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Recognition

Latham Partners Named Among Hollywood’s Power Lawyers by The Hollywood Reporter

April 9, 2026
The Hollywood Reporter
Ian Nussbaum and Rick Offsay recognized on the list of the entertainment industry’s 100 most powerful lawyers.

Latham & Watkins partners Ian Nussbaum and Rick Offsay, Co‑Chairs of the firm’s Entertainment, Sports & Media Practice, have been named to The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Lawyers 2026: Hollywood’s 100 Most Powerful Lawyers list, which highlights the legal advisers shaping the entertainment industry’s most significant matters over the past year.

Ian and Rick were recognized for advising Skydance on its merger with Paramount and for their continued representation of Paramount Skydance on its pending combination with Warner Bros. Discovery, among other high‑profile matters.

Ian and Rick’s recognition underscores Latham’s market‑leading media, entertainment, and M&A capabilities and the firm’s continued role advising on the industry’s most complex and impactful transactions.

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