The 96th annual Academy Awards is set to air on Sunday night. And behind the scenes of the bright lights, golden statues and celebrities in couture fashion walking the red carpet, there is, of course, a lawyer making sure it all goes to plan.
For 33 years, that job belonged to Quinn Emanuel founding partner John Quinn, who served as general counsel to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and whose firm still serves as the organization’s primary outside counsel. In this special Law360 interview he joins Law360 editor-at-large Alex Lawson to talk about all that the job entails and what it’s like being the top legal adviser behind Hollywood’s biggest night.
And The Oscars' Legal Questions Go To…John Quinn | Law360 Explores podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
