Nancy Newhouse Porter
Co-Founder & Principal
Nancy Newhouse Porter co-founded the firm in 2002 and built its animation practice, which began in 1991 when she represented John Lasseter as director of Toy Story. Before private practice, she was a business affairs executive at The Disney Channel and a member of the senior executive team at Shelley Duvall's Think Entertainment.
J.D., UCLA School of Law. B.A., University of Southern California, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa.
Kristie Hubbard
Co-Founder
Kristie Hubbard is a founding partner of the firm. She represents clients in the development, production, financing and distribution of feature films and television, including directors, animators and other artists in feature animation, and represents authors in book publishing and licensing.
J.D., University of Southern California. M.A. and B.A., Stanford University.
Lucas Hawley
Partner
Lucas Hawley joined the firm as a law clerk after graduating from UCLA School of Law, became an associate, and is now a partner. At UCLA he was an editor of the Entertainment Law Review, and during law school he interned in Business Affairs at William Morris Endeavor.
J.D., UCLA School of Law. B.A., University of Arizona.