Marla Guttman Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Marla handled legal and business issues pertaining to live entertainment events featuring top 40 global artists touring in South America and oversaw outside counsel in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica, and other countries.

Marla is a multilingual attorney with experience in contract law in the music, entertainment, immigration, real estate, and event production sectors. Her practice focuses on Brazil and Latin America.

Greater New York City Area

• Reed Smith, LLP, New York, NYTransactional Attorney Media and Entertainment:
• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated contracts for artists, record labels, record label executives, composers, managers, producers, comedians, writers, and tech startups. Agreements included festival contracts and riders.
• Developed and represented Brazilian clients from network of key contacts inside Brazilian law firms, companies, and the entertainment industry, including a $100 million Brazilian technology startup and elite.
• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated contracts including commercial leases and sublease, purchase and sale, guaranty, joint venture, operating agreements, and loan documentation for borrowers and institutional lenders.
• Represented landlords and tenants negotiating commercial office and retail leases including large media, technology, and fashion companies.
• Represented high-end purchasers and sellers in luxury condominium market including professional athletes, fashion designers, and business executives.

New York, NY

• Advise startups on corporate and intellectual property needs.
• Draft bylaws, operating agreements, membership interest agreements, employment agreements, note purchase agreements, board resolutions, prepare clients for investors, and SEC Disclosure requirements.
• Software licensing and product development agreements, USPTO Trademark filing and Office Actions, intellectual property audits for financial disclosures (domestic and international).
• Lead client meetings and secure clients through personal networking.

Greater New York City Area

• Founder of startup with fashion brand founded by women in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas.
• Lead cross-cultural negotiations for international launch, contracts, importing, marketing, sales, and building U.S. demand.

Greater New York City Area

• Advise American companies engaged in Brazilian and LatAm cross-border transactions in infrastructure, global tax structure, maritime, real estate, and energy.
• Engage and manage day-to-day relationship with foreign counsel, redline all legal documents generated.
• Create and analyze legal requests for proposals (RFPs); evaluate strategic partners.
• Create legal work scope for business objectives, support equity fundraising, perform real estate due diligence.

Greater New York City Area

Researched and wrote memos on Immigration law topics including: Obtaining I-751 after evidence of prior marriage fraud; VAWA and religious marriages; Determining whether the sentence or concurrent sentence suspension controls for immigration purposes.

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

• Advise U.S. multinational on Brazilian maritime and oil & gas cross-border operations.
• Represent Seacor in negotiation discussions with Petrobras Executives.
• Collaborate with Brazilian lawyers to explain Repetro tax issues to U.S. executives.
• Research port privatization for Brazilian government expansion.
• Plan Argentina-Brazil cross-border commodity transportation strategies.

Greater New York City Area

Clerked and researched international law topics for Judge Wallach (who was also sitting by designation on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, and has since been elevated to the 2nd Circuit). Research included anti-competitive trade practices, agency deference, the law of war, and treatment of illegal enemy combatants. Observed and assisted at.

New York, NY/Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

• Educate U.S. investors about Brazilian electrical energy matrix bidding concessions under FGEE law (Fundo de Garantia a Empreendimentos de Energia Eletrica).

Greater New York City Area

• Prepare petitions for H-1B, E, and other employment visas to the U.S.C.I.S.
• Advise immigrant detainees at Varick St. Detention Center for Know Your Rights project.

Chicago, IL

• Communicate TEFL Institute's value proposition to prospective clients seeking to teach the English language abroad.
• Learned nuances of job market in every continent for English teachers and advised prospective clients on best fit commensurate with needs.

Washington, D.C.

• Top Performer (out of 200+) in client renewals and new business sales (approximately $900,000).
• Initiate and negotiate relationships with “C” level executives at Global 2000 financial services institutions across the Americas, Europe and Australia.
• Sectors include Wealth Management, Insurance, Retirement, Operations, Retail and Commercial banking roles.

Italy

• Devised and led full immersion English Language experience for Italian 5-15 year olds.

Greater New York City Area

• Created and drafted client asset allocation models, private offering memoranda, and account management.

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