Lee Jay Berman, AMEC "2024 Counsel of the Year for Excellence in ADR"

LOS ANGELES - Jan. 15, 2024 - PRLog -- The Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel (AMEC) is pleased to announce the distinguished recipients of the 2024 Counsel of the Year Awards. This prestigious annual event recognizes outstanding legal professionals who have demonstrated excellence and innovation in the field of media and entertainment law.

AMEC is a 17-year-old organization comprised of more than 14,000 accomplished men and women working in a variety of executive roles including in-house counsel and business affairs attorneys at major entertainment and media companies and law firms.  AMEC gives their Counsel of the Year awards annually (notwithstanding Covid) in a handful of legal categories, including Alternative Dispute Resolution, beginning in 2021.

This year's Counsel of the Year award for Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) goes to mediator Lee Jay Berman for his years of success in resolving some of the most intractable disputes, including complex litigation, in the media and entertainment space.  Having worked with some of Hollywood's biggest stars, as well as athletes with world-wide reputations, Berman has used his 29 years of experience to manage the conflicts and the personalities in order to bring about mutually beneficial agreements, often ending in win-win resolutions and favorable press releases.

Berman began as a full-time private, independent mediator in 1994, and has successfully resolved over 2.700 disputes.  He has mediated with most of the top entertainment law firms, and many of the top studios, networks, streaming companies, managers, agents, and business managers.  Berman has received several other awards in recent years, including the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals' 2017 Distinguished Neutral of the Year, the Southern California Mediation Association's 2021 Cloke-Millen Peacemaker of the Year and 2009 L. Randolph Lowry Award for his thought leadership.  Chambers USA has ranked him in their prestigious Band 1, as one of the top 13 commercial mediators in the U.S., and Who's Who Legal Mediation named him one of the 10 global thought leaders in North America.

AMEC Co-founder Bill Simon, Chair of the Global Entertainment, Media and Digital Practice at Korn Ferry, Intl., stated:  "We are thrilled to celebrate the remarkable achievements of these outstanding legal professionals who continue to shape and redefine the landscape of media and entertainment law. The Counsel of the Year Awards reflect our commitment to honoring excellence and innovation in our industry. Congratulations to each honoree for their significant contributions, and we look forward to recognizing and supporting the continued success of our esteemed colleagues."

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