Jill Basinger
Partner
- U Michigan, J.D. (1997)
- UCLA, B.A. (1994)
Stris & Maher LLP is pleased to share recent coverage in Deadline Hollywood profiling Jill Basinger’s joining of the firm as a partner to lead its Media, Entertainment & Sports Litigation practice.
Deadline describes Jill as a “prominent media and entertainment litigator,” noting her track record handling “some of America’s best-known disputes — and delivering results.” The piece highlights her more than decade-long tenure as a partner at Glaser Weil, where she represented actors, showrunners, broadcasters, journalists, writers, producers, financiers, agents, and agencies, as well as her work on matters involving defamation, contracts, profit participation, intellectual property, privacy and publicity rights, employee mobility, and sensitive internal investigations.
The article also discusses Jill’s service as the first Chief Legal Officer of Discovery Land Company, where she led enterprise-wide legal strategy and advised on complex litigation, corporate governance, major transactions, and regulatory issues.
Read the full article: Jill Basinger Joins Stris & Maher LLP As Partner To Lead Its Media, Entertainment & Sports Practice, by Dominic Patten, Deadline (Feb. 23, 2026).
Additional coverage: Entertainment litigator Jill Basigner joins Stris & Maher as partner, by Douglas Saunders Sr., Daily Journal (Feb. 26, 2026) (subscription required).