The Business Journal raises the curtain on the legal stars who work in L.A.’s entertainment industry.

CANDACE CARLO

Firm: Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP

LAW SCHOOL: UC Davis

Selected Clients: Film composer Hans Zimmer, J.R.R. Tolkien estate, Warren Beatty, Broadway producer Dori Bernstein, film producer Penney Finkelman-Cox.

Years in Practice: 31

Most Challenging Matter: Acquiring rights from Tom Clancy for Ubisoft in connection with various video games.

Best Career Moments: Representing many wonderful and brilliantly talented people.

Worst: Being exhausted and stressed at times.

Highlight From Past Year: The $20 million sale of a significant music library.

Longest Workday: Working around the clock to acquire the script for “My Best Friend’s Wedding.”

If I Weren’t an Attorney: I would be a writer.

My Colleagues Don’t Know: I was the starting pitcher on a championship softball team for years.