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\n\tEntertainment industry leaders including \u201cThe Housemaid\u201d director Paul Feig and leading attorney Patricia L. Glaser headlined Variety\u2019s <\/em>Power of Law breakfast on Wednesday. Presented by City National Bank, attendees gathered in Los Angeles to hear from dealmakers and litigators on Hollywood\u2019s most pressing issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAt the breakfast, Glaser, described by City National Bank\u2019s Steven Shapiro as \u201ca pillar of L.A.\u2019s philanthropic world\u201d in his intro, was joined in conversation by Variety<\/em>\u2019s Co-Editor-in-Chief Cynthia Littleton. The two discussed concerns about Los Angeles and social media\u2019s impact on legal situations, among other topics.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI can tell you that Los Angeles is one of the last vestiges of a meritocracy,\u201d said Glaser. I\u2019ve said this over and over again. It doesn\u2019t matter who your family is, it doesn\u2019t matter what club you belong to\u2026 If you\u2019re perceived as good, you can be hugely successful here.\u201d Glaser also noted how \u201cguardrails\u201d have not been developed for social media, something that has allowed it to become the \u201cultimate smear machine.\u201d \u201cWhat people say on social media is not penalized enough,\u201d said Glaser. \u201cIt\u2019s a constant, not just a legal battle, [but] a PR battle, and it shouldn\u2019t be that way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tGlaser also discussed entertainment executive Casey Wasserman, who is a chairman of the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. (In February, Wasserman announced<\/a> that he would be selling his talent agency and marketing firm following his inclusion in the Epstein files.)\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cFor the L.A. Olympics to be successful, we all need to support Casey,\u201d said Glaser. \u201cI think he\u2019s a terrific executive. I think he knows a tremendous number of people, and he\u2019s pulling things together, and I think he deserves our support.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tGlaser, a partner at Glaser Weil who heads its litigation department, was honored with the Variety<\/em> 2026 Power of Law Award at the event. Given her role in high-stakes cases for major studios, global brands, financial institutions, high-profile talent, entertainment executives and production companies, the honor recognized Glaser as one of the nation\u2019s most influential trial attorneys.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tGlaser was featured in Variety\u2019s <\/em>2026 Legal Impact Report, published Wednesday. See the full report here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tFeig joined the event as the keynote speaker, discussing his box office successes, interest in telling women\u2019s stories and more with Variety\u2019s <\/em>Senior Entertainment Writer Matt Donnelly. \u201cTo me, the mission of all filmmakers of all Hollywood has to be, first and foremost, to entertain the audience,\u201d Feig said as he discussed the box-office success of \u201cThe Housemaid,\u201d starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried. Having surpassed $395 million at the global box office, it has become Feig\u2019s most successful film to date. \u201cGiving people a good time makes people keep going to the movies,\u201d he added, while also noting the role that Lionsgate\u2019s powerful marketing played in the box office success.\u00a0<\/p>\n