Barbara Bevel Email & Phone Number

New York, New York

Negotiate talent contracts for performer services in television and other media production and distribution (both Guild and non Guild). Draft various agreements, including performer agreements (both Guild and non Guild and other related agreements. Tracking and maintaining a database of talent agreements with updates on the progress of negotiation and status of deals. Responsible for timely production of documents in response to information requests. Frequent oral and written communication with internal and external business people regarding transactions; Organize and maintain contracts; Stay informed about different business groups and their roles in the company through participation in monthly meetings. Assist in the preparation of reports and tracking of responses; update library of memos; help create documents summarizing legal issues. Handle other general business and legal affairs duties, as assigned.

Performed legal review and identified and redlined risks in Non-Disclosure, Access, Master Service, Dark Fiber, Co-Location, Lease, Marketing, Employment Agreements. Performed legal review for Residential Access Agreements for telecommunications sales in multi-unit dwellings. Responsible for monitoring and following up on the progress and status of contracts until fully-executed copies received and file closed. Served as legal contact for in-house sales and operations departments.

Supervised, monitored and updated Talent and Primetime Production Contracts such as Pilot Contracts, Series Options Contracts, Annual Series Options Contracts, Literary Rights Options Contracts, Additional Program Order Contracts, Theatrical Contracts, Children’s Series Contracts, Movies for Television and Mini-Series Contracts, Scriptwriter Commitment Contracts, Late-Night Series Contracts and Late-Night Specials Contracts in Business Affairs Database.Supervised and performed contract administration for both the East and West Coast Departments, i.e., interpret and input fees, terms and guarantees from Daytime and Primetime Production Contracts in Business Affairs Database;Negotiated and drafted Daytime Talent Agreements, including those for actors, writers, directors, and producers;Coordinated and implemented special projects within the Department such as requests for previous Talent Payment Terms; retrieved and researched retired warehouse files;Implemented and designed Contract Notification Reports for ABC Daytime and Late-Night Series;Liaison between Business Affairs Department and various Departments within ABC to monitor Contract Option Dates and follow-up memorandum to Programming Personnel as to status of projects;Supervised maintenance of existing Mainframe System and transfer to new Business Affairs System;Prepared weekly, bi-weekly and monthly status reports for Primetime Division;Responsible for Tickler System to ABC Daytime and Primetime Programming Personnel