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September 14, 2022 31 mins
Welcome to the Badass Babes of Entertainment! On our nineteenth episode of season 2, we chat with Joshua R. Lastine, Esq. Entertainment Business and Transactional Attorney is Founder and Managing Partner at Lastine Entertainment Law LLP. The former Lionsgate and ViacomCBS attorney launched his firm, Lastine Impressions, in 2021. As an entertainment lawyer, Joshua R. Lastine protects the artistry and livelihood of actors, production companies, writers, producers, directors, animators, social media influencers, and podcasters. A strategic negotiator, a fierce advocate for talent, and a practical problem solver, Lastine strengthens his counsel with an indelible passion for show business, its players, and creators. Lastine understands how to structure and close the deals shaping the future of the entertainment industry. Recent examples include critically acclaimed streaming series, musicians’ NFTs, and mixed-reality productions in the Metaverse.

Joshua Lastine finds new opportunities in Hollywood. He is a seasoned professor at the renowned Los Angeles Film School. He joined the school in February 2019 and teaches various Entertainment Business courses—including “Entertainment Business Law 101” and “Entertainment Business and Media Ethics.”
Lastine negotiated such notable breakthroughs as the first full-frontal, transgender nudity rider for television (“Transparent”), working through sensitivities with talent, agents, intimacy coordinators, and studio executives. He also negotiated the deals for the first all-female writers’ room (“I Love Dick”) on behalf of the Studio. Lastine’s experience in Studio business and legal affairs includes positions with ViacomCBS, Lions Gate, Marvel Studios, Starz, Discovery Studios, and Creative Artists Agency. He began his career as a legal intern on American Idol.

In his representations, Lastine structures, negotiates, and drafts contracts and paperwork on behalf of entertainment talent clientele, including rights acquisitions, development/production deals, branding/commercial advertising deals, talent deals, and other contracts for new media, social media, and the Internet 3.0. From $100M+ Netflix series to $30K YouTube branding, endorsement and commercial deals, his production legal and talent transactions have spanned a wide breadth of media and projects. Lastine also represents several animation studios (Baobab, Wattpad Webtoons, Rooster Teeth Animation), and celebrity/influencer talent (Dedee Pfeiffer, Andrew Walker, and Kensington Tallman).

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