Serve as general counsel for several companies in diverse fields including media, video production, management consulting, technology, nutraceuticals, consumer products, real estate, manufacturing, and nonprofits.• Negotiate and draft agreements and documents of every kind including those relating to the following: business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, trademarks, copyrights, licenses, office leases, sales of real property, company stock plans, shareholders’ agreements, partnerships, joint ventures, stock options, employment and severance agreements, employee handbooks, asset securitizations, loans, financings, equity investments, private placements, non-disclosures, collections, settlements, releases, website terms of use, privacy policies, consulting engagements, incorporations, operating agreements, entity formations, product distributions, film and video productions, clients, vendors, and suppliers.• Oversee legal compliance with SEC, FDA, FTC, tax, labor, privacy, website and other laws.• Manage portfolios of international trademarks, copyrights, and intellectual properties.• Reduce risks of liability and litigation, including securing superior insurance policies.• Direct outside counsel with respect to litigation strategies, goals, and cost-benefit analyses.• Advise as to all aspects of HR including benefits, health insurance, worker’s comp and disability.• Devise business, marketing, financial, management, tax, accounting, and growth strategies.

Serve as general counsel and business advisor.

• Manage all legal and business affairs for international media and comic book company. • Negotiate, draft, and oversee licensing and agency agreements for publications in 25 countries. • Supervise U.S. subsidiary and all international agreements, leases, trademarks, tax returns, and insurance. • Provide advice and counsel to sole shareholder and investor based in the State of Kuwait. • Negotiated sale of website and magazine business to Demand Media.

General counsel and business advisor.

Served as general counsel and business advisor.

Served as general counsel and business advisor.

• Oversaw six national companies involved in dietary supplements, consumer products, organic supermarkets, health resorts, book publishing, and video and radio productions. • Ran major operations for all businesses and supervised nine executive directors and over 100 employees. • Directed all departments including Marketing, Sales, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, and Ecommerce. • Performed FDA/FTC legal compliance for all advertising, label design, and product packaging. ▪ Covered for CEO when he was travelling or otherwise unavailable. ▪ Administered portfolio of 50-plus trademarks, including clearances, registrations, and renewals. ▪ Coordinated legal work by outside counsel and formulated winning litigation strategies. ▪ Implemented policies and procedures that greatly reduced company risk and exposure to lawsuits. ▪ Managed all aspects of HR including benefits, health insurance, worker’s comp and disability. ▪ Implemented proactive HR policies which resulted in no employee lawsuits during entire tenure. ▪ Drafted text for company’s product labels, containers and advertising. ▪ Secured deals to distribute the Gary Null Show on WNYE and other national radio stations. ▪ Obtained theatrical, network, PBS and internet distributions of feature-length documentaries. ▪ Co-produced Fatal Fallout, The Drugging of Our Children, Vaccine Nation, and Gulf War Syndrome. ▪ Performed clearances, legal review, and Fair Use analyses for all documentary productions. ▪ Assisted CEO in creating Progressive Radio Network, one of the nation’s largest internet radio stations. ▪ Organized tax deductible donation of valuable gemstone collection to The Museum of Natural History. • Devised innovative tax strategies that cut the company’s tax liabilities in half for one year.

▪ Reactivated 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation to foster research on nutrition and health. ▪ Sponsored major study which assembled research on specific nutrients and their ability to cure diseases. ▪ Funded ground-breaking research paper, Death by Medicine, published widely in peer reviewed journals. ▪ Raised $450,000 from Life Extension Foundation to produce the film Prescription for Disaster. ▪ Oversaw all compliance with not-for-profit laws and made required federal and state filings. ▪ Directed fundraising activities and assured compliance with one-third public support test.

Oversaw all legal matters for company that sold OTC drugs and cosmetics.

▪ Litigated commercial, personal injury and landlord-tenant cases, including jury trials. ▪ Drafted leases, contracts, wills, pleadings, motions, and legal briefs. ▪ Tried a sexual discrimination case to verdict and obtained a $500,000 award for client. ▪ Appeared before the Appellate Division and obtained reversals of lower court decisions. ▪ Managed other attorneys and paralegals at the firm, and edited their legal documents.

▪ Assisted large law firm with commercial litigation, real estate, and media law. ▪ Prepared legal briefs and motions for managing partners Richard Fischbein and former U.S. Congressman Herman Badillo. ▪ Ranked No. 1 out of 27 associates for profitability and most billable hours for the year.

Associate in entertainment law practice. Negotiated and drafted agreements relating to motion pictures, sound recordings, and theater.

Director of Operations for independent motion picture company. Managed production office for award-winning producer and director.