David Wienir

David Wienir is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in the entertainment industry, currently serving as Associate General Counsel and Senior Director of Business Affairs at HarperCollins Productions since February 2022. Wienir oversees diverse legal matters including copyright, defamation, privacy, business transactions, and litigation, while also managing film and television adaptations for various imprints globally. Wienir previously held positions at United Talent Agency, where handling A-List talent agreements was a primary responsibility, and Gang, Tyre, Ramer, Brown & Passman, Inc., and Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, P.C., focusing on transactional practices in the entertainment sector. Wienir's academic contributions include instructing courses on entertainment law at UCLA Extension and New York University. Wienir holds a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, along with degrees from multiple prestigious institutions, including the London School of Economics and Columbia University.