Top Hollywood Business Managers Honored at Prestigious Annual Event

On October 22, 2025, The Hollywood Reporter will host its 15th annual Power Business Managers event, honoring the industry's leading business managers. The event, to be held at Wolfgang Puck's CUT in Beverly Hills, will feature a keynote conversation with veteran entertainment lawyer Linda Lichter.

Lichter, founding partner of Lichter, Grossman, Nichols, Feldman, Rogal, Shikora, & Clark, will be the keynote speaker. Lichter was one of the first female lawyers to become a named partner in an entertainment law firm and has been a trailblazer in the independent film world. She was inducted into the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in 2024 and has served on the board of LA Theatre Works for 35 years.

Additionally, Anna DerParseghian, managing partner at PTD Business Management, will be recognized with THR's Business Manager Icon award. DerParseghian, a perennial on THR's annual list of top business managers in Hollywood, continues to manage the boutique firm based in Sherman Oaks, representing some of the industry's biggest A-list clients.

City National Bank, which has served the entertainment industry for over 70 years, is returning as the presenting sponsor of the event. The bank's head of entertainment and sports banking, JaHan Wang, stated that "exceptional business managers are the driving force behind the success of today's top talent, bringing vision, strategic expertise and innovative thinking to the table."