Fanlight creates cutting edge tech to break the barriers between artist and audience.

Fansight is a data-driven 360 creative and business ally to get artists and brands to their goals using the combined power of data, killer content, a supercharged fandom and quality control – all with scalable precision

Advise on matters related to content development, production and distribution, talent agreements, and audio and video content distribution and monetization models.

Advise on matters related to content development, production and distribution as well as talent agreements and monetization methods. Help identify talent to bring on board.

Created content that uses bleeding edge virtual production technology to evolve story-telling and discovering the boundaries of narrative blended with interactive. Designed and implemented unique talent deals, partnerships, and deal structures to allow for changing production methodologies, use cases, and marketplaces. Built best-in-class teams that are innovative and practical. Created democratization tools for content creation and worked on true DEI both in the office and in the stories.

Establish from scratch and oversee Lucasfilm's Business and Legal Affairs team for direct-to-consumer streaming content development and production business verticals. Invent new business models for production deals. Design and negotiate talent deals, create production strategies, and facilitate all aspects of development and production for groundbreaking shows such as The Mandalorian. Create company-wide protocols for new business models and talent incentives for streaming products and quickly evolving production environments. Oversee development of new legal structures and agreement types. Supervise entire direct-to-consumer business affairs and legal team. Founded Disney company-wide DTC coordination efforts. Work directly with senior leadership and A-Level talent to develop and execute ambitious production slates. Liaise between various internal verticals as well as external partners to ensure smart and smooth outcomes in fast-paced and changeable environments.

Legal and business affairs executive for global original content production, licensing, and distribution in direct-to-consumer and third party digitally delivered products in both audio and audio-visual programming and related product merchandising and marketing for entertainment, educational, and journalistic content. Provide business counsel and strategic planning on all aspects of product development, production, marketing, and release – including rights acquisition, intellectual property, talent deals, privacy compliance, music licensing, negotiating with global performing rights societies, original content production, general licensing, UGC content, and distribution in emerging marketplaces and with developing media integration modalities. Negotiate with television networks, movie studios, talent agents, music publishing houses, record labels, and performing rights societies. Oversee celebrity relationships across businesses. Design, draft, negotiate, execute on, and track deals across product development, talent, rights acquisition, production, licensing and distribution as well as inbound and outbound deals for all phases of development, production, marketing, licensing, and distribution globally across genres and business verticals. Utilize talent community relationships to achieve company goals and develop new kinds of products. Draft, negotiate, execute on, and track contracts and inbound and outbound licenses for all phases of digital product development, production, marketing, licensing, and distribution. Help establish development, production, post and distribution pipelines, processes and systems across business units in the US, and UK. Advise on, draft and negotiate contracts for all levels of talent involved scripted entertainment product, music products, news, documentary, and reality content and comedy programming. Provide continuity on long term strategic planning for all verticals of company businesses.

Oversee legal and business affairs for global original content production, clearances, licensing, IP management, and distribution in audio and audio-visual programming and related merchandising. Draft, negotiate, execute on, and track contracts and inbound and outbound licenses for all phases of production, marketing, licensing, and distribution. Negotiate music licenses with labels and publishers and global performing rights societies. Help establish development, production, post and distribution pipelines, processes and systems across business units in the US, UK, and worldwide. Provide creative direction and production expertise on scripted and non-scripted programming. Advise on, draft and negotiate contracts for all levels of talent involved scripted entertainment product, news, documentary, and reality content and comedy programming. Provide continuity on long term strategic planning for all verticals of company businesses.

Provide strategic, legal and business advice and draft and negotiate contracts to various entertainment industry and commercial clients including production companies, game developers, directors, writers, visual artists, actors, real estate professionals and start-ups. Create and teach classes to both lawyers and non-lawyers covering intellectual property issues, film and television production issues, licensing, entertainment and art business concerns and new media. Negotiate music licenses with labels and publishers and global performing rights societies. Advise select non-profit organizations on matters relating to entertainment content development, production, licensing, and exploitation including documentaries, webseries, webcomics, TV series, publishing and documentaries.

Served as President, and then a member of the Board of Directors of ScholarMatch, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization that matches donors with under-resourced students making college possible for students that would otherwise not be able to go.

Draft and negotiate production, distribution, software, tech and merchandise license agreements for all animated and live action productions in traditional and new media. Negotiate music licenses with labels and publishers and global performing rights societies. Provide strategic advice to effectively and efficiently manage complicated live action and animated productions, licensing and distribution. Advise various business units – including starwars.com, licensing, distribution, marketing, public and fan relations, finance and tax – and help such units achieve their business goals. Provide strategic planning advice for all Lucasfilm entities. Oversee security, piracy and confidentiality issues. Liase with highest level talent such as George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and Harrison Ford as well as with a wide range of outsourcing vendors. Provide business, legal and general advice to George Lucas concerning all types of projects including film and television production, online businesses and activities, archives, security best practices, museum exhibitions and art purchases. Responsible for the design and implementation of policies and training to handle new media talent union residuals, online privacy policy implementation, COPPA compliance, “kidvid” requirements, clearances, screen credit management, foreign law compliance and other matters. Respond to and manage claims that arise from company production and/or distribution activities. Manage labor union relations in production. Coordinate tax, finance, production, marketing, licensing, distribution, online and publicity to insure smooth production, distribution, marketing, licensing and public relations activities. Oversee outside counsel and in-house contracts administrators and paralegals.

Negotiated and drafted agreements for all aspects of series television production, movies-for-television and specials: including actors; writers; producers; directors; rights options and acquisitions; visual effects; main titles; agency package and production services agreements. Devised company policies and strategies for dealing with issues posed by new technology and changing business practices. Negotiated all aspects of license agreements. Supervised Legal Department’s handling of productions on all matters including clearances and intellectual property. Found and executed foreign tax-related financings for productions. Negotiated with writers, producers, directors and network executives regarding budgets and other production issues. Acted as liaison between studio, production companies, other business units of the company and talent. Participated in decisions about programming, development and purchasing of outside productions. Assisted in the design and implementation ABC’s outreach and fellowship programs to increase the representation of minorities and women in all aspects of television production. Served as the point person for all Internet, intellectual property, production, publicity, guild, merchandising, immigration, location, employment and insurance issues and disputes.

General corporate and transactional practice for high-profile entertainment and fashion industry clients. Trademark and copyright prosecution. Reviewed and drafted motion picture and television production, acquisition, distribution and assignment agreements.

Practiced general corporate law, transactional work and intellectual property protection primarily for entertainment industry clients. Negotiated and drafted film production, merchandising, music recording and publishing contracts and advised clients on corporate, copyright and trademark issues.

Cleared scripts and handled production issues for Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Saturday Night Live, Dateline and NBC News. Drafted copyright and trademark applications, international trademark opposition materials and license agreements. Responded to viewer complaint letters.

Between February 1988 and May 1995, I worked as a volunteer student attorney and intern for several not-for-profit, government and public interest organizations, including Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, The American Indian Law Alliance, The New York City Law Department Environmental Division, Fordham University School of Law and Catholic Charities Legal Workshop. As such I drafted amicus briefs, grant proposals, amnesty petitions, proposed legislation and contracts as well as created policies to increase diversity and acted as a special delegate to The United Nations.