{"id":162419,"date":"2026-09-08T15:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T23:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/08\/willy-wonkas-in-house-counsel-is-back-and-handling-jurassic-parks-legal-problems\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T15:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T23:11:14","slug":"willy-wonkas-in-house-counsel-is-back-and-handling-jurassic-parks-legal-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/08\/willy-wonkas-in-house-counsel-is-back-and-handling-jurassic-parks-legal-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Willy Wonka\u2019s In-House Counsel Is Back And Handling Jurassic Park\u2019s Legal Problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year, we featured a documentary<\/a> from Minor Character Theater<\/a> about Rutgers Law grad Brian Finklebar, the former general counsel to the Willy Wonka Chocolate company as his C-Suite slowly drives him insane with illegal lotteries, rampant labor violations, and non-stop child endangerment.<\/p>\n

Well, he\u2019s back. And now he\u2019s working for John Hammond\u2019s Jurassic Park and his work life has somehow managed to get even worse.<\/p>\n

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This is actually the second installment of Finklebar\u2019s Jurassic Park work, having previously featured his work behind-the-scenes of the first film<\/a>. We feel for Finklebar and hope he someday finds an in-house job that gives him some peace of mind. I\u2019ve heard about this startup called the Weyland-Yutani Corporation\u2026 some sort of long-haul transportation company? Sounds like a place that really cares about its employees. <\/p>\n

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\"Headshot\"Joe Patrice<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. Feel free to\u00a0email<\/a> any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or Bluesky<\/a> if you\u2019re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Willy Wonka\u2019s In-House Counsel Is Back And Handling Jurassic Park\u2019s Legal Problems<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last year, we featured a documentary<\/a> from Minor Character Theater<\/a> about Rutgers Law grad Brian Finklebar, the former general counsel to the Willy Wonka Chocolate company as his C-Suite slowly drives him insane with illegal lotteries, rampant labor violations, and non-stop child endangerment.<\/p>\n

Well, he\u2019s back. And now he\u2019s working for John Hammond\u2019s Jurassic Park and his work life has somehow managed to get even worse.<\/p>\n