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{{Short description|American lawyer}}
{{Short description|American lawyer}}
{{Undisclosed paid|date=July 2019}}
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| birth_name = Kevin Brett Yorn
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|7|4}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|7|4}}
| alma_mater = [[Tulane University]]<br>[[Muhlenberg College]]
| alma_mater = [[Tulane University]]<br>[[Muhlenberg College]]
| occupation = Founder and Managing Partner at Morris Yorn Barnes Levine Entertainment Law Firm
| occupation = Attorney - investor
| known for = Founder and Managing Partner at Yorn Barnes Levine Entertainment Law Firm
| boards = [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]], [[Common Sense Media]]
| boards = [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]], [[Common Sense Media]]
| spouse = [[Julie Yorn|Julie Silverman]] (m. 1996; div. 2005)
| spouse = [[Julie Yorn|Julie Silverman]] (m. 1996; div. 2005)
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'''Kevin Yorn''' (born July 4, 1965) is an American entertainment attorney who co-founded Yorn Barnes Levine Entertainment Law Firm where he is managing partner.<ref name="Variety Exec">{{cite web|title=Kevin Yorn|url=https://variety.com/exec/kevin-yorn/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=2014-04-30|date=2013-12-17}}</ref>
'''Kevin Brett Yorn''' (born July 4, 1965) is an American entertainment attorney and investor. He co-founded Yorn Barnes Levine Entertainment Law Firm where he is managing partner.<ref name="Variety Exec">{{cite web|title=Kevin Yorn|url=https://variety.com/exec/kevin-yorn/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=2014-04-30|date=2013-12-17}}</ref>


== Early life==
== Early life and education==
Yorn is an alumnus of [[Muhlenberg College]] in Allentown, PA.<ref name="The State Bar Of California">{{cite web|title=Kevin Brett Yorn - #151782|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/151782|publisher=The State Bar Of California|accessdate=2014-05-01}}</ref> He graduated with a [[Juris Doctor]] degree from [[Tulane University Law School]]. Yorn was admitted to The State Bar of California in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Licensee/Detail/151782|title=Kevin Brett Yorn #151782 - Attorney Search|website=members.calbar.ca.gov|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref> Yorn has collaborated with Tulane University, his alma mater and created funds to promote entertainment and media law at Tulane Law School as well as to support the Gender & Sexuality Studies program in the School of Liberal Arts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://law.tulane.edu/news/kevin-yorn-l-%E2%80%9990-teams-tulane-entertainmentmedia-law|title=Kevin Yorn (L ’90) teams with Tulane on entertainment/media law|date=April 13, 2017|website=Tulane University}}</ref>
Yorn was born in Montville, New Jersey to father Dr. Lawrence Yorn, a dentist and captain in the Army, and his mother, Joan Yorn. He has two brothers, [[Pete Yorn]], a musician and Rick Yorn, a talent manager.<ref name=PeteYorn.com>{{cite web|title=Pete Yorn, Official Site|url=http://www.peteyorn.com/|publisher=Pete Yorn|accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref><ref name="Yorn Dynasty, WSJ">{{cite web|last1=Tannenbaum|first1=Rob|title=Hollywood Dynasty: The Yorn Brothers|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/hollywood-dynasty-the-yorn-brothers-1412610665|website=Wall Street Journal|publisher=WSJ|accessdate=8 October 2014}}</ref>
Yorn is an alumnus of [[Muhlenberg College]] in Allentown, PA.<ref name="The State Bar Of California">{{cite web|title=Kevin Brett Yorn - #151782|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/151782|publisher=The State Bar Of California|accessdate=2014-05-01}}</ref> He graduated with a [[Juris Doctor]] degree from [[Tulane University Law School]] in 1990 and was admitted to The State Bar of California in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Licensee/Detail/151782|title=Kevin Brett Yorn #151782 - Attorney Search|website=members.calbar.ca.gov|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref> Yorn has collaborated with Tulane University, his alma mater and created funds to promote entertainment and media law at Tulane Law School as well as to support the Gender & Sexuality Studies program in the School of Liberal Arts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://law.tulane.edu/news/kevin-yorn-l-%E2%80%9990-teams-tulane-entertainmentmedia-law|title=Kevin Yorn (L ’90) teams with Tulane on entertainment/media law|date=April 13, 2017|website=Tulane University}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
===Early career===
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Yorn became a deputy district attorney in L.A. County after graduating from Tulane Law in 1990. He was in the D.A.’s office for five years, working in the Hardcore Gang Investigations Unit.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tannenbaum|first1=Rob|title=Hollywood Dynasty: The Yorn Brothers|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/hollywood-dynasty-the-yorn-brothers-1412610665|website=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=6 Oct 2014}}</ref>

