Associate General Counsel & Senior Director - Legal & Business Affairs
CurrentLead counsel and managing attorney in digital, marketing, gaming, media, and technology with worldwide responsibility for a broad-based IP transactional practice. Manage team across three offices with sole responsibility for providing business and legal advice as well as contract drafting, strategy, and negotiation support for the following business functions: • Marketing (including social media marketing and influencer engagements), sponsorships, and promotions • Agency engagements (advertising, creative, digital, production, social, buying & planning) • IT, digital products, services, and content (including videogame/mobile app licensing, development, publishing, and distribution; NFTs; AI governance and policy; consumer facing website design; technology, software, and platform licensing; ecommerce; brand integrations; end user license agreements)• Independent contractor and services agreements• Brand and corporate public relations• Corporate staffing• Consumer insights• Brand, product, and packaging design Familiarity with clearance, advertising, privacy, and regulatory issues related to online marketing and app development for children.Progressive promotions with increasing responsibility and rotation through the following practice areas: Entertainment production and distribution (including animated movie production and distribution); technology and invention in-licensing; product strategic partnerships; and product submissions.Additional deal experience includes: consumer products out-licensing; brand in-licensing; promotions; IT; interactive product technology development (including IoT products, wearable technology, and related connected services); and corporate strategic planning support including international JV and M&A deal and integration support.
