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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Woodland Hills, Ca, Us

Manage Business & Legal Affairs and part of the Executive Team for the InterMedia Group of Companies (InterMedia Entertainment, InterMedia Advertising, Programmatic Buying Group, Mediapoint Network, InterMedia Interactive, InterImage Productions, InterPost Productions Editorial, and MetaTope LLC). Negotiate and document a wide range of contracts including celebrity spokesperson, talent agreements, television and digital advertising, media buying, affiliate relationships, strategic partnerships, production, music synch licenses, confidentiality/trade secret, transactional and corporate documents. Advise on HR matters/systems, insurance/risk management, privacy, rights of publicity, trademark/copyright. Manage outside counsel. Media clearance of creative (Standards and Practices). Recruit senior talent for the companies, and drive business, entertainment, M&A, operational and strategic projects.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Responsible for company business operations, including P&L management, biz dev, licensing & rights negotiation, strategic partnerships, deal structuring, budgeting & finance, HR, recruitment & hiring, and company management. Develops and maintains working relationships with publishers, outsourcers and agents. He secured private financing and strategic partnerships for "Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball", a franchise which sold over 1 million units. His project, “Sceneit? Lights, Camera, Action”, was nominated for 2007 AIAS Family Game of the Year. Don Mattrick, head of Xbox, said that “Scene It? has already achieved its total FY08 revenue budget in just two months, helping establish a new franchise for the Xbox 360 that reaches out to a broad audience of social gamers.”

In-house general counsel for Pacific Rim Sports Summit, a US Olympic Committee licensee – ‘The Road to Beijing’ (international sporting event for 900 athletes, 9 countries and 9 sports). Advised senior management and staff on legal issues related to: general business matters; copyright, trademark and general IP consulting; licensing of USOC marks in sponsorship, marketing and advertising; corporate sponsorships; television agreements; athlete drug-testing and accreditation; appearance agreements; opening ceremonies entertainment contracts; fundraising compliance; HR/employment consulting; organizational set-up and on-going board of directors consultation; negotiate and draft vendor agreements; leasing/licensing and ticket negotiations with venues and Ticketmaster; sports participation agreements with the national governing bodies of Olympic sports; arts & cultural event deals; Dept. of Homeland Security threat-level planning; and coordinate event insurance.

Advised station staff and senior management on legal issues related to television production, financing and licensing. Prepared and negotiated intellectual property licensing and production contracts with co-production and financing partners and domestic and foreign distributors. Copyright, trademark, fair use, publicity, privacy and defamation consulting. Music composition and production, film clip, archival, performance rights and other production licensing. Cross-licensing for merchandise tie-ins and ancillary products. Option contracts and R&D agreements. Advise regarding talent releases, AFTRA contracts and employment of minor talent. HR counseling regarding employees and contractors, benefits administration and internal policies. Managed outside litigation counsel. Conduct settlement and negotiate releases. Draft privacy (FTC compliance), telemarketing, and planned giving policies. Legal review of media releases.

Seattle, Wa, Us

IP and outside general counsel for companies in venture capital, software development, technology, game development, web development, record labels, advertising, design, sports, theatres, authors, publishers and professional athletes. Negotiate and document joint venture/strategic alliances, licensing and royalty arrangements, and international technology transfers. Manager of numerous multi-series preferred stock deals from both VC and tech company perspectives. Prepare private placement memoranda, securities exemption and blue sky compliance. 34’ Act reporting & compliance. M&A planning, due diligence, and deal documentation as senior team leader. IP counseling, including copyright, fair use, defamation and publicity issues. Establish and defend ownership of copyrights through work for hire, employee confidentiality/non-compete, licenses, and copyright assignments. Advise boards on corporate procedure and director duties. Manage litigation on behalf of corporate clients.

J.D., Law

B.A., Political Science, Business

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