Michael Ashjian

Senior Counsel at FIFTH SEASON

Michael Ashjian is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in entertainment law. Currently serving as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School since May 2024, Michael's expertise spans various roles at FIFTH SEASON, including Senior Counsel and Associate Counsel, focusing on agency and contract negotiations. Prior positions at WME involved negotiating agency agreements and compliance with state talent agency statutes. Michael has also contributed to multiple law firms and roles, including drafting entertainment contracts, IP documents, and collaboration agreements. Michael holds a Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Film, Television, and Digital Media Studies from UCLA.

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FIFTH SEASON

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FIFTH SEASON is a global leader in the creation, production and distribution of feature films and premium television series. The studio’s film titles include In the Heights and Just Mercy for Warner Bros., Book Club and 80 for Brady for Paramount Pictures, Blue Miracle for Netflix, Oscar nominated The Lost Daughter for Netflix, Ambulance with Universal Pictures, My Best Friend’s Exorcism for Amazon, and Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner Cha Cha Real Smooth for Apple Original Films. The studio produces premium TV series including the 14 Emmy nominated Severance, Roar, See and Truth Be Told on Apple TV+, Wolf Like Me for Peacock, Life & Beth, Nine Perfect Strangers and Emmy nominated McCartney 3,2,1 for Hulu, and Tokyo Vice for HBO Max. FIFTH SEASON also handles global distribution for dozens of hit series, including Killing Eve, The Morning Show, Normal People and The Night Manager.