Hillary Bibicoff is an experienced transactional entertainment attorney specializing in talent deals. In addition to writer, director, producer, actor, and host deals, she negotiates book, screenplay, and life story agreements, as well as various film finance, production, and distribution deals, and studio term deals. She also handles licensing, merchandising, endorsement, sponsorship, and spokesperson deals for talent as well as both traditional entertainment companies and those whose main business is outside of the entertainment industry. She has been involved with audits of major studios conducted on behalf of talent with profit participations.

Hillary is currently named as one of America’s Most Honored Lawyers by the American Registry, an honor granted to the top 1% of lawyers. These honors include current selection as a “Best Lawyer in America in the field of Entertainment Law” by U.S. News & World Report and inclusion in Who’s Who Legal – Telecoms, Media & Entertainment 2023. She has been named a “Southern California Super Lawyer” for the past twenty years, was chosen as one of Hollywood’s “top new generation deal makers” by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and received a Woman of Achievement Award from the Century City Women’s Business Council.

Hillary currently serves as a Governor of the Television Academy, as well as on Advisory Boards for the UCLA Entertainment Law Symposium and the Alliance of Women Directors. She is a past Board Member of Women in Film and Co-Chair Emeritus of the Women’s Entertainment Network. She has authored articles on acquisition of rights for film and television and profit participations, and often gives lectures or serves as a panelist regarding various aspects of entertainment law.

Hillary began her career at Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz.  Later, she was an equity partner at Greenberg Glusker for a dozen years. Between those positions, her time as an executive at motion picture production and distribution companies gave her a practical business perspective that provides a strategic advantage in negotiations.  Before joining Feig Finkel, Hillary spent a decade as of counsel for Holmes Weinberg, a boutique entertainment as well as a brief stint at Pierce Law Group.

Hillary received her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her law degree from Loyola Law School, which she attended as the Burns Scholar, Loyola’s highest academic scholarship. She received the National Association of Women Lawyers Award as the outstanding female graduate and went on to serve on Loyola Law School’s Board of Governors for many years.

When she isn’t working Hillary’s happy place is on the flying trapeze. She also loves live music, tennis, poker, and playing with her dog, Riff Raff, and her cats Dr. Scott and Janet Weiss.

Hillary is licensed to practice law in California and New York.