Kevin Yorn

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]

Kevin Yorn
Kevin Yorn in 1983
Born
Kevin Brett Yorn

(1965-07-04) July 4, 1965
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

Early life and education

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

Early career

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

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

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

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
  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. 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. "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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