Jonathan Handel

Jonathan Handel practices transactional entertainment and technology law at Feig/Finkel in Los Angeles and independently and is also a journalist, writer and media commentator. He's written for Puck and was a contributing editor from 2010-20 for The Hollywood Reporter, where he wrote over 1,400 articles covering entertainment labor, business and law. Handel has appeared in the media as an expert over 1,500 times and has been an adjunct professor at USC, Southwestern and UCLA Law Schools.

A graduate of Harvard College (applied math and computer science) and Harvard Law School, Handel is also a former computer scientist and was involved in local politics for a decade. His writing has also been published in the Los Angeles Times, Variety, Los Angeles Business Journal, Daily Journal, Huffington Post and Forbes online. He's a member of the Television Academy and associate member of the Dramatists Guild and the Society of Composers & Lyricists. For several years, he taught a film appreciation and screening class to approximately 400 students for UCLA Extension.