===Yorn Barnes Levine===
In 1996 Yorn was recruited from the D.A.'s to partner with Michael Barnes, Kevin Morris and Brian Wolf, forming Barnes Morris Wolf & Yorn, based in Santa Monica.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yorn adorns law firm|url=https://variety.com/1997/biz/news/yorn-adorns-law-firm-1116680463/|publisher=Variety|date=16 December 1997}}</ref>


Aspiring writer [[Anthony Zuiker]] asked Yorn for help in escaping a screenwriting contract so that he could go on to create the television series [[CSI (franchise)|CSI]], which premiered in 2000.<ref name="People">{{cite web| title=What to Know About Scarlett Johansson's Power-Player Date Kevin Yorn|url=https://people.com/celebrity/scarlett-johansson-date-kevin-yorn-what-to-know/|date=June 21, 2017|publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fox 2000 goes whole hog for biker pic|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/fox-2000-goes-whole-hog-for-biker-pic-1117786412/amp/|publisher=Variety|date=14 September 2000}}</ref>
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Yorn became a deputy district attorney in L.A. County after graduating from Tulane Law in 1990. He was in the D.A.’s office for five years, working in the Hardcore Gang Investigations Unit.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tannenbaum|first1=Rob|title=Hollywood Dynasty: The Yorn Brothers|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/hollywood-dynasty-the-yorn-brothers-1412610665|website=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=6 Oct 2014}}</ref> In 2018, Yorn was named one of Hollywood's top power lawyers by Hollywood Reporter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/power-lawyers-2018-hollywoods-top-100-attorneys-1097287/item/karl-austen-power-lawyers-2018-1097283|title=Karl Austen - Power Lawyers 2018: Hollywood's Top 100 Attorneys|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2019-07-22}}</ref>


In 2013, Yorn worked on the deal to renew DeGeneres' talk show through 2016-17.<ref name="People"/>
After the D.A's office, Yorn partnered with Kevin Morris, a lawyer he met through his brother, Rick Yorn. An aspiring writer named [[Anthony Zuiker]] asked Yorn for help in escaping a screenwriting contract. Zuiker had an idea to do a show about forensics, which later became [[CSI (franchise)|CSI]], one of the most popular franchises in TV history.


In the summer of 2014, Yorn's firm made a deal with [[Hulu]] for three years of [[South Park]] reruns, reportedly at a price of more than $80 million, and he helped Zuiker make content deals with [[YouTube]] and [[Yahoo]]. Yorn also created a joint venture with Warner Bros., Ellen DigitalVentures, to help take advantage of [[Ellen DeGeneres]]’ social media reach, digital video content, games and apps, including "Heads Up!."<ref>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=The Variety Legal Impact Report 2015|url=https://variety.com/gallery/the-variety-legal-impact-report-2015/#!72/kevin-yorn/|website=Variety|accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref> In 2013, Yorn worked on the deal to renew DeGeneres' talk show through 2016-17.<ref>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=Power Lawyers: THR Unveils America's Top 100 Entertainment Attorneys|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/kevin-yorn-526511|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=THR|accessdate=22 May 2013}}</ref>
In the summer of 2014, Yorn's firm made a deal with [[Hulu]] for three years of [[South Park]] reruns, reportedly at a price of more than $80 million, and he helped Zuiker make content deals with [[YouTube]] and [[Yahoo]].<ref name="Yorn Dynasty, WSJ" /> Yorn also created a joint venture with Warner Bros., Ellen DigitalVentures, to help take advantage of [[Ellen DeGeneres]]’ social media reach, digital video content, games and apps, including [[Heads Up! (game show)|Heads Up!]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=The Variety Legal Impact Report 2015|url=https://variety.com/gallery/the-variety-legal-impact-report-2015/#!72/kevin-yorn/|website=Variety|accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref>


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Yorn was listed among The Hollywood Reporter's Top 100 Entertainment Attorneys in 2013 and 2014, and one of Hollywood's top power lawyers every year between 2015 and 2023.<ref name="People"/><ref name="Yorn Dynasty, WSJ" /><ref>[[2016 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/power-lawyers-2016-hollywoods-top-885270/item/power-lawyers-2016-bryan-wolf-885249|2016]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/power-lawyers-2018-hollywoods-top-100-attorneys-1097287|title=Power Lawyers 2018: Hollywood's Top 100 Attorneys|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=Power Lawyers 2015: Hollywood's Top 100 Attorneys Revealed|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/list/power-lawyers-2015-hollywoods-top-789120|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=June 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name="THR List">{{cite web|title=Power Lawyers: THR Unveils America's Top 100 Entertainment Attorneys|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/kevin-yorn-526511|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref><ref name=THRlist14>{{cite web|title=Power Lawyers 2014: The Complete List A-Z|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/power-lawyers-2014-complete-list-699971|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Power Lawyers 2023: Hollywood’s Top 100 Attorneys List|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/power-lawyers-2023-hollywoods-top-100-attorney-list/kevin-yorn-11/|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=12 April 2023}}</ref>
Yorn will co-produce "Phenomenon," Roseanne Montillo's biography of [[Betty Robinson]], the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field. Frank Marshall, Rob Weisbach and Montillo will also produce the [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] project.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|last2=Lewis|first2=Andy|title=DreamWorks Nabs Rights to Inspirational Bio of First Female Olympic Track Medalist|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dreamworks-nabs-rights-inspirational-bio-796911|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=June 20, 2018}}</ref>


