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"No envelope mix-up here! Meet the lawyers behind the 'Moonlight' Oscar winner, Melania's litigation, Bill O'Reilly's downturn, the year's biggest media megamergers and pretty much anything that matters in Hollywood. Extortion. Messy divorces. Nine-figure deals with Chinese media conglomerates. It's been a hectic year for Hollywood's power lawyers, who once more gather in THR's pages for its magazine's annual Power Attorneys issue. The women and men on this listing handle a variety of cases, from simple gift contracts to complex corporate mergers which take weeks to iron out, however they all have things in common. All of them love working in the entertainment market. All of them play a very important part in maintaining Hollywood's wheels spinning. They're all at the very top of their field. And judging from THR's poll -- they all drink a lot of coffee (an average of 5.5 cups a day, even if calculations incorporate the guy who promised to down 97 cups). Beneath, the Power Lawyers of 2017 talk about their most significant instances, disclose their private political beliefs (only 14 percent believe Donald Trump will get impeached) and answer the age-old question, "Which superhero would you most want to reflect? ""

Iddo Arad

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz Alma mater Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Why he things The New York-based attorney has represented A24 because its beginning and at 2016 negotiated the film studio's deal with Plan B to make best film winner Moonlight. Arad also represents the makers of Risk, the May 2 documentary about Julian Assange that took six years to film, gained unprecedented access to this asylum-holder and had its share of legal challenges. Last TV reveals binged "The Crown and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2. Simultaneously. "

David Fox

Myman Greenspan Fineman Fox Rosenberg & Light Alma mater Western State College of Law He matters Fox repetitions one of the busiest producers in town, Dan Lin, that this season has The Lego Batman Movie, Lego Ninjago, Death Note and an adaptation of Stephen King's It. Christopher McQuarrie is coming for another Mission: Impossible movie, while the other customer, James Wan, who is presently directing Aquaman, proceeds to expand his Conjuring movie universe. Most dangerous thing I've done in a decade "Get remarried. "

Ari Lanin

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Alma mater USC Gould School of Law Why he matters He had been his firm's lead partner in the creation of WndrCo, the digital and technology investment firm that's Jeffrey Katzenberg's $750 million post-DreamWorks fire project. He also guided Otter Media, the joint venture between AT&T and Chernin Group, in the formation of Gunpowder & Sky with Van Toffler and Floris Bauer. The independent studio already is racking up acquisitions, including New York-based Cartoon distribution firm FilmBuff and several festival titles such as Sundance standout Novitiate. Who needs to play me at the picture of my life The Rock

John Gatti

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Alma mater USC Gould School of Law He matters Gatti captured everyone's focus in January with a lawsuit which alleges Johnny Depp's former business managers robbed him of thousands of dollars through gross mismanagement and blatant fraud. For Fox Television, he dealt with a major contractual dispute over the licensing of The Simpsons, and he's also going toe to toe with Vin Diesel over xXx sequel credits and producer fees. Superhero I'd probably want to represent "Captain America since I think he would be great in front of a jury. "

Jason Sloane

Sloane Offer Weber & Dern Alma mater UCLA School of Law Why he things Sloane's largest success this year needed to be assisting get X-Men character Logan on the display; customers Hugh Jackman and James Mangold sold Fox on the idea of earning a grown-up R-rated swan song for its adamantium-clawed Marvel hero regardless of the studio's hesitation -- and the film went on to gross over $600 million worldwide. Other customers include Chris Pratt, Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams and Anne Hathaway. Most dangerous thing I've done in a decade "Shark diving and cliff jumping -- although not in precisely the same moment. "

Marvin Putnam

Latham & Watkins Alma mater Georgetown Law He issues Putnam successfully represented MGM and Mark Burnett Productions to prevent the release of unaired raw footage of Donald Trump in The Apprentice (heading off another potential Access Hollywood-style scandal). He also 's also representing longtime client Open Road Movies in a lawsuit brought by The Weinstein Co. over distribution rights to the upcoming animated Playmobil movie and informed Sundance (his wife, Keri Putnam, conducts the Sundance Institute) when it had been hacked during the festival's opening weekend. Most dangerous thing I've done in a decade "Coachella 2017. "