Our Firm
Newhouse Porter Hubbard & Hawley is a transactional entertainment law firm in downtown Los Angeles, founded in 2002 by Nancy Newhouse Porter and Kristie Hubbard. We represent directors, writers, producers and creative executives, and the production companies and studios they work with, in the agreements behind feature films, television and new media, with particular depth in animation.
What We Do
We structure and negotiate directing, writing and producer agreements, agreements for department heads, and development, production, financing and distribution agreements. The firm also serves as outside general counsel to independent animation studios and represents authors in book publishing and licensing.
Background
Before founding the firm, Nancy Newhouse Porter spent six years as a business affairs executive at The Disney Channel, then served on the senior executive team at Shelley Duvall's Think Entertainment, where she oversaw business and legal affairs.