Bryan Davidson, Esq. Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Structure, negotiate, and draft various agreements for original content (including license agreements, production and distribution agreements, agreements for overall/slate deals, development-related agreements, talent agreements, and certain above-the-line agreements), particularly in regards to podcasts, associated derivative productions and television/streaming specials. Analyze deal opportunities and formulate business strategies with respect to various original content development and production matters, with a focus on podcasts. Advise senior leadership in connection with deal strategies and complex business / legal matters, including strategic, business, and operational considerations to drive business value. Provide analysis and advice in connection with intellectual property matters and production clearances. Interface with a variety of different departments including in-house personnel and production company personnel/crew. Counsel on union/guild issues, as well as non-union talent standards rates. Maintain relationships with distributors, agencies, managers, and attorneys in the entertainment community. Oversee junior attorneys and legal professionals in supporting various iHeart stakeholders throughout the content acquisition, production, and distribution lifecycle. Assist in the development of forms, processes, and policies, and develop durable legal and business frameworks to be used by business affairs and business development team members, helping them translate business concepts into clear and concise contracts and suggest policies, practices, and parameters in connection with various business issues.

Counsel and advise a variety of entertainment clients including artists, marketing agencies, media companies, SaaS companies, consumer product companies, sporting event companies, and business executives with intellectual property, business, and licensing legal matters.

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

Principally responsible for designing Autograph’s deal parameters, formulating all partner recommendations to Autograph’s CEO, COO, and BOD, and sourcing, drafting, negotiating, and executing all of Autograph’s deals, which resulted in: (i) over 40 signed partnerships for the licensing of intellectual property to Autograph, with corporate partners including ESPN/Disney, NBA, PGA TOUR, Slam Magazine, UMG/Republic Records, Billboard, AEG, and Lionsgate, and talent partners including Tiger Woods, Derek Jeter, Devin Booker, The Weeknd, Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles, Rafael Nadal, James Harden, Justin Herbert, Rob Gronkowski, Tony Hawk, and Wayne Gretzky; (ii) Bespoke, multi-party corporate ventures with leading Web3 companies, including Sandbox, SimWin Sports, and several other yet-to-be-announced Web3 companies; and (iii) distribution arrangements across DraftKings, OpenSea, GameStop, and several yet-to-be-announced Web3 distribution marketplaces/platforms, as well as with technology vendors used to build Autograph’s proprietary marketplace.Provided counsel and analysis on Autograph’s overall business strategy, while creating and implementing processes and procedures for the legal, partnerships, marketing, and product teams to follow. Created the department’s various legal form agreements, and controlled the workflow, deal tracking and prioritization for Autograph’s ongoing partnerships.

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

Ny, New York, Us

Advised and provided counsel to ABG’s business, brand and creative teams with respect to strategy and structure of a variety of business transactions ranging from endorsement and marketing campaigns, to licensing and strategic initiatives. Drafted, reviewed, negotiated, and executed licensing agreements, endorsement agreements, speaking engagements, personal appearance agreements, sponsorship agreements, social media engagements, clearance agreements and releases, strategic partnerships, agency agreements, program development and life rights agreements, and content distribution agreements for ABG’s portfolio of celebrity, entertainment and lifestyle brands (including Shaquille O’Neal, Sports Illustrated, Muhammad Ali, Julius 'Dr. J' Erving, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Greg Norman, Barneys, and Nautica), representing over $200,000,000 in new revenue for ABG. Prepared daily breaches and other letters relating to existing agreements, termination agreements (both unilateral and mutual), amendments, consultant agreements, vendor agreements, sub-leases, internal memos, and contract summaries. Opined on day-to-day issues regarding topics such as trademark and copyright ownership and enforcement, union and administrative regulations and compliance, third-party clearance matters, and contract interpretation. Created the department’s various form agreements, lead training for all new legal hires, and non-legal hires with respect to ABG’s legal processes and procedures, and controlled the work flow and prioritization for ABG’s entire licensing division of over 50 brands.

Ny, New York, Us

Ny, New York, Us

Ny, New York, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Advised and connected brands, organizations and PR/advertising agencies with entertainment, sport and music talent, influencers, content, and sponsorship opportunities. Negotiated over $10,000,000 in talent partnerships on behalf of clients such as Allstate, Capital One and Tempur-Pedic. Drafted, reviewed and provided counsel on endorsement agreements, talent agreements, agency agreements, 360 marketing campaigns, social media engagements, personal appearances, and master service agreements, among others, on a daily basis. Created starpower’s form agreements that the agency used for all of its various transactions.

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, Us

Participated in, and presented, a salary arbitration hearing, preparing a case for a player and rebuttals against his team. Conducted legal research and authored various legal memos in regard to numerous player and team grievances. Generated outlines based on case precedent and relevant facts for the Commissioner’s Office to use in player grievances.

New York, Ny, Us

Reviewed and edited various contracts in relation to music agreements, artist bookings, label deals, and royalties on a daily basis. Produced day-of-show itineraries for the artists, as well as booking and offer sheets for venues. Designed artist one-sheets for newly signed talent and maintained the Trumba calendar and booking system. Organized each artist's contract worksheet weekly in order to check deposits and arrange travel accommodations.

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Researched, created, and designed marketing campaigns for Octagon clients including Jimmer Fredette and Stephen Curry. Assisted with marketing and sponsorship sales for clients Justin Tuck and Stephen Curry’s charity billiards and golf tournaments. Conducted daily research and cold calls, while completing lead sheets for potential companies to partner with Octagon’s clients.

New York, Ny, Us

Created, designed, edited, researched and presented different advertising campaigns for DIRECTV. Assisted with the ideation, editing and promoting of DIRECTV’s Football Cops campaign starring Peyton and Eli Manning. Conducted daily research, created PowerPoint presentations about campaign successes, and participated in weekly client meetings.

Syracuse, Ny, Us

Marketed at least four on-ice promotions during each game, and recorded over-the-phone ticket orders daily. Worked as the ticketing manager’s assistant in the will call box office making cold calls, and aided companies in the creation of advertisements and game- night promotions. Helped to run and supervise two youth hockey clinics, and three youth hockey games.

Promoted the game on the Syracuse campus, using flyers, advertisements and social media outlets, to gage the interest of the student body. Helped run a charity pre-game clinic for one hundred inner-city kids, and facilitated interactions between the players from the Suns, Nuggets and the kids at the clinic. Assisted the game operations team during timeouts, helped run on-court promotions, and created awareness for the Syracuse Sport Management Program.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Entertainment & Sports Law Curricular

Bachelor Of Science- Cum Laude, Sport Management Major, Strategic Management Minor