Member of Legal Staff at Eisner. Corporate, M&A, Entertainment. JD/MBA/CPA. https://xitter.cf/t.co/T2d7qPOka3
Beverly Hills, CA
Joined March 2026
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guarantee this dude wasn’t using AI efficiently
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have had the duo for almost 24 hours, haven’t folded it yet and not planning on it. How long can I make it?
when people ask me what I do, I used to say attorney early in my career and never really used “lawyer” since always felt off and has a negative vibe/branding.
now I just say I do deals.
Be Katie Zacharia:
> Graduate from Pepperdine Law in 2011.
> Reportedly fail the California bar and never retake it.
> Move to China. Work at a law firm.
> Build a career in conservative media.
> Describe yourself as a lawyer.
> Hold the title of “general counsel.”
> At 41, get named White House press secretary.
> Pretty significant promotion.
> Unfortunately, it includes a background check conducted by the entire internet.
> Tuesday: First White House briefing.
> Questions arise about your legal credentials.
> Where are you admitted?
> Normally a pretty short conversation.
> Texas. Florida. California.
> Yours requires an explanation involving China.
> By Thursday, explain that you were told you could call yourself a “lawyer,” but not an “attorney” or “esquire.”
> Your career is now depending on a distinction most people use a thesaurus to avoid.
> Appear on Hannity.
> You were hired to explain the president’s positions.
> You are explaining your résumé.
> Friday: Reports say you’re fired.
> Five days in the job.
> First briefing Tuesday. Out Friday.
> I’ve had longer email chains about whether to use “reasonable” or “commercially reasonable.”
> Everyone sees a career catastrophe.
> Fair.
> But look at what survives the termination.
> National name recognition.
> Footage behind the White House podium.
> A story every political podcast can ask you about.
> And a new line on your résumé: Former White House press secretary.
> No semantic debate required for that one.
> Actually held the job.
> The conference introduction probably won’t mention that it was shorter than the hotel’s cancellation policy.
> A book? A podcast? Paid speeches?
> Nothing guaranteed.
> But “former White House press secretary tells her side” is a much easier pitch than “political commentator available for bookings.”
> At 41, lose a job in five days.
> Potentially spend the next 20 years being introduced by it.
The job didn’t work out. But I suspect things will for her!
so hyped for this! @JasonKennedy1 is back and this show will be a must watch
I played basketball at @WashburnUniv and my dad was the coach. I turned down offers from a few small D1 schools since I’d always dreamed of playing for him. Part of that dream meant trying to do the “glue guy” jobs. Make the extra pass. Grab a rebound. Help someone else get a quality shot. Make the play that helps the team win, even if it didn’t help my own stats.
My senior year, we played @KUHoops at Allen Fieldhouse. Washburn was ranked No. 2 in Division II and KU was No. 7 in Division I. We lost 62-50. I recorded 7 points and snagged 13 rebounds.
We were up against some elite athletes at KU and I knew I would have to hustle more than them to outrebound them. Proud to have made that happen.
I’m thinking about how that mentality carries over to being an attorney. Being useful on a deal can mean understanding what the client wants, providing clarity, connecting the right expert or following through on tasks that could otherwise sit for another week.
Judgment and selflessness are key to that process. You have to know the facts and people involved, be willing to adjust as you learn more, and consider whether the legal costs of solving an issue outweigh the risk to the client.
I’m also thinking about how that applies to building the team at Eisner, especially recruiting lateral attorneys.
When I think about someone joining the firm, I want to understand what they would bring to the team. What work are they good at? What do they enjoy? Where do they want to get better? And how would we help each other do a better job for clients?
That feels familiar from basketball. You learn what the people around you do well and how your own role fits with theirs. Do they follow through? Are they comfortable asking for help? Will they take the time to help someone else? Those are questions I need to keep asking myself, too.
I want to help make the Eisner team stronger, keep getting better at my own job and go above and beyond for clients.
Still trying to be the glue guy.
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hyped to listen to this on my way home today
My conversation with @AriEmanuel.
0:00 The UFC negotiation that blew up
3:33 Meeting Egon Durban and buying IMG
7:30 Betting $4.2 billion on the UFC
15:16 Getting the ESPN deal done
22:58 Taking over William Morris
30:02 Starting Endeavor with a table and a phone
32:53 Why you won’t remember the extra $400 million
35:01 Stop telling yourself stories
39:21 David Geffen: Get in traffic and get hit
45:19 Why Ari rolls the calls
49:35 Building your own school of entrepreneurship
51:56 Learning from Elon Musk and betting on live events
53:58 Learning from Hollywood’s greatest agents
1:00:23 Outgrowing rage without losing ambition
1:10:10 Psychedelics, purpose, and letting go of legacy
1:18:18 How Entourage changed Ari’s life
1:22:32 Ari never had a plan B
Includes paid partnerships.
new office artwork goes hard
thanks @linear, @Quartr_App and @tbpn
also, shout out to my boys for the masterpieces in the reflection
i love what i do, so I made a game about it.
thanks @modretro, @OpenAI, @DylanAbruscato and the whole team that made it a possibility.
will share a few of my fav chapters.
