Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro, LLP 
Harvey Weinstein has hired attorney Patricia Glaser to wage a legal fight with the Weinstein Co. board.Weinstein was fired for cause on Sunday, three days after the New York Times' bombshell report on decades of sexual harassment allegations against him. The board concluded that Weinstein had violated the company's code of ethics, allegedly by trying to intimidate employees into not cooperating with an independent investigation. Weinstein denies that allegation.Weinstein, who signed a three-year contract in 2015, has alleged that the...
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro, LLP
Patricia
Glaser
Partner / Chair, Litigation
While Glaser has been involved in some tabloid-worthy litigation in the past year, such as when talent manager Mike G sued his own client, singer Chris Brown, alleging assault, battery, defamation and non-payment of commissions, most of her work has involved more staid contractual matters. She earned a favorable judgment for Sony Pictures in a dispute over the release of the film “Wild Oats” and reached a settlement for Lionsgate in its suit against Revolution Studios regarding the former’s series “Anger Management.” She’s also repping ITV, which is seeking tens of millions of dollars in a suit against the producers of “Duck Dynasty,” as well as Papa John’s founder John P. Schnatter in his disputes with the company’s board and senior executives.
