Lee N. Steiner, 79; Entertainment Attorney With N.Y. Law Firm

Lee N. Steiner, 79, a prominent entertainment attorney and counsel at the law firm of Loeb & Loeb in New York City, died Thursday at his home in Scarsdale, N.Y., of complications from Parkinson’s disease.

Steiner’s client list included a broad range of international moviemakers, including Sophia Loren, Carlo Ponti and Dino De Laurentiis. Other clients included filmmakers Martin Ransohoff, Irwin Winkler, Robert Charoff and Elliott Kastner.

Born in Newark, N.J., Steiner graduated from Lafayette College in 1943, where he majored in government, law and mechanical engineering. He earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. After law school, he eventually joined Hess, Segall, Guterman, Pelz, Steiner & Bavorick, which merged with Loeb & Loeb in 1986. He was chairman of its entertainment division for many years.

Steiner was also a board member of the Cousteau Society and a trustee of Carnegie Hall.