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AMEC Counsel of the Year Awards
December 18, 2009
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2009 Counsel of the Year Award WINNERS

Counsel of the Year Award

  • Michael Fricklas
    Executive Vice President
    General Counsel & Secretary
    Viacom

PWC Dan Brandhorst Memorial Dealmaker Award

  • David Steinberg
    Executive Vice President, Legal
    Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.

Rising Star Award

  • Matthew G. Matzkin
    Director of Business Affairs
    Warner Bros Television

Sports Counsel

  • Sam Fernandez
    Senior Vice President and General Counsel
    Los Angeles Dodgers

Technology and New Media Entertainment Counsel

  • Dean Marks
    Senior Vice President, Intellectual Property, Corporate, Business Development
    Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

Labor and Personal Representation Counsel

  • David White
    National Executive Director
    Screen Actors Guild

Live, Hospitality and Location-Based Entertainment Counsel

  • Pam Reynolds
    Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs
    MGM Properties

Public Service Counsel

  • Robert Rasmussen
    Dean and Director of Entertainment Certificate Program
    University of Southern California Law School

Video & Online Games Counsel

  • George Rose
    Chief Legal Officer
    Activision Blizzard

Excellence in Branded Entertainment Award

  • David B. Stern
    Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Head of Business Affairs
    Key Brand Entertainment, Inc. (dba Broadway Across America)

International Entertainment Counsel

  • Aamod Gupte
    Legal Director and General Manager
    Times Group of India

Entertainment Law Firm of the Year

  • Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP