Irell & Manella LLP 
Entertainment law powerhouse Michael Gendler touched on a range of topics during a keynote conversation at Variety’s Power of Law breakfast presented by City National Bank held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Wednesday, including the ongoing dispute between the Writers Guild and the major talent agencies.Speaking with Variety's co-editor-in-chief Claudia Eller, Gendler said he does not believe the Guild and the agencies will reach an agreement by this Friday."It's going to take compromise," Gendler said. "People have criticized the guild...
Gendler & Kelly
Michael
Gendler
Partner
Gendler’s boutique Beverly Hills firm had another good year. He and partners Kevin M. Kelly and Sarah M. Cunningham closed multiyear overall agreements for Courtney A. Kemp (Starz’s “Power” franchise) at Lionsgate, author-creator Jenny Han (“The Summer I Turned Pretty”) at Amazon Studios and John Hoffman (Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building”) at Disney, while continuing to service Shonda Rhimes and Alex Kurtzman’s megadeals at Netflix and ViacomCBS. He closed deals for director Neill Blomkamp (Sony’s “Gran Turismo”), Chris Pine (directing-co-writing-producing debut “Poolman”) and writers Lindsey, Bonnie and Terry Turner (Netflix’s “That ’90s Show”), Al Gough and Miles Millar (Netflix’s “Wednesday”) and the prolific David E. Kelley (Peacock’s “The Calling”). His client list includes Steve Martin, Meryl Streep, John C. Reilly, David Chase and Rob Marshall.
