Transactional Entertainment Attorney

Personal Bio

Hillary Bibicoff is a transactional entertainment attorney at Holmes Weinberg where she represents actors, hosts, writers, directors, authors, financiers, independent producers, production companies and sales agencies. In addition to talent deals, Hillary negotiates book, screenplay and life story agreements, as well as various film finance, production and distribution deals and studio term deals, oversees production legal for the Super Bowl pre-game and half-time shows as well as other live events, and serves as an IFTA Arbitrator. She also handles licensing, merchandising, endorsement, sponsorship and spokesperson deals for talent as well as both traditional entertainment companies and those whose main business is outside of the entertainment industry. She has been involved with audits of major studios conducted on behalf of talent with gross profit participations. She represented the two largest investors in the $500 million 25 picture film finance deal between Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros., and represented Toho Co., Ltd. in the sale of the rights to the recent “Godzilla” feature to Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros.

Hillary has again been named a “Southern California Super Lawyer” for 2018, a designation awarded to only the top five percent of lawyers in Southern California, as well as a “Top Woman Lawyer in Southern California.” She was chosen as one of Hollywood’s “top new generation deal makers” by the Los Angeles Business Journal. She has received a Woman of Achievement Award from the Women’s Business Counsel, and has been profiled in the Los Angeles Daily Journal as a top “new generation” deal maker.

Hillary’s several years as an executive at motion picture production and distribution companies, give her practical business perspective and a strategic advantage in negotiations. Prior to her in- house positions, she was an attorney at prestigious entertainment boutique Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz. And, after her in-house work, she returned to private practice at Greenberg Glusker, including 12 years there as an equity partner.