Profile
Work Department
Position
Counsel
Career
Ben Moskowitz is counsel to the Entertainment Group, where he works on transactional matters across television, film, podcasts, and streaming content. Variety included him on its list of “Hollywood’s New Leaders” in 2023 and The Legal 500 (2023-2025) listed him as a “Rising Star” and “Key Lawyer” in Media and Entertainment. Best Lawyers in America (2025) selected Mr. Moskowitz for its “Ones to Watch” recognition in Entertainment Law. Realscreen honored him with a “Factual Under 40” Award, which recognizes the talents of emerging creatives and executives aged 40 and under in unscripted and non-fiction screen content.
Mr. Moskowitz represents a cross section of entertainment clients, from production companies and producers, to directors and television personalities. He has worked on various matters at each stage of the production cycle, securing rights to content for clients to serve as the basis of projects, assisting in the sale and option of original ideas to networks and studios, and providing legal support on all manner of production and distribution agreements to bring programming to life.
In doing so, Mr. Moskowitz has served as production counsel on numerous documentary films, television shows, and streaming programs of all size and form, from festival-focused projects to network headlining programs.
Prior to joining Frankfurt Kurnit, he served as counsel at Vox Media, Inc. and also at Group Nine Media, Inc., at both companies helping to build their entertainment production capabilities. Before becoming a lawyer, Mr. Moskowitz was an NBC page and worked in television production. He graduated magna cum laude and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa at Tufts University with degrees in history and classics. He received his law degree from Fordham University where he was a staff member of the Intellectual Property, Media, and Entertainment Law Journal.
Mr. Moskowitz is admitted to practice in New York.
Education
Fordham University School of Law (J.D.)
Tufts University (B.A. History, Classics - magna cum laude)
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Testimonials
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‘Frankfurt Kurnit's entertainment group has industry-leading expertise in our area of the media business. In addition to doing an excellent job handling our core needs, the team has been remarkably collaborative, and any time an issue has arisen outside of our attorney's particular expertise, he has brought in other members of the firm to advise us in those specialized areas.'
‘In addition to being smart and experienced attorneys, the individuals we've worked with in the firm have a deep understanding of our business and the challenges and issues we face, and have always given excellent advice to help us succeed. Scott Goldman, in particular, manages to be a fierce and dedicated advocate without sacrificing collegiality.'
‘The team is very experienced on multiple aspects of the film industry, on production as well as financing. They comfortably handle US productions as well as international projects. Their representation of clients is excellent.’
‘The diversity among the team members means they can deal with individuals and projects from different countries, and understand cultural peculiarities. The team members are highly experienced, with, beyond the legal knowledge, the capacity to understand the reality of the independent film industry. They are very solution-driven.’
‘Victoria Cook is my lead attorney and she is a leading voice in the film and television worlds. She almost always knows the players on the other side of deals and has solid relationships to streamline negotiations. She is also well-liked and thoughtful in all her dealings.’
‘I tell everyone how much I love my lawyers. They are smart, strong attorneys in a legal sense but also smart, strong advocates in a creative sense. They tell me when I'm wrong, and they help me make it happen when I'm right.’
‘Melissa Georges has walked us through countless layers of defamation and fair use review with detail and care that have helped us navigate those waters successfully. Victoria Cook is a brilliantly creative cinephile who is just so good at being a lawyer that she ended up on that side of the coin. Ben Moskowitz is an up-and-coming workhouse who doesn't miss a beat or a comma and is always a thoughtful partner on legal and creative matters.’
‘Andrew Hurwitz is outstanding. He understands the needs of his clients and is wonderful to work with. He gives excellent commercial as well as legal advice.’
Key clients
- Aaron Sorkin Dean Koontz John Goodman Allison Williams The Roald Dahl Literary Estate Hasbro, Inc. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Epic Games Genvid Entertainment Topic Studios / First Look Productions Frank Loesser Estate Jupiter Entertainment Zero Point Zero Production Above Average Productions Keshet International