Christopher Miller Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Universal City, California

Oversees legal matters for all divisions of worldwide film and television operations including Universal Pictures, Focus Features and DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures International, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Universal Studio Group (Universal Television, Universal Content Productions, Universal Television Alternative Studios, Universal International Studios).

Universal City, California

Oversees legal matters for all divisions of worldwide film operations including Universal Pictures, Focus Features and DreamWorks Animation, Universal Pictures International and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.

Universal City, California

Assisted in the management of all legal issues for the worldwide operations of the film studio, including its global theatrical, home entertainment and consumer products businesses and Fandango, with an emphasis on risk management and complex IP and technology transactions.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Head of Litigation: Counsel senior executives on all aspects of corporate liability at global public company. Manage litigation worldwide including intellectual property, commercial, regulatory, employment, consumer products, advertising, securities and antitrust matters. Assist in overall corporate governance, risk management and compliance efforts for domestic and international operations, including internal training, investigations and oversight of outside counsel. Head of Technology Law: Responsible for business and legal affairs associated with the company's technology and patent portfolio. Manage the drafting and negotiation of a broad range of complex agreements relating to IP licensing, new initiatives and vendor agreements, including the formation and licensing activities of multiple technology start-ups and JVs. Representative projects include strategic alliances, joint development agreements, social and VR app development and distribution, international licensing and IP transfers, UGC, data security, open source contributions, SaaS, PaaS, cloud services, data security, outsourcing and various related M&A transactions.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Corporate Counsel/Legal & Business Affairs: Managed litigation and advised executives on legal matters. Developed and implemented corporate strategies relating to contractual and intellectual property rights and licensing, audits, participation and residuals, content protection, bankruptcy, antitrust, torts and corporate liability and compliance. Assisted in public company's acquisition by private investors, including diligence and stock purchase agreements, and subsequent administration of credit facilities.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Represented entertainment companies and producers in contractual and intellectual property disputes.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Represented entertainment companies and producers in contractual and intellectual property disputes.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Summer Associate in 1999. Merged with Akin Gump on January 1, 2001.

J.D., Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Boston University Law Review, Edward F. Hennessey Scholar, G. Joseph Tauro Scholar

M.S., Mass Communications

Activities and Societies: Teaching Assistant, Law of Communication - COM CM 481 (1999-2000)

B.A.

Activities and Societies: Order of the Laurel and the Palm