David Wienir

David Wienir is an Associate General Counsel at HarperCollins Publishers and Head of Business and Legal Affairs at HarperCollins Productions. He is also the author of four books, including Amsterdam Exposed and Making It On Broadway. Before HarperCollins, he was a business affairs executive for over a decade at United Talent Agency (UTA) and practiced law at two of the top entertainment law firms where he represented clients such as Steven Spielberg and Madonna. He has taught entertainment law for 20+ years, including at NYU and UCLA Extension, and was educated at Columbia, Oxford, The London School of Economics, Berkeley Law, and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Before becoming a lawyer, he was a professional river rafting guide, a speechwriter in the British House of Commons, and a host of Estonia Today on Estonia National Radio. He is also a founder and the first musical director of the Oxford Alternotives, Oxford University’s oldest a cappella close harmony group.