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By Lisa Horowitz 

Susan Brooks has joined  FishBowl Worldwide Media as general counsel and executive VP of business affairs.

She previously was worldwide head of television business affairs at the William Morris Agency.She also was one of the founders of Wilshire Court Productions.

At FishBowl, the new shingle formed by Vin Di Bona and Bruce Gersh, Brooks will oversee all business affairs and legal activities and negotiate entertainment deals for ...

Former Wma TV business affairs head Susan Brooks has joined Vin Di Bona and Bruce Gersh’s recently launched production company FishBowl Worldwide Media. She will serve as general counsel and Evp business affairs, reporting to Gersh. Brooks, a respected business affairs executive, served as worldwide head of television business affairs at Wma until she was laid off in the wake of the agency’s merger with Endeavor last year.