What legal roles did Marc Meiselas hold and what areas of law did he focus on before MeidasTouch?
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Executive summary
Ben (Benjamín) Meiselas is a lawyer who practiced as a partner and leader in civil, transactional, and trial work at Geragos & Geragos and who co-founded MeidasTouch; his pre‑MeidasTouch résumé includes representing high‑profile clients such as Colin Kaepernick, leading civil litigation and transactional practices, and work on entertainment and consumer matters [1] [2] [3]. Reporting and firm bios list his practice areas as civil litigation, transactional work, entertainment and sports law, consumer and personal‑injury representation, and civil rights/accountability matters [1] [4] [2].
1. From Geragos & Geragos to public presence — the official résumé
Ben Meiselas is identified in firm material and trade reporting as a partner at Geragos & Geragos who “leads the civil and transactional practices” and heads civil litigation work there, establishing his formal legal role immediately before and during the early MeidasTouch period [1] [3]. Variety and The Hollywood Reporter describe him as a partner and head of civil litigation at Geragos & Geragos, crediting him with leading high‑profile cases and transactional negotiations [2] [1].
2. High‑profile client work — civil rights, class actions and entertainment deals
Meiselas’ most visible pre‑MeidasTouch matters included representing Colin Kaepernick across legal and business endeavors and leading class‑action litigation such as Fyre Festival suits; trade coverage emphasizes both his civil‑litigation work and dealmaking for entertainment figures [2] [1]. The Hollywood Reporter notes that he represented Kaepernick “across all of his legal and business endeavors,” linking Meiselas’ litigation role to transactional work such as entertainment deals [1].
3. Practice areas described across public profiles — breadth over specialization
Multiple public profiles list a range of practice areas for Meiselas: entertainment & sports, consumer law, personal injury (plaintiff), business litigation, civil rights and transactional counseling; Super Lawyers and firm pages enumerate these specialties, portraying a hybrid trial‑and‑deal practice rather than a single narrow specialty [4] [3]. Biographical sketches and podcast descriptions likewise characterize him as a “civil rights lawyer” and top lawyer who mixes litigation strategy with transactional negotiating for clients in media and sports [5] [2].
4. Academic and media roles that bolster legal credibility
Beyond private practice, Meiselas has taught or lectured in law programs (USC Gould School of Law listings) and has hosted legal podcasts tied to MeidasTouch; those roles present him publicly as both a practitioner and commentator on legal and political topics [6] [7]. USC Gould lists him as a lecturer and KCRW and podcast listings describe him as a law‑trained host and civil‑rights lawyer, reinforcing the dual practitioner/communicator identity [6] [7].
5. Differing portrayals and limits of the record
Sources consistently present Meiselas as a partner and leader in civil and transactional practices and as counsel for notable entertainment and civil‑rights clients; however, available sources do not provide a full, itemized list of every formal title he held over time (for example, exact associate‑to‑partner timeline or internal firm committee roles beyond “leads the civil and transactional practices” are not enumerated in the provided reporting) [1] [3]. Some third‑party biographies repeat claims (e.g., early partnership dates) that conflict or are unsupported by the primary trade reports; those secondary bios should be treated cautiously without corroboration in the firm and trade sources provided [8].
6. What this background implies for MeidasTouch’s legal framing
Meiselas’ mix of civil‑litigation experience, transactional dealmaking in entertainment and sports, and public civil‑rights advocacy explains why MeidasTouch’s legal commentary and political media work foreground accountability and high‑profile legal narratives: his professional identity straddles courtroom strategy and media/transactional savvy, giving the network both legal credibility and entertainment industry access [2] [1]. That duality is reflected in how MeidasTouch brands its legal programming and in Meiselas’ role as host and co‑founder of legal podcasts tied to the network [7] [5].
Limitations: this summary cites only the provided sources; available sources do not mention some granular employment dates, bar admissions, or every discrete internal title across Meiselas’ career beyond what the firm and trade pieces report [1] [2].