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Top 25 Orange County Law Firms #9 buchalter.com 18400 Von Karman Ave., Suite 800, Irvine 92612 Headquarters: Los Angeles Year Established: 1933 Offices firmwide: 13 Offices in Orange County: 1 Total # of Attorneys: 59Total # of Partners: 25Total # of Employees: 102 Managing Partner Eric Kennedy - Managing Shareholder, Orange County
Hollywood Inc.
As he prepares to leave Sony Pictures, Tony Vinciquerra reflects on his time at the helm of the Culver City film and TV studio and defends “Madame Web” and “Kraven the Hunter.” “These are not terrible films.”
Tony Vinciquerra is credited for quietly turning around the Culver City studio and pursuing a profitable strategy at a time when competitors have struggled with billion-dollar streaming losses.
For decades Sony and CBS have partnered to produce and distribute two of TV’s longest-running and most popular programs, ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Jeopardy!’ Now the game shows are in the midst of a legal battle, with Sony accusing CBS of self-dealing.
Former ‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ staffers have filed discrimination and retaliation complaints against Sony Pictures Entertainment.
INDUSTRY UPDATES
Syntiant Corp. in Irvine entered into an agreement to acquire the Consumer MEMS Microphones (CMM) business of Knowles Corp. for $150 million on Sept. 18.
Irvine-based Mobix Labs Inc. agreed to acquire Spacecraft Components Corp., a Nevada-based aerospace and defense manufacturer of high-precision, mission-critical components for $24 million.
A Los Angeles appeals court has denied an attempt by Michael Jackson’s mother to block a $600-million transaction between the singer’s estate and Sony.
Velocity One, a newly formed aerospace manufacturing holding company, announced the acquisition of Emcore Corp. for $31.4 million.
UCLA Sports
The Bruins’ rushing attack is last in the country but their running backs have found other ways to influence the game, primarily as receivers and blockers.