== Honors ==
===Investing===
In 2021, Yorn co-founded private equity investment firm Broadlight Holdings with his brother Rick and David Dorfman.<ref>{{cite web|title=Azimut to get stake in private equity manager BroadLight|url=https://www.pionline.com/money-management/azimut-get-stake-private-equity-manager-broadlight|publisher=PI Online|date=13 April 2022}}</ref> The firm is focused on investments in the global technology and consumer landscape.<ref>{{cite web|title=Azimut Alternative Capital Invests in Broadlight|url=https://www.themiddlemarket.com/latest-news/azimut-alternative-capital-invests-in-broadlight|publisher=The Middle Market|date=19 April 2023}}</ref>
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[[The Hollywood Reporter]] named Yorn one of "Hollywood's Top 100 Attorneys" in 2015, [[2016http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/power-lawyers-2016-hollywoods-top-885270/item/power-lawyers-2016-bryan-wolf-885249|2016]], and 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/power-lawyers-2018-hollywoods-top-100-attorneys-1097287|title=Power Lawyers 2018: Hollywood's Top 100 Attorneys|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=Power Lawyers 2015: Hollywood's Top 100 Attorneys Revealed|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/list/power-lawyers-2015-hollywoods-top-789120|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=June 20, 2018}}</ref> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' also listed Yorn among "America's Top 100 Entertainment Attorneys" in 2013<ref name="THR List">{{cite web|title=Power Lawyers: THR Unveils America's Top 100 Entertainment Attorneys|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/kevin-yorn-526511|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref> and 2014.<ref name=THRlist14>{{cite web|title=Power Lawyers 2014: The Complete List A-Z|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/power-lawyers-2014-complete-list-699971|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref> Variety included Yorn in the "Entertainment Attorneys Impact List" in 2009 along with the 2012, 2015 and 2017 "Legal Impact Report", a list of the top in-house attorneys, litigators and transactional lawyers in entertainment.


== Family ==
== Personal life ==
Yorn lives in Los Angeles, California. His parents moved to Los Angeles in 2000, and his mother Joan became a receptionist at Yorn Barnes Levine.<ref name="Yorn Dynasty, WSJ" />
Yorn's brother [[Pete Yorn]] is a musician.<ref name=PeteYorn.com>{{cite web|title=Pete Yorn, Official Site|url=http://www.peteyorn.com/|publisher=Pete Yorn|accessdate=2014-04-30}}</ref> Yorn's brother, Rick, is a talent manager. The three brothers make up what [[Nikki Finke]] calls, "The Yorn Dynasty" <ref name="Yorn Dynasty, WSJ">{{cite web|last1=Tannenbaum|first1=Rob|title=Hollywood Dynasty: The Yorn Brothers|url=https://online.wsj.com/articles/hollywood-dynasty-the-yorn-brothers-1412610665|website=Wall Street Journal|publisher=WSJ|accessdate=8 October 2014}}</ref> The brothers grew up in Montville, New Jersey with their father, Dr. Lawrence Yorn, a dentist who was a captain in the Army, and mother, Joan. Yorn's parents moved to Los Angeles in 2000. Joan Yorn is a receptionist at Kevin Yorn's law firm.<ref name="Yorn Dynasty, WSJ" />


In 1996, he married film producer [[Julie Yorn|Julie Silverman]] in a [[Jewish]] ceremony in [[Tarrytown, New York]].<ref name=NYTWedding>[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/07/style/weddings-julie-silverman-and-kevin-yorn.html New York Times: "WEDDINGS;Julie Silverman And Kevin Yorn"] July 7, 1996</ref> They later divorced in 2005.
In 1996, he married film producer [[Julie Yorn|Julie Silverman]] in a [[Jewish]] ceremony in [[Tarrytown, New York]].<ref name=NYTWedding>[https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/07/style/weddings-julie-silverman-and-kevin-yorn.html New York Times: "WEDDINGS;Julie Silverman And Kevin Yorn"] July 7, 1996</ref> They later divorced in 2005.
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 4 January 2024

