Copy Right Department is a consultancy that provides business affairs, music licensing, permission/clearance services and so much more for Film, Television and Advertising projects. I bring an expertise in music, photo & clip/footage licensing, overscale celebrity negotiations/contract negotiations, trademark research, creative review, SAG talent contracts, residual estimating and & commercial contract questions, all 3rd party clearances, production contracts and anything else you want to throw at the Copy Right Department.

In partnership with other agency stakeholders, review creative materials at all stages and advise Agency and client teams on talent, music, and other third-party rights, including copyright, trademark, and rights of publicity. Partner with legal counsel to perform preliminary trademark searches for proposed branding, taglines, signage, etc. Manage intellectual property rights and clearance acquisitions. Negotiate, structure, and draft celebrity talent, creator, music, and intellectual property deals. Work with Agency legal counsel on issues including contracts, updating releases, contract templates, risk assessment and indemnifications. Participate in project scoping discussions, providing Producers and Client teams with accurate estimates for talent and music related costs of production. Advise Agency teams and Clients on union rules, regulations and best practices. Issue talent contracts, session reports and final casts. Process session, holding fees, usage and renegotiations in compliance with SAG/AFTRA Commercials Contract. Create and negotiate music vendor agreements from popular music, demos, to original compositions to various licensing structures. Negotiate overscale talent/celebrity and influencer creator deals.

Worked with agency producers, creative teams and account management through all stages of television, interactive and radio productions Responsible for negotiating all licenses for music, footage, celebrity talent and all other intellectual property within the campaign Created estimates based on guidelines contained in union contracts and tracked various payments relating to all projects

Oversaw and developed relationships with present licensees, track revenue reporting and draft licenses with our attorney Pursued and secured new licensees for our content and trademarks at trade shows, marketing events and traditional communication Communicated with executives, lawyers and production partners about our business plans for our roster of brands and current deal points

Summarized contract rights of foreign dubbed versions of MTVN programming for ancillary markets in all international territories Reviewed International Purchase Orders and Dubbing Agreements for Consumer Products and then presented summaries.

Lead person on all licensing issues for every show out of MTV's News / Docs & Specials division and liaison betweenproducers and the intellectual property and litigation legal team Reviewed all guest releases, premises permits, label contracts and drafted licenses for music, footage, photos and other materials Negotiated all licenses including pricing and terms for elements used in all shows out of my division with licensors Worked with producers to select music, production management to keep shows on budget and IP lawyers on risks assessment

Assisted in the development and execution of this marketing promotion leading up to the NYC Marathon Communicated the company's current marketing message as well as the entire product line of shoes, apparel and new technology. Designed workouts to motivate participants at all levels & educated runners to help them achieve personal bests

Responsible for licensing music for use in motion pictures, video releases, Internet, New Media and all aspects of the marketing campaign. Maintained relationships with major & indie labels, publishing companies and the recording societies. Coordinated license execution process and actualized final music budgets by overseeing payment process. Point person for licensing and marketing the music owned by New Line Cinema.

• Coordinated commercial and music video production, edited directors’ reels and conducted domestic and int’l production research• Marketed our roster of directors to agency producers and record labels for upcoming projects