Meet Hollywood’s In-House Legal Elite: Attorneys at Netflix, Sony, Universal, Disney and More

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General counsel and head of business and legal affairs Fifth SeasonThe headline deal for Arias was helping Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) secure a $225 million strategic investment from top Japanese studio Toho in December 2023.

As the leader of the company’s 23-person team overseeing all business and legal affairs for its various divisions, from TV and film to labor relations, he’s also been busy with the crime thriller “She Rides Shotgun,” starring Taron Egerton, and Apple TV+ series including “Severance” and the upcoming “Chief of War,” created by and starring Jason Momoa.

Says Arias of his leadership philosophy, “I like to operate with mutual respect and camaraderie and let people have a real voice in their work.” Executive within the chief corporate and strategy counselCAABrandt, who joined CAA in February 2023, has a wide portfolio that includes overseeing all corporate legal matters, including mergers and acquisitions, compliance, intellectual property, government relations and governance.

She helped launch the CAA Vault, an in-house service that can scan, capture and securely store clients’ digital likenesses and voice, which gives talent ownership, control and permission over their digital identities to address issues of consent, credit and compensation related to AI usage.Brandt also spearheaded government relations, while serving as lead in-house attorney on the CAA/Artemis transaction. “Finalizing the sale of a majority stake in CAA to Artemis while Hollywood was navigating both the actors and writers’ strikes was definitely the biggest challenge in the last year,” Brandt says.