• Oversee production legal affairs for more than 150 Amazon Original movies and scripted and non-scripted television programs distributed on a worldwide basis, including US originals and local language originals produced in the European Union, India, Japan, and Latin America.• Advise on the negotiation of agreements with above and below-the-line talent, including actors, writers, directors, reality participants, and third party production companies.• Supervise internal production legal… Show more • Oversee production legal affairs for more than 150 Amazon Original movies and scripted and non-scripted television programs distributed on a worldwide basis, including US originals and local language originals produced in the European Union, India, Japan, and Latin America.• Advise on the negotiation of agreements with above and below-the-line talent, including actors, writers, directors, reality participants, and third party production companies.• Supervise internal production legal team as well as a panel of outside law firms with an annual budget exceeding $5MM.• Manage content review and clearance risk assessments, including high stakes judgments on defamation, privacy, copyright, trademark, and standards & practices issues.• Oversee outside counsel in litigation matters. Show less

• Served as chief legal, business affairs, and operations executive for one of the most prolific non-fiction television production companies in North America, with more than 20 active programs in production at all times and annual revenues in excess of $50MM.• Lead all company negotiations, including multi-million dollar production services arrangements with major television networks, and sensitive agreements with key on-camera talent.• Directed all production legal, employment… Show more • Served as chief legal, business affairs, and operations executive for one of the most prolific non-fiction television production companies in North America, with more than 20 active programs in production at all times and annual revenues in excess of $50MM.• Lead all company negotiations, including multi-million dollar production services arrangements with major television networks, and sensitive agreements with key on-camera talent.• Directed all production legal, employment, insurance, benefits compliance, and litigation matters, including the implementation of policies and best practices for all aspects of the business.• Collaborated with CEO on budgeting, production, business development and publicity activities.• Managed day-to-day operations of the company’s Los Angeles office with a full-time staff of 10 and more than 100 production employees, as well as the creation of a new first-run syndication division leading to a program sale in the first six months of operation.• Spearheaded the $45MM sale of High Noon Entertainment to ITV America, including the engagement of investment bankers, negotiation of the principal terms, and supervision of outside counsel in the negotiation of all sale agreements. Show less

• Launched entertainment boutique transactional law firm with no in-going clients, and created a $1.5MM personal book of business in just four years.• Developed blue-chip client base including AMC Networks, Comcast Entertainment Group, MTV Networks and The Walt Disney Company, thereby representing more than 20 prominent cable television networks, as well as nationally recognized production companies, including High Noon Entertainment.• Led AMC Network in the launch of The Walking Dead… Show more • Launched entertainment boutique transactional law firm with no in-going clients, and created a $1.5MM personal book of business in just four years.• Developed blue-chip client base including AMC Networks, Comcast Entertainment Group, MTV Networks and The Walt Disney Company, thereby representing more than 20 prominent cable television networks, as well as nationally recognized production companies, including High Noon Entertainment.• Led AMC Network in the launch of The Walking Dead by establishing production templates for AMC Studios, overseeing all production legal and business affairs matters including the engagement of top talent, and advising the network on promotions, advertising, merchandising and other ancillary exploitation of the highest rated show on television.• Collaborated with general counsels and department heads to create legal templates for the engagement of writers, producers, actors, production companies, and reality television participants to help bring scale to their business affairs units.• Supervised production legal and business affairs for feature films and more than 50 television pilots and series, both scripted and non-scripted, for more than 15 different television networks. Show less

• Negotiated license and packaging agreements for original television movies, series and reality programs, acquisition contracts for second run programming, and agreements for writers, directors, producers, and performers.• Oversaw day-to-day business affairs of the company in connection with production models, budgeting, publicity, marketing, on-air promotions, and business development.

• Drafted and negotiated long form development, series, and term agreements for writers, directors, producers, and performers, as well as network license agreements, in connection with scripted television movies and series.• Provided general legal advice in connection with all aspects of scripted and reality production, first-run distribution, and syndication of network and cable primetime programs, including review of scripts for clearance of copyright, defamation, and invasion of privacy… Show more • Drafted and negotiated long form development, series, and term agreements for writers, directors, producers, and performers, as well as network license agreements, in connection with scripted television movies and series.• Provided general legal advice in connection with all aspects of scripted and reality production, first-run distribution, and syndication of network and cable primetime programs, including review of scripts for clearance of copyright, defamation, and invasion of privacy issues. Show less

• Represented media and entertainment companies in defamation, invasion of privacy, and copyright litigation including CNN, The Los Angeles Times, Viacom, and Warner Bros.• Conducted prepublication review for broadcast and publishing clients, argued motions and negotiated settlement agreements.

• Represented corporations in copyright, trademark, employment, and securities litigation including Dean Witter, United Healthcare, and the officers and directors of Imperial Savings.• Drafted memoranda, briefs, and pleadings and examined and defended deposition witnesses.