Christopher Perez Email & Phone Number

As a name Partner at Donaldson Callif Perez LLP, I represent filmmakers, writers, podcast producers, radio personalities, museums, and foundations in all aspects of content creation. My practice focuses on a wide breadth of clearance, fair use, personal rights, production, financing, and distribution matters, having secured E&O insurance for hundreds of productions.The foundation of my work is advocacy for artists’ rights, as evidenced by my leading role in securing landmark Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) exemptions for filmmakers in 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018, and in my capacity on the Board of Directors for the International Documentary Association.I am avidly involved in the industry – regularly speaking at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in Beijing, China, UCLA Producers Program, USC Law, the USC School of Cinema, UC Irvine, Cal Arts, the School of Visual Arts, Columbia College of Chicago, the International Documentary Association, Film Independent, the Producers Guild of America, and other institutions.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3836259/