Janine Beach

FOUNDER

EDUCATION

Columbia Law School, JD

Columbia Graduate School of Business, MBA

McGill University, BA with joint honors

Glenn Gould School, Royal Conservatory of Music, ARCT in piano performance, first class honors with distinction

As the founder of Phoenix Entertainment Advisors, Janine advises on a full range of entertainment transactional matters focusing on film, television, digital media and theatre.

As a talent lawyer, Janine evaluates, structures and negotiates deals for a variety of artists including directors, screenwriters, actors, influencers, personalities and creative producers.

For production companies, Janine advises with respect to the development, financing, production and distribution of film and television projects. This work includes acquiring rights to intellectual property, production counsel services, negotiating financing agreements and distribution advisory.

Her clients’ films have premiered at Sundance, Berlinale, New Directors/New Films, Tribeca and the Toronto International Film Festival and are included in the Criterion Collection. In addition, their television and film projects can be seen on HBO, Amazon, Hulu, Peacock, Apple TV, Starz, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, among others. Their theatre productions have premiered on Broadway, and been presented by The Public Theater (New York), Second Stage (New York) and Soulpepper Theatre Company (Toronto), among others.

Janine started her practice following twelve years of experience in entertainment law and media strategy, including positions at boutique entertainment law firms in New York and Los Angeles, and at production and financing companies. She began her legal career at a Cleary Gottlieb LLP in their London and New York offices. Her media strategy experience includes management consulting at McKinsey & Company and strategic advisory to the C-suite at two international media companies.

BAR ADMISSIONS

United States: New York and California

Canada: Ontario

AFFILIATIONS

Beverly Hills Bar Association

New York State Bar Association

Black Screen Office Fund, Advisory Board

SELECT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Tribeca Film Festival

The Gotham Film & Media Institute

NYU Tisch School of the Arts

Columbia School of the Arts

Broadway League

Oxford University

London Film School

Canadian Film Centre