John Berlinski: Last News

After over eight years with Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, litigator John Berlinski has joined Bird Marella as a partner.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer TSG Entertainment, which has invested more than $3 billion in 140 Fox films including “Avatar: The Way of Water” and “The Shape of Water,” accused Disney in a lawsuit on Tuesday of using Hollywood accounting tricks to cheat it out of hundreds of millions of dollars. The slate financier alleged that Disney had engaged in “self-dealing” by diverting Fox films from a lucrative HBO license to its own Disney+ and Hulu platforms. The lawsuit also alleges that Fox engaged in “sweetheart” deals when it licensed its films to the FX cable channel.

Disney has been hit with a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court by film financier TSG, which claims that the media giant used “nearly every trick in the Hollywood accounting book” to hoard hundreds of millions in profit.

Todd Gilchrist It doesn’t take a team of lawyers to see how dramatically the entertainment industry has changed in just a few short years—but they are probably among the best people to help understand how to navigate it.Studios have shuttered, consolidated or acquired their competitors. Streaming services have exploded in popularity and expanded their worldwide footprint.

Disney of attempting to “hide its misconduct” in a private arbitration.Last month it was revealed that Johansson was initiating legal proceedings against Disney. The actor alleged that the simultaneous release of Black Widow on Disney+ as well as in cinemas violated her contract.

Scarlett Johansson’s lawyer has again slammed Disney amid the actress’s lawsuit, accusing the company of trying to ‘hide misconduct’.The Black Widow actress is suing Disney, alleging the company breached its contract with her by releasing the film on its streaming platform rather than having an exclusive theatrical release.Disney most recently filed a motion to force Scarlett Johansson into a private arbitration.In the documents, the company’s lawyer,  Daniel Petrocelli, argued that Disney lived up to its obligation to give Black Widow a ‘wide theatrical release’ and that a streaming release was not ruled out in her contract.In response, Johansson’s lawyer John Berlinski said: ‘After initially responding to this litigation with a

Scarlett Johansson's lawyer shared a sharply worded statement on Saturday morning attacking Disney for a late-night filing to move his client's lawsuit to arbitration.John Berlinski, Johansson's lead lawyer, said the entertainment giant was trying to 'hide its misconduct' from the public via arbitration.He also criticized Disney's initial eyebrow-raising response to his client's lawsuit as a 'misogynistic attack.' Not holding back: The lead lawyer for Scarlett Johansson, 36, lashed out at Disney's 'misogynistic attack' against the actress on Saturday and fired back at the company's moves to send her lawsuit to arbitration; seen in February 2020He was responding to a motion the Walt Disney Company filed in LA Super Court late on Friday night

Scarlett Johansson’s “Black Widow” lawsuit against Disney has taken another surprising twist, and her lawyers are firing back with a scathing response.