Jeff Kwatinetz

] including music acts Backstreet Boys, Jennifer Lopez and Kelly Clarkson and actors Samuel L. Jackson and Vin Diesel.

Jeff Kwatinetz founded the company in 1997 to quickly become one of the top management and production companies in the industry representing talent in all facets of entertainment. [Citation | last = Waxman | first = Sharon | title = Leading Hollywood Talent and Marketing Companies Merge | newspaper = New York Times | year = 2004 | date = March 19, 2004 | url =http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01E7D81331F93AA25750C0A9629C8B63&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink ] He has been successful in breaking, developing and managing the careers of artists such as KoRn, Limp Bizkit, Kelly Clarkson, Snoop Dogg, Enrique Iglesias, Vin Diesel, Ice Cube, Backstreet Boys, Jennifer Lopez, OneRepublic, Rachel Weisz, Audioslave, Pete Yorn, Puddle of Mudd, and many more. The Firm acquired Artist Management Group in 2002 to add high-profile television and film industry managers and clients such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Kate Hudson, Benicio del Toro, Bill Condon and Martin Scorsese and expand into an all-encompassing entertainment management and production company.

Kwatinetz has been a controversial figure in the industry especially in connection with such clients as Britney Spears. On September 17 2007 he released the following statement: "It saddens us to confirm media reports that we have terminated our professional relationship with Britney Spears. We have represented Britney for the past month. We believe Britney is enormously talented, and has made a terrific record. But current circumstances have prevented us from properly doing our job. We wish Britney the best." [cite news |title=Manager dumps Britney Spears |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/19/2037242.htm |work=ABC News |date=2007-09-19 |accessdate=2008-03-21 ] Kwatinetz attended Marlboro High School, in Marlboro, New Jersey. He attended Northwestern University.
Harvard Law degree, Juris Doctor.

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