Jonathan
Moonves

Jonathan Moonves is a senior partner with Del, Shaw, Moonves, Tanaka, Finkelstein & Lezcano, where he represents clients in all aspects of the motion picture, television and digital industries. In addition to his Variety plaudits, he is on the Southern California Super Lawyer list as well.

His clients have included writer Jack Orman (“ER”), producer Vin di Bona, writer Marc Cherry, and actors Leah Remini (“The King of Queens”), Ray Romano (“Everybody Loves Raymond”), and the comedians of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour.

One of his highest profile negotiations ended in Romano’s $2.2 million per-episode contract, the highest fee received by any television actor to date. He also put together the highest grossing independent English language film of its time, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” working on behalf of client Nia Vardalos. Moonves negotiated the largest-ever television writer/producer deal for Marc Cherry, creator of the comedy-drama “Desperate Housewives.”

Moonves recently completed a deal for Robert and Michelle King, co-creators of “The Good Wife,” and for video blogger and fashion designer Bethany Mota.

He serves on several advisory boards to new media companies, and he speaks at seminars concerning topics relevant to the entertainment industry. He began serving as chief strategy officer for new kid-targeted streaming venture Pocketwatch in early 2017. Moonves earned his bachelor’s degree and his law degree at the University of Virginia.