Esq. | Breaking Legal News | Entertainment Law News | The Hollywood Reportertag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-14639342010-05-14T18:17:55-07:00Blog focusing on breaking legal news in entertainment and media. THR Esq. offers analysis on how industries in Hollywood are impacted and influenced by the law. Published by The Hollywood Reporter.TypePadBeverly Nix-Meier, former business affairs exec, dies at 59tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133edad7fc9970b2010-05-14T18:17:55-07:002010-05-14T18:17:55-07:00By Matthew Belloni Longtime TV business affairs executive Beverly Nix-Meier has died after a year-long battle with cancer. She was 59. Nix-Meier, who passed away May 12 at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C, was a well-liked dealmaker with deep...hollywoodreporterPeter Lopez funeral set for Thursdaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133ed2b06b5970b2010-05-04T07:01:00-07:002010-05-04T07:01:00-07:00The memorial service for Peter Lopez, the well-known entertainment lawyer who died Friday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, will be Thursday morning. Details below: Funeral services for Peter Lopez Thursday May 6th, 10am St. Monica's Catholic Church 725 California...hollywoodreporterMusic lawyer Peter Lopez found dead in apparent suicidetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133ed1711db970b2010-04-30T15:22:27-07:002010-04-30T16:04:11-07:00By Matthew Belloni Sad news this afternoon: Well-known music lawyer Peter Lopez has been found dead at the Encino home he shares with actress wife Catherine Bach. Police were called to the home today after a gunshot was heard. "LAPD...hollywoodreporterHarold Berkowitz, pioneering showbiz dealmaker tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451d69069e20133ecb334ee970b2010-04-15T10:24:03-07:002010-04-15T16:18:11-07:00There's a memorial service at noon today at Hillside Memorial for Harold Berkowitz, about as tough a negotiator as any in Hollywood history and a name partner at the old Kaplan Livingston firm, which once ruled the showbiz legal landscape....hollywoodreporter