Ken Ziffren (born June 24, 1940) is an American entertainment attorney. In 1978, he co-founded the

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-based entertainment law firm Ziffren Brittenham LLP. In 2014,

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mayor

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appointed Ziffren as the city's second "film czar" to advocate on behalf of the city to the state of

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in regards to tax credits for in-state film production, taking the position over from the late

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. As of 2021, he has remained in this role. A 1962 graduate of

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and a 1965 graduate of

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, Ziffren clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice

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upon graduation from the latter. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at UCLA Law since 1998 and, in 2015, he donated $5M to the school to found the school's Ziffren Center for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law. Ziffren's father,

Paul Ziffren Paul Ziffren (July 18, 1913 – May 1991) was an American sports administrator. Education Ziffren was a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Law. Career During his career, Ziffren chaired the Democratic National Committee of Califor ...

, was instrumental in bringing the

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and the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

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Ziffren Brittenham LLP official websiteUCLA Law faculty profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ziffren, Ken American entertainment lawyers Living people 1940 births Northwestern University alumni UCLA School of Law alumni UCLA School of Law faculty Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States

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