Handel Named to Daily Journal Top 100 List

Entertainment and digital media attorney Jonathan Handel has been named to the Daily Journal's 2008 "Top 100" list of the most influential and important lawyers in California:

The biggest story in entertainment law over the past year has been Hollywood's ongoing labor troubles, and this prominent attorney/blogger has influenced much of the media coverage. A former associate counsel at the Writers Guild, he analyzes the intricacies of union agreements and negotiation strategy, blogging on his own site, jhandel.com, as well as on Huffington Post. His industry posts have become a must-read for the leadership of both unions and studios. Handel also has become the most quoted, unaligned legal commentator as an analyst on Hollywood labor, having made more than 300 appearances on media outlets, from the New York Times to Canadian TV.