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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California

• Oversaw all business & legal affairs, and corporate legal matters for The Jim Henson company;• Handled the negotiations for the development and production of film, television, and digital properties; • Negotiated the distribution of current and library properties on a worldwide basis, in all media; • Developed and negotiated international co-productions and financings; • Oversight of all acquisitions and licenses for the company; • Negotiated gaming applications and toy licenses; • Managed intellectual property protection (copyright & trademark protections). • Led negotiations for all SAG/AFTRA, WGA, DGA, and IASTE guild matters.

Negotiated agreements in connection with the development and production of television series and movie programming for the Disney Channel and ABC Family. Duties included all business affairs for programs such as Hannah Montana, High School Musical, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and others. Handled all business affairs and production legal responsibilities for numerous programs across the cable channels, including actor deals (test options, series pick-ups and salary re-negotiations), producer, writer and director agreements, production services agreements, location agreements, as well as clearance issues, and oversight of foreign/domestic tax credit and incentives programs.

Negotiated and drafted the above-the-line agreements for series and movies produced by Fox Television Studios; responsible for script clearance, location agreements, productions services agreements, and all other production legal matters.

Managed a large caseload of performer claims raised under the terms of the SAG Agreement; took several cases through binding arbitration.

Ba, English

Activities and Societies: Columbia Rugby and Soccer

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Activities and Societies: Law Review