December 18, 2009House of Blues Hollywood
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

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