Bird Marella partners John Berlinski, Julia Cherlow, Kimberly Meyer, and Ekwan Rhow have been selected to Variety’s 2025 Legal Impact Report. The highly regarded list honors entertainment’s top litigators and dealmakers representing the most prominent and influential figures in film, television, music, and sports.
Variety profiles the firm’s public representations which include representing Scarlett Johansson in her high-profile dispute against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, in which OpenAI was accused of misappropriating Ms. Johansson’s voice. The team also represents Brad Pitt in multi-jurisdictional lawsuits against Angelina Jolie and others concerning the parties’ interests in Château Miraval, the renowned French winery.
Additionally, Mr. Berlinski and Ms. Cherlow are named in The Hollywood Reporter’s Top 100 Power Lawyers list, marking Mr. Berlinski’s fifth year of recognition and Ms. Cherlow’s debut listing.
The Variety profile can be read here and The Hollywood Reporter feature here.
