Harold Brook
Partner
Harold Brook left a successful 20-year corporate career to open The Point Media in January 2003. He previously worked in the legal departments at Twentieth Century Fox and Paramount Pictures Corporation before rising to Executive Vice President, Business Affairs at NBC, where he was responsible for all negotiations and related activities for NBC’s entertainment division and its in-house production company, NBC Studios. Harold also ran business affairs for CBS and CBS Productions, its in-house production arm.
Get to know me
What’s been said about you that you are most proud of?
I am tough, I am fair and I know how to make deals happen.
How do you demonstrate that you understand your client’s business?
Over the course of my career, I have held prestigious in-house business and legal positions, and have had unique opportunities to attend creative meetings and casting and editing sessions and to be on set, which gives me a great perspective that most attorneys don’t have I have a reputation for getting deals done effectively and expeditiously, and my track record bears that out.
What’s been the most strange deal(s) you’ve worked on?
I once made a holding deal for a dog. I also represented GEICO and the Caveman in negotiations with ABC for a sitcom.
What is your favorite word?
Closed.
If you weren’t a lawyer, what would you be?
I’d be on the road with Bruce Springsteen.
Associations, Memberships & Awards
- HRTS Mentorship Program
Prior to The Point Media
- CBS/CBS Studios, Executive Vice President, Business Affairs
- NBC/NBC Studios, Executive Vice President Business Affairs
- Paramount Pictures Domestic Television, Business Affairs/Legal
- 20th Century-Fox, Legal Department
Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D. 1981)
- University of California, Los Angeles (B.A. 1978, Political Science)
- New York University, New York (Film and TV Major, 1974/75)
Related Blog Posts
Harold Brook Named 2017 Southern California “Super Lawyer”
The Point Media is pleased to announce that Harold Brook was recognized as a 2017 “Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters in the Entertainment & Sports category. “Super Lawyers...Read more
The Point Media Represents New Wave Entertainment in Deal to Executive Produce Amy Poehler, Michael Saltzman Comedy Series
Harold Brook represented New Wave Entertainment in its deal to executive produce an untitled Amy Poehler and Michael Saltzman comedy series about a family presented with the oppor...Read more
Trump Tapes: The Legal Hurdles To Leaking ‘Apprentice’ Footage – Forbes
Harold Brook’s article “Trump Tapes: The Legal Hurdles To Leaking ‘Apprentice’ Footage” appeared in Forbes on October 13, 2016. In the article, Harold discusses whether t...Read more
Canada Deals With Cord Cutters — What Will Happen In the United States? – Forbes
Harold Brook’s article “Canada Deals With Cord Cutters — What Will Happen In the United States?” was published by Forbes on July 20, 2016. In the article, Harold disc...Read more
Netflix’s “Making a Murderer,” Cutting the Cord and Docu-Series Production Budgets
Like the majority of Hollywood, many of us spent our holiday vacations binge-watching Netflix’s newest original show “Making a Murderer.” Netflix has already earned a well-d...Read more
Harold Brook Featured in “Top of the Rock: Inside the Rise and Fall of Must See TV”
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Harold Brook Mentioned in Entertainment Weekly Article
Harold Brook was mentioned in Entertainment Weekly’s article “Neil Patrick Harris could’ve played Chandler, and eight other things we learned from the ‘F...Read more
Harold Brook Provides Production Legal for “A Life Ascending”
Harold Brook provided legal services for the documentary “A Life Ascending,” directed by Stephen Grynberg. The film chronicles the life of acclaimed mountaineer Ruedi Beglinge...Read more