Joshua S. Radis

Josh Radis is an entertainment attorney and dealmaker who advises top-tier talent, IP owners, media/production companies, influencers and digital creators on high-stakes transactions across film, television and emerging platforms. His practice sits at the intersection of traditional media and the evolving creator economy, with experience spanning feature film, scripted and unscripted television, podcasts, publishing, interactive gaming and digital media. Clients rely on Josh for his combination of in-house and ‘real world’ studio experience, judgment, and balancing a practical but push the envelope approach to complex negotiations. 

He has negotiated cutting edge deals with leading platforms including Disney, Netflix, Apple, Amazon, Peacock and YouTube. His work includes billion-dollar franchises, rights deals, film finance, distribution and licensing agreements, brand partnerships, and backend participation audits and disputes. His work has also included emerging areas, such as NFT merchandising agreements and joint ventures for AI based companies.

Prior to joining the firm, Josh served as Head of Scripted Business & Legal Affairs at A+E Global Media, where he advised the CEO, general counsel and senior leadership on development, production, programming and licensing strategy. Earlier, at the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner (now Warner Bros. Discovery), he was senior counsel covering scripted and unscripted development and production, and negotiated original series licenses with major studios.  Josh began his legal career in “Big Law” at Davis Wright Tremaine in its Media & IP Transactions Group, representing clients including Sony Pictures Entertainment, Legendary Entertainment, Showtime Networks (for whom he served as production counsel on series such as Californication and Dexter), Discovery, and Microsoft.

Josh received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law, where he graduated in the top 10% of his class. He earned his B.S. in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to law school, he worked at Warner Bros. Television, including in the writers’ room of Gilmore Girls.