Marc Agnifilo (left) delivered bail arguments on behalf of client Sean "Diddy" Combs in this courtroom sketch. Elizabeth Williams/AP Images Logo text These are not the lawyers you call to close a real estate deal. They're not doing your prenup - at least not unless there's $100 million and a Netflix deal on the line. These are the troubleshooters. The fixers. The legal mouthpieces you call when you're staring down a perp walk, a PR disaster or a public meltdown in divorce court. This year, business was booming. From Sean "Diddy" Combs' explosive sex trafficking trial to the Menendez brothers' denied bid for a new trial, the headlines were filled with high-profile messes in need of high-powered cleanups. And the ones with the biggest mops? The 25 attorneys on this list, THR's annual roundup of Hollywood's top courtroom gladiators, the ones to turn to when everything is on the line. Karen Agnifilo Image Credit: Curtis Means - Pool/Getty Images Logo text Agnifilo Intrater LLP Criminal Defense Litigation A former No. 2 in the Manhattan DA's office and CNN legal analyst, Agnifilo (who is married to Marc Agnifilo, see below) is now defending accused murderer Luigi Mangione against charges in cases in federal, New York State and Pennsylvania State courts. Her résumé includes leading prosecutions of Harvey Weinstein and Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg - making her one of the few courtroom pros feared on both sides of the aisle. Marc Agnifilo & Teny Geragos Image Credit: John Lamparski/Getty Images (2) Logo text Agnifilo Intrater LLP Criminal Defense Litigation Diddy turned to this powerhouse pair - both formerly with Brafman & Associates - when facing federal charges of racketeering, sex trafficking and prostitution. Though acquitted on the most serious counts, Combs was convicted of transporting women for prostitution and sentenced in October to 50 months. Geragos, incidentally, is the daughter of famed trial attorney Mark Geragos. Peter Anderson Image Credit: Courtesy of Subject Logo text Davis Wright Tremaine Copyright & Entertainment Litigation When music royalty gets sued, Anderson gets the call. Most recently, he secured dismissal of a $20 million suit alleging Mariah Carey ripped off "All I Want for Christmas Is You" from a 1989 country song. He also helped Led Zeppelin beat back claims that "Stairway to Heaven" stole its melody from a 1968 instrumental and defended Cher in a royalties battle with the heirs of Sonny Bono over "I Got You Babe." WEIRDEST THING YOU'VE HAD TO GOOGLE DURING A TRIAL? "What does 'Show me the receipts' mean?" Blair Berk Image Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Logo text Berk Brettler LLP Criminal Law One of L.A.'s most feared - and discreet - defense attorneys, Berk has built a career cleaning up Hollywood's darkest messes. This year, she represented Monica Sementilli, convicted in April of stabbing her husband - celebrity hair guru Fabio Sementilli - and sentenced to life without parole. She's now defending rising singer D4vd in the investigation into the death of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. STRANGEST PLACE YOU'VE EVER TAKEN A CLIENT CALL? "In a rubber pontoon boat in Costa Rica ... while a crocodile swam up beside me." Lisa Bloom Image Credit: Courtesy of Subject Logo text The Bloom Firm Civil Litigation Bloom is back in the spotlight, representing Diddy accusers and taking on Kanye West in an explosive harassment suit filed by ex-assistant Lauren Pisciotta. The daughter of famed attorney Gloria Allred, Bloom has made her own mark on sexual misconduct and civil rights cases - including an $8 million verdict in a harassment trial involving a billionaire CEO defendant who performed a "mangina" stunt in front of staff. STRANGEST PLACE YOU'VE EVER TAKEN A CLIENT CALL? "In my tent at the top of a mountain in the high Sierras while backpacking the Pacific Crest Trail." David Z. Chesnoff Image Credit: Courtesy of Subject Logo text Chesnoff & Schonfeld Criminal Law The go-to fixer for Vegas elites and globe-trotting moguls, Chesnoff is now defending Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, the Israeli cybersecurity official charged in a Nevada child sex sting. Past clients reportedly include everyone from Paris Hilton to Leonardo DiCaprio to Suge Knight. STRANGEST PLACE YOU'VE EVER TAKEN A CLIENT CALL? "In the middle of the Kvichak River." Tom Clare Image Credit: Courtesy of Subject Logo text Clare Locke LLP Defamation & Reputation Litigation Clare, who co-founded the firm with his wife, fellow defamation specialist Libby Locke, is the lawyer brands hire when a lie goes viral and a reputation is on the brink. This summer, he sent a cease-and-desist on behalf of France's first lady, Brigitte Macron, demanding MAGA influencer Candace Owens retract her bizarre claims that Macron was "born male" and was deceiving the French public. Clare also advised Dominion Voting Systems in its $787.5 million defamation settlement with Fox News in 2023 and counsels Fortune 100 leaders in reputational