Jessica Henderson Email & Phone Number

Redmond, Washington, Us

*Project Manager for Xbox Games Studios legal digital safety compliance for the Digital Services Act (DSA).*Front-line product counsel for Turn10 and Playground Games gaming studios (Forza and Fable game franchises).*Product Counsel for Music and Talent for Xbox Game Studios*Provide front-line counseling and advice to business executives on a broad range of complex legal and business issues related to licensing of music rights for games on Xbox platforms and services.*Provide strategic advice on developing and structuring a global music licensing program that supports our Xbox Game Pass and xCloud streaming services.*Lead and manage cross-group projects related to music and content licensing rights, including engagement with performing rights organizations (PROs), music publishers, and record labels worldwide.*Draft and negotiate music, talent, and entertainment related agreements, including agreements related to strategic third-party music partnerships for first party game development and Xbox and xCloud gaming services.*Collaborate with internal and external legal and policy specialists to analyze and address legal and regulatory issues and develop legal strategies for engaging with music licensing organizations.

Richmond, Virginia, Us

Richmond, Virginia, Us

*INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & ENTERTAINMENT: Manage intellectual property portfolio, including trademark and copyright portfolio. Negotiate, draft, and revise intellectual property transactions, including trademark, copyright, music, film, and information technology licenses/agreements. Advise company on issues of right of publicity, privacy, and entertainment law.*TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS: Draft and negotiate commercial agreements, including vendor, service, publishing, non-disclosure, data processing, data security, SaaS, and other enterprise software agreements.*DATA PRIVACY: Implement and manage company-wide data privacy program, including data security, data privacy, industry standards, and GDPR compliance. Advise C-suite and company regarding domestic/global information technology laws and best practices, including issues of drafting privacy, cookie, and website terms of use policies, mobile applications, product development, consumer disclosures, cloud computing, data security, and open source software.*PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: Draft website terms of service/use, privacy policies, COPPA, and GDPR policies. Collaborate with and advise Product, Engineering, and other business teams regarding products and mobile applications to ensure compliance with U.S. and international laws.*INTERNATIONAL LAW: Analyze and advise company about the structure and maintenance of international legal entities, including tax and employment law compliance.*Legally advise a 150-year-old international non-profit organization with an over $300 million annual operating budget, and its U.S. and global operating subsidiaries in over 100 countries on issues of social enterprise law, international tax law, healthcare/HIPAA law, intellectual property law, employment law, contracts, immigration law, information technology law, and data privacy law.

New York, Ny, Us

*Advised the CEO and Senior Vice President/ General Counsel in the negotiation of music publishing, songwriter agreements, and the management of copyright termination notices. *Executed strategic initiatives for CEO for multi-million dollar song catalogue buyouts and artist/writer deals. *Collaborated to develop digital music strategy for label, publisher, and PRO relationships with songwriters. *Structured, negotiated, and drafted exclusive songwriter agreements, music licensing agreements, master use agreements, synchronization license, cut-in agreements, publishing administration agreements, and copyright termination rights agreements. *Drafted underlying transactional documentation in support of valuation models. *Created valuation models and performed analysis for song catalogue buyouts and publishing deals. *Managed the termination notice database and the intake of termination notices for songwriters of the largest music publisher in the world.

*Advise clients on intellectual property issues, including copyright infringement, new media licensing, licensing, right of publicity, and trademark law*Marketing and advertising clearance*Trademark registration and prosecution, trademark clearance searches, and trademark licensing*Advise churches, non-profit organizations, corporations, and healthcare providers on issues of intellectual property, tort liability, HIPAA, privacy law, and healthcare regulation*Management of corporate incorporation documents and corporate formalities*Project management of music events, festivals, and conferences*Drafting and negotiation of music related agreements, including music venue agreements, band rider agreements, distribution agreements, recording contracts, management agreements, and licensing agreements*Film industry agreements and transactions*Copyright registration and transactions

Brentwood, Tn, Us

*Legally advise on issues of regarding Federal regulation, HIPAA, and healthcare litigation matters*Litigation Case Management*Document Review, Litigation Management, and E-Discovery*Risk & Compliance Management*Information Techonology*Advise on healthcare related agreements, including vendor and business associate agreements

Columbia, South Carolina, Us

*E-Discovery and Document Review*Privilege Review*Litigation and Document Management*Pharmaceutical and FDA litigation

Brentwood, Tennessee, Us

*Researched and drafted memoranda on issues of digital rights, copyright infringement, and entertainment law*Reviews and revised music industry agreements, including exclusive artist, songwriter, publishing, producer, licensing, and distribution agreements*Assisted General Counsel in copyright litigation matters and recording contract negotiations*Advised business clients on legal issues of music publishing, marketing and advertising, sweepstakes and contest law, and intellectual property law

Brentford, Middlesex, Gb

*Drafted USPTO Office Action responses and trademark licensing agreements*Contracted Trademark clearance searches*Drafted opinion letters and memoranda on trademark availability, FDA trademark compliance, and copyright fair use*Developed policy for compliance with new ICANN top-level domain name regulations

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

*Researched and drafted memoranda on issues of international and domestic copyright and trademark law, including proposed orphan works legislation*Cite checked and edited upcoming law review articles

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

*Researched and drafted memoranda on issues of civil rights, voting rights, and election law*Cite checked and edited upcoming law review articles

Charlotte, Nc, Us

*Focused specifically on intellectual property and e-commerce issues in the banking and financial services industry in the "Technology and E-Commerce Group (TEC)"*Advised executive management on legislative developments of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act*Drafted trademark offer letters and conducted trademark availability research*Researched and drafted memoranda on issues of clickwrap agreements, licensing, and e-commerce laws

San Diego, Ca, Us

*Developed legal resource material for companies in emerging global markets in the video game and digital entertainment industries*Advised on intellectual property law and digital piracy in the Philippines

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

*Legal research and developed legal resource material for disability rights and advocacy*Assisted staff attorneys with litigation, special education and psychiatric facility regulations, and public policy initiatives

Dallas, Tx, Us

*Researched and drafted memoranda on issues of telecommunications, emerging technology, marketing and advertising, intellectual property, public utility, and labor and employment law*Drafted and revised trademark applications, terms of service agreements, licensing agreements, and wireless venue agreements*Assisted in intellectual property, employment, Federal Communications Commission, Public Utility Commission, and marketing and advertising litigation

*Served as a Teaching Assistant for audio engineering and live sound recording classes*Coordinated all administrative, grading, and accounting aspects of the school*Scheduled and aided in set-up for sound recording sessions

*Coordinated and helped to execute music concerts and events*Marketing and Concert Promotion*A&R for new talent

Juris Doctor, Law

Bachelor Of Arts, Archaeology, Earth Science

M.Div. In Missiology; M.A. In Intercultural Studies, Theology, Culture, And Social Entrepreneurship