Kevin Yorn
Born
Kevin Brett Yorn

(1965-07-04) July 4, 1965 (age 59)
Alma materTulane University
Muhlenberg College
OccupationAttorney - investor
Known forFounder and Managing Partner at Yorn Barnes Levine Entertainment Law Firm
Board member ofCedars-Sinai Medical Center, Common Sense Media
SpouseJulie Silverman (m. 1996; div. 2005)
Children1[1]
WebsiteIMDB

Kevin Brett Yorn (born July 4, 1965) is an American entertainment attorney and investor. He co-founded Yorn Barnes Levine Entertainment Law Firm where he is managing partner.[2]

Early life and education

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Yorn was born in Montville, New Jersey to father Dr. Lawrence Yorn, a dentist and captain in the Army, and his mother, Joan Yorn. He has two brothers, Pete Yorn, a musician and Rick Yorn, a talent manager.[3][4]

Yorn is an alumnus of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA.[5] He graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from Tulane University Law School in 1990 and was admitted to The State Bar of California in 1991.[6] Yorn has collaborated with Tulane University, his alma mater and created funds to promote entertainment and media law at Tulane Law School as well as to support the Gender & Sexuality Studies program in the School of Liberal Arts.[7]

Career

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Early career

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Yorn became a deputy district attorney in L.A. County after graduating from Tulane Law in 1990. He was in the D.A.’s office for five years, working in the Hardcore Gang Investigations Unit.[8]

Yorn Barnes Levine

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In 1996 Yorn was recruited from the D.A.'s to partner with Michael Barnes, Kevin Morris and Brian Wolf, forming Barnes Morris Wolf & Yorn, based in Santa Monica.[9]

Aspiring writer Anthony Zuiker asked Yorn for help in escaping a screenwriting contract so that he could go on to create the television series CSI, which premiered in 2000.[10][11]

In 2013, Yorn worked on the deal to renew DeGeneres' talk show through 2016-17.[10]

In the summer of 2014, Yorn's firm made a deal with Hulu for three years of South Park reruns, reportedly at a price of more than $80 million, and he helped Zuiker make content deals with YouTube and Yahoo.[4] Yorn also created a joint venture with Warner Bros., Ellen DigitalVentures, to help take advantage of Ellen DeGeneres’ social media reach, digital video content, games and apps, including Heads Up!.[12]

Yorn was listed among The Hollywood Reporter's Top 100 Entertainment Attorneys in 2013 and 2014, and one of Hollywood's top power lawyers every year between 2015 and 2023.[10][4][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Investing

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In 2021, Yorn co-founded private equity investment firm Broadlight Holdings with his brother Rick and David Dorfman.[19] The firm is focused on investments in the global technology and consumer landscape.[20]

Personal life

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Yorn lives in Los Angeles, California. His parents moved to Los Angeles in 2000, and his mother Joan became a receptionist at Yorn Barnes Levine.[4]

In 1996, he married film producer Julie Silverman in a Jewish ceremony in Tarrytown, New York.[21] They later divorced in 2005.

References

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  1. ^ "Samantha Erica Yorn". 19 May 2000.
  2. ^ "Kevin Yorn". Variety. 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  3. ^ "Pete Yorn, Official Site". Pete Yorn. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  4. ^ a b c d Tannenbaum, Rob. "Hollywood Dynasty: The Yorn Brothers". Wall Street Journal. WSJ. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Kevin Brett Yorn - #151782". The State Bar Of California. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  6. ^ "Kevin Brett Yorn #151782 - Attorney Search". members.calbar.ca.gov. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  7. ^ "Kevin Yorn (L '90) teams with Tulane on entertainment/media law". Tulane University. April 13, 2017.
  8. ^ Tannenbaum, Rob. "Hollywood Dynasty: The Yorn Brothers". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 6 Oct 2014.
  9. ^ "Yorn adorns law firm". Variety. 16 December 1997.
  10. ^ a b c "What to Know About Scarlett Johansson's Power-Player Date Kevin Yorn". People. June 21, 2017.
  11. ^ "Fox 2000 goes whole hog for biker pic". Variety. 14 September 2000.
  12. ^ "The Variety Legal Impact Report 2015". Variety. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  13. ^ 2016
  14. ^ "Power Lawyers 2018: Hollywood's Top 100 Attorneys". The Hollywood Reporter.
  15. ^ "Power Lawyers 2015: Hollywood's Top 100 Attorneys Revealed". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  16. ^ "Power Lawyers: THR Unveils America's Top 100 Entertainment Attorneys". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  17. ^ "Power Lawyers 2014: The Complete List A-Z". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  18. ^ "Power Lawyers 2023: Hollywood's Top 100 Attorneys List". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 April 2023.
  19. ^ "Azimut to get stake in private equity manager BroadLight". PI Online. 13 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Azimut Alternative Capital Invests in Broadlight". The Middle Market. 19 April 2023.
  21. ^ New York Times: "WEDDINGS;Julie Silverman And Kevin Yorn" July 7, 1996
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