Jonathan Handel Explained

Jonathan Handel
Education:Harvard University (AB, JD)

Jonathan Handel is an American entertainment lawyer, journalist, author and commentator.[1] [2]

Handel is an expert on entertainment labor, having reported extensively on the WGA, SAG-AFTRA, DGA, IATSE and other unions.[3] He has previously served as outside Special Counsel to SAG-AFTRA, and on the legal staff of the WGA.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Prior to this, he was a journalist at The Hollywood Reporter, and has also written for the Los Angeles Times, Variety and Puck.[8] [9] [10] Additionally, he has authored five books and is an adjunct professor at Southwestern Law School and lecturer in law at the USC Gould School of Law.[11] [12]

He currently practices entertainment and technology law at TroyGould and serves as an executive at WIO.[13] [14]

Education and career

Handel studied Applied Mathematics, graduating from Harvard College in 1982, and Harvard Law School in 1990.[15] [16]

He began his law career clerking for Judge Irving Goldberg on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Dallas, TX.[17]

In 1991, he was selected to serve as a federal associate independent counsel to investigate alleged White House political misconduct related to the search of then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton's passport files.[18] [19] [20] [21]

In the months prior to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, Handel began publishing a series of blogs on the Huffington Post, leading to him becoming recognized as an expert regarding Hollywood unions.[22] [23] [24]

From 2010 to 2020, Handel was a journalist at The Hollywood Reporter.[25] [26]

In 2020, he was appointed as outside Special Counsel to SAG-AFTRA.

As of 2022, Handel serves as an executive at WIO, an entertainment software company.[27] [28] [29]

Handel regularly provides legal analysis for media outlets such as The New York Times, BBC, Reuters, NBC, CNN, ABC and CBS.[30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36]

Residuals

Handel is an expert on entertainment royalties, having authored the only book on residuals.[37] [38] [39]

Personal

Handel is the son of late sociologist Gerald S. Handel.

