Variety: Paramount’s Jeff Shell Fires Back
March 16, 2026
Jeff Shell has sued a self-deputized crisis communications adviser for extortion and defamation, a countermove to an earlier lawsuit accusing the Paramount Skydance president of reneging on a deal involving a TV show. The O’Melveny team representing Shell includes partners Steve Olson, Tim Heafner, and Lindsey Greer Dotson, counsel Sam Donohue, and associates Ishii Larson and Emma Lux. This story was also covered by The Hollywood Reporter and Los Angeles Times.
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