on April 19 is treating attendees to not one but two keynote conversations with industry players: showrunner Damon Lindelof, interviewed by Variety Co-Editor-in-Chief Cynthia Littleton, and executive Erica Huggins, interviewed by Variety Chief Production Officer Claudia Eller.
At the Power of Law event – where City National Bank is the presenting partner and Signature Resolution is an official partner – the pair will offer their insights into the rapidly evolving entertainment landscape to an audience of invited attorneys who form this year’s Legal Impact Report honorees. Damon Lindelof: Storyteller and Disruptor – The prolific, award-winning creator, known for his ambitious and genre-bending scripts, will share with Variety Co-Editor-in-Chief Cynthia Littleton his thoughts on how the creative community is adjusting to the upheaval in the content business and how strong legal representation is vital for navigating these choppy waters.
The conversation will also delve into the showrunner’s evolution as a writer and executive producer as he expands his activities to mentoring and shepherding TV projects created by other writers.
Lindelof’s most recent television credits include critically acclaimed HBO superhero series “Watchmen” and drama series “The Leftovers”; he was co-creator and showrunner on both.
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