Works

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rose . Lacey . The Hollywood Strike's Winners . 2022-07-25 . Forbes . en.
  2. Web site: TroyGould Attorney Handel to Teach at UCLA Law School . 2022-07-25 . www.metnews.com.
  3. Web site: 2023-06-29 . Videos . https://web.archive.org/web/20230714042746/https://www.foxla.com/video/1241571 . 2023-07-14 . 2023-07-14 . FOX 11 Los Angeles . en-US.
  4. Book: Political economy of media industries : global transformations and challenges . 2020 . Randy Nichols, Gabriela Martínez . 978-0-429-46933-6 . New York, NY . 1118978699.
  5. Web site: Cieply . Michael . 2013-02-07 . Documents on New Zealand Labor Talks Related to Films May Be Made Public . 2023-04-19 . Media Decoder Blog . en.
  6. Web site: troygould . www.troygould.com.
  7. Web site: McNary. Dave. 2020-09-09. SAG-AFTRA Taps Journalist Jonathan Handel as Special Counsel. 2021-11-07. Variety. en-US.
  8. Web site: Handel. Jonathan. 2020-06-19. Writers Guild Scores $5.25 Million Interest Award From Disney on Fox Animation Residuals. 2021-11-08. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US.
  9. Web site: Handel. Jonathan. 2009-06-11. Why the film biz still has far to go. 2021-11-08. Variety. en-US.
  10. Web site: 2019-08-21. Film school's ties with Matthew Modine face scrutiny in heated SAG-AFTRA election. 2021-11-08. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  11. Web site: adjunct prof . swlaw.edu.
  12. Web site: law lecturer. usc.edu. 17 December 2014 .
  13. Web site: 31 January 2022 . entertainment exec . hollywoodreporter.com.
  14. Web site: entertainment exec 1 . backstage.com.
  15. Web site: Robb. David. 2020-09-09. Former THR Labor Reporter Jonathan Handel Joins SAG-AFTRA As Outside Special Counsel. 2021-11-07. Deadline. en-US.
  16. Web site: Jonathan Louis Handel # 150126 - Attorney Licensee Search. 2021-11-08. apps.calbar.ca.gov.
  17. Elliott. William D.. 2013. Judge Irving L. Goldberg and The Federal Tax Law. Texas Tech Law Review. 994.
  18. Web site: Giardina. Carolyn. 2020-09-09. SAG-AFTRA Names Jonathan Handel as an Outside Special Counsel. 2021-11-07. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US.
  19. Book: Navarre, Jayne L.. Social.lawyers : transforming business development. 2010. West. 978-0-314-93267-9. 2010-2011 . [Eagan, Minn.]. 698625345.
  20. News: Johnston. David. 1995-12-01. File Search In 1992 Race Wasn't Illegal. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-11-08. 0362-4331.
  21. Web site: ref/archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216043801/http:/www.sociallawyers.com/jonathan-handel-blogs-his-way-to-blockbuster-media-exposure/ . 2018-02-16 .
  22. Web site: Was This Strike Necessary? Which Way, L.A.?. 2021-11-08. KCRW. 6 November 2007 . en.
  23. Web site: 2007-11-15. Directors uncertain about their contract talks. 2021-11-08. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  24. Web site: Jonathan Handel HuffPost. 2021-11-08. www.huffpost.com. en.
  25. Web site: reports. muckrack.com.
  26. Web site: Jonathan Handel . 2021-11-08 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  27. Web site: Tran . Diep . February 2, 2022 . Want to Make Sure You're Getting the Right Residuals? This New Tool Can Help . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220216135738/https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/wiopro-creator-residuals-tool-74646/ . February 16, 2022 . July 25, 2022 . Backstage.
  28. Web site: February 14, 2022 . Victoria . Ahearn . Canadian composer launches software to track TV airings . 2022-07-25.
  29. Web site: Kilkenny . Katie . 2022-01-31 . Hollywood Start-Up Plans to Track Unpaid Residuals, Royalties . 2022-07-25 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
  30. Web site: Tesla driver charged with manslaughter in deadly Autopilot crash raises new legal questions about automated driving tech . 2022-07-25 . NBC News . 22 January 2022 . en.
  31. News: Carr . David . 2008-02-12 . Who Won the Writers Strike? . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-07-25 . 0362-4331.
  32. Web site: Harvey Weinstein scandal puts nondisclosure agreements in the spotlight . 2022-07-25 . ABC News . en.
  33. Web site: Uber fights California efforts to regulate its self-driving cars . 2022-07-25 . www.cbsnews.com . 21 December 2016 . en-US.
  34. News: 2011-03-30 . Fox Tells Time Warner Cable to Halt Channel Streams to IPad . en . Bloomberg.com . 2022-07-25.
  35. News: 2008-04-24 . Hollywood actors, studios agree to extend talks . en . Reuters . 2022-07-25.
  36. Web site: Low . Elaine . Scarlett Johansson's 'Black Widow' lawsuit against Disney could remake studio-talent deals in the streaming era, top Hollywood attorneys say . 2022-03-29 . Business Insider . en-US.
  37. Web site: residuals in dictionary . merriam-webster.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20201105232122/http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/residual#examples . 5 November 2020 . dead.
  38. Book: Handel, Jonathan . Entertainment residuals : a full color guide . 2014 . 978-1-4414-3935-2 . Los Angeles . 932128926.
  39. Fisk . Catherine . 2017-05-02 . The Writer's Share (The Donahue Lecture) . en . Rochester, NY. 2961875 .
  40. Book: Handel, Jonathan. The New Zealand Hobbit crisis : how Warner Bros. bent a government to its will and crushed an attempt to unionize The hobbit. 2013. Hollywood Analytics. Pip Bulbeck, Warner Bros. 978-0-615-73100-1. Los Angeles, Calif.. 824738370.
  41. Book: Handel, Jonathan. Entertainment labor : an interdisciplinary bibliography. 2013. 978-1-4414-3978-9. Los Angeles. 835633311.
  42. Book: Handel, Jonathan. Hollywood on strike! : an industry at war in the internet age. 2011. Hollywood Analytics. 978-1-4382-3385-7. Los Angeles. 708263713.
  43. Book: Handel, Jonathan. How to write loi's and term sheets. 2009. Jonathan Handel. 978-1-4414-7578-7. Los Angeles, CA. 662606582.

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