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Intellectual Property law practice encompassing music, film, television, literary, theater, new media, copyright, trademark and corporate matters.

Entertainment industry consultant with new media specialization whose services include guiding clients through the formulation of business plans, funding, organization and operation; brokering traditional as well as digital distribution; assisting in the formulation of marketing plans to support the release of product; providing aid to clients in identifying the ideal partners to align with and providing overall business advice to help clients achieve short term and long term goals. Recent projects include the co-production Lincoln Center Out Of Doors' "Tribute to Laura Nyro"; client's have included A2Z Entertainment, The Jazz Passengers with Debbie Harry, Raul Midon, Sean Kingston, Vampire Weekend, One Little Indian Records, Arif Mardin and The Agency Group

New York, New York

Independent record company providing national record/video pressing and phyisical/digital distribution through eOne Distribution; Employing a unique model which enables artists to retain ownership of their intellectual property, A2Z quarterbacks the creation, selection, and implementation of all marketing activities and coordinates with eOne's staff to achieve maximum potential physical and digital market penetration. Releases to date include recordings by Thom Chacon, Bebe Buell, Antoine Dunn, Marion LoGuidice, 3.Pill Morning and Dylan Connor.

New York, New York

Taught a vertically and horizontally integrated course on Music Artist Management which featured the leading figures of the music industry sharing their life experiences with students of the Belmont East program of The Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business.

Intellectual Property law practice with focus on the music industry. Established the firm's Entertainment Law department.

Intellectual Property law practice with focus on the music industry

Formed company in partnership with Andy Hilfiger; solicited and structured joint venture record label agreement with Quest Records and Warner Brothers Records; Supervised the day-to-day management of company and coordinated all marketing and promotion of releases with Quest/WBR

New York, New York

Intellectual Property law practice with focus on the music and entertainment industries. Projects included supervision of the re-negotiation of LL Cool J's recording agreement with Def Jam Records; supervision of LL Cool J's audit of Def Jam Records; solicitation and negotiation of a music-production joint venture for LL Cool J with Warner Brothers Records; solicitation and negotiation of a co-publishing relationship for LL Cool J and Sony/ATV Music; supervision of all agreements associated with Mary J. Blige's "No More Drama" album; supervision of the re-negotiation of Mary J. Blige's Uptown Records/MCA Records recording agreement; supervision of the re-negotiation and conversion of Sean Combs Bad Boy production agreement into a joint-venture with Arista Records; solicitation and negotiation of a music production joint venture for Manual Seal with Warner Brothers Records; solicitation and negotiation of Naughty By Nature's recording agreement with Arista Records; solicitation and negotiation of Dru Hill's recording agreement with Island Records; solicitation and negotiation of University Records' joint venture agreement with Interscope Records; solicitation and negotiation of Janice Robinson's recording agreement with Warner Brothers Records; supervision of business affairs and legal for Kinetic Records and integrated coordination with Warner Brothers Records; negotiation of artist performance agreements for Frank Sinatra's 80th Birthday ABC Network broadcast special;

Formed and oversaw the day to day operations of company which managed the careers of Meat Loaf (reviving his career and reuniting him with Jim Steinman which culminated with Bat Out of Hell 2); Jack Bruce (reuniting him with Ginger Baker for their first US tour since Cream's 1967 Farewell Tour); Secured the "My Generation" host position for Peter Noone; Epic Records recording artists, O-Positive and Marchello;

Formed company and co-managed the day-to-day operations of company which released recordings by Charles Brown (out of retirement), James Carr, Arthur Russell,The Woodentops, Jonathan Richman, Neneh Cherry's Float Up CP; Mark Stewart & The Mafia; Fats Comet & Tackhead, The Neighbors and Jeffrey Hatcher

Commercial Law practice encompassing entertainment, real property and the apparel industry

Syracuse, New York

A senior member of the station management responsible for clearing all on-air talent for the then only progressive music format in the market. I was the station's liaison with every major and independent U.S. record company, supervising the acquisition of recordings; coordinated and produced many "Live in the Studio" and remote-broadcast concerts and interviews with artists ranging from Jeff Beck, Orleans, Jackson Browne, Jessie Colin Young, Joe Walsh and Tom Waits to Frank Zappa McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea.

Syracuse, New York

Worcester, Ma

The station's liaison with every major and independent U.S. record company supervising the acquisition of recordings and the formulation of the station's playlist.

Eastchester, New York

Jd, Intellectual Property Law

B.S., Television, Radio Communications

Activities and Societies: Music Director - 1973-1975 WAER-FM