April 2026 – The Hollywood Reporter, a premier business and entertainment publication, has named Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP (KBK) Partner Philip M. Kelly to its 2026 list of Top 100 Power Lawyers.
The annual list profiles the leading lawyers in Hollywood that are “top of their field” and “worked on cases or deals in the past year that in some way, big or small, helped shape the town.” This marks the second time Mr. Kelly has won this award in the past three years.
In its profile, The Hollywood Reporter highlighted several of Mr. Kelly’s notable recent representations, including his defense of Paramount Skydance against Warner Bros. Discovery’s claims of South Park exclusivity and his defense of Lionsgate in a suit brought by an actor who refused a required COVID-19 vaccine.
Mr. Kelly is a named KBK partner and leading member of the firm’s award-winning media and entertainment litigation department. In addition to this latest award, he is perennially recognized by Chambers & Partners USA, has been named by the Daily Journal as one of the top 100 lawyers in California, repeatedly honored as a Variety “Leading Lawyer,” and listed among Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Leaders of Influence: Litigators & Trial Attorneys.” He is regularly recognized by numerous additional award publications, including Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports, and Media Lawyers” and “Leading Litigators in Entertainment and Media Litigation;” the Los Angeles Times’ “Business of Entertainment Visionaries;” and as a Benchmark Litigation Star.
To see Mr. Kelly’s profile in full and the complete list of Power Lawyers, please click here.