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Greater Los Angeles Area

Provide business affairs, organizational, legal and strategy services to start up and established businesses.

Greater Los Angeles Area | London, United Kingdom | Miami, Florida

• Managed business side of SPT International Production with divisional revenue increasing 280% • Negotiated groundbreaking deals with Russian networks resulting in millions of revenue over series lifecycles• Managed global team to support operations of production companies in 11 countries around the world• Launched SPT’s first offices in Russia, Colombia, UAE, Egypt, Lebanon; Expanded presence in China and Brazil• Guided Managing Directors on operations, negotiations, strategy and growth• Accountable to Sony corporate for annual budget, strategic goals and compliance• Managed divisional recovery from 2014 cyber attack of Sony IT Infrastructure• Held P&L responsibility for Latin American & US Hispanic TV production businesses, increasing regional profitability by 310%• Ran global Business & Legal Affairs department• Partnered with corporate departments to service my division including: corporate legal, antitrust, litigation, labor, finance, tax, facilities, IT, compliance, human resources, compensation and benefits, risk management, publicity, security, procurement, travel

Hermosa Beach, California

Provided strategic business and legal consulting services to clients in the entertainment, publishing, non-profit, academic and consumer goods fields.

Marina Del Rey, California

• Managed strategic business development; implemented/managed business, legal & privacy issues for this startup tech company• Revised pricing structure and service agreement format reducing sale cycle from average of 6 months to 3 weeks• Created and implemented communications system between divisions to track deals, product development, business development and finance• Negotiated and closed deal enabling company to own 100% of the IP underlying its flagship product – a streaming email product with e-commerce and audience tracking capabilities

Los Angeles, California

• Managed business & legal affairs staff of over 60 employees for this Fox/Saban joint venture. Business spanned global music and television production, distribution, networks (cable, broadcast, digital and satellite), home entertainment, and licensing/merchandising/promotions• Member of senior management team that launched Fox Family Channel along with heads of marketing, affiliate and ad sales, programming, production, scheduling and finance• Worked with finance and tax department heads to insure that deal structures achieved maximum legal, financial and tax benefits for company• Worked with chief operating officer to plan and implement company’s administrative policies, including employment policies• Selected and managed outside counsel (including labor, corporate, securities, litigation, international and tax attorneys)

Los Angeles, California

• 5+ years in business and legal affairs roles for animation production, distribution and licensing companies• Served as business liaison between production departments and other divisions of each company which exploited various elements of owned IP• Negotiated and drafted development, production and distribution (including international distribution, merchandising, promotions, publishing and home entertainment deals)• Counseled department heads and president on contract interpretation, personnel issues, employment law, regulatory matters

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Advised clients and litigated state and federal actions in the areas of: entertainment, labor & employment law, financial institutions, insurance, contracts, RICO, Insurance and civil rights

Bachelor Of Arts, English Literature

Doctor Of Law - Jd