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Partner
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Victoria S. Cook is a partner at Frankfurt Kurnit and a member of the Entertainment Group. She focuses on motion picture and television work, representing award-winning filmmakers, writers, directors, actors, television producers, film financiers, and television networks.
She is immersed in both the independent and Hollywood worlds, and her clients often work in all aspects of the entertainment business -- from major studio films to cutting-edge political documentaries. The Hollywood Reporter included her in its list of New York “Power Lawyers” for 2025. Chambers USA included her in the 2023-2025 editions for Media & Entertainment: Advisory. Crain’s New York Business included her in its 2023 and 2022 Notable Women in Law lists. She is recognized by Variety in its Legal Impact Report for 2025, 2023, and 2020. Additionally, she was featured in Variety's 2021 Dealmakers Impact Report and 2020 New York Women’s Impact Report. She appeared in Variety’s 2019 Dealmakers Elite NY Issue and its 2019 Legal Impact Report as one of the country’s top 50 “game changing” entertainment lawyers. Crain’s New York Business named her a NYC “Leading Woman Lawyer,” and the New York Law Journal included her in its inaugural “Top Women in the Law” list. She has been named a “Super Lawyer” for the New York area by Super Lawyers magazine and a top lawyer in entertainment law by Best Lawyers. The Legal 500 (2022-2025) recognized Ms. Cook for her expertise in entertainment law, and in 2013 for her expertise in copyright law. She received the “Women Who Dared” award by The National Council of Jewish Women in 2017.
Ms. Cook is also a frequent public speaker who lectures regularly on film and television finance and production at film schools, law schools, and producer conferences, including NYU/TISCH, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania Law School, the Independent Feature Project, and the Producers Guild of America. She has appeared on numerous panels at all the major film festivals and markets, including Cannes and Sundance. She is a regular mentor at the Sundance Institute Creative Producing Conference as well as the Sundance Institute Catalyst Conference for film investors. She has moderated the State of the Union panel at the Sundance Summit for the last several years and in 2013 was one of the keynote speakers. Ms. Cook is a founding board member of the Jewish Story Partners film foundation and a member of the Advisory Board for the Hamptons Film Festival.
Outside of her law career, Ms. Cook has worn many hats in the industry. She co-produced “Screwed”, a feature-length documentary about New York pornographer Al Goldstein, co-founded the New York Underground Film Festival, worked at CourtTV, and was the head of domestic sales at Cinetic Media. Ms. Cook is a graduate of Columbia University (B.A., 1991), Tisch School of the Arts (M.A. Cinema Studies, 1995) and University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1998). She is admitted to practice in New York.
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Education
Columbia University (BA, 1991)
Tisch School of the Arts (MA, Cinema Studies, 1995)
University of Pennsylvania Law School (JD, cum laude, 1998)
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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