Richard Marks brings decades of experience in all aspects and areas of entertainment law in private practice as well as in-house with major studios and production companies. Before entering private practice, Richard acquired his unique TV, feature, and animation deal-making and documenting expertise as an in-house legal and business-affairs executive for companies as varied as Universal, Disney, and Paramount. Prior to forming Richard Marks & Associates, Richard was at The Point Media and Greenberg Traurig. Richard provides his clients with his pragmatic ability and experience on both sides of the proverbial table to close deals quickly and efficiently in connection with the development, production, and exploitation of programming for all media and platforms. Richard not only negotiated some of the first deals for his clients with now-established streamers such as Amazon and Netflix, but he has recently closed deals with new suppliers such as Peacock and Quibi. Richard also has an outstanding reputation as an expert witness assisting clients from major Hollywood players like Warner Bros. and ICM to individuals such as Jillian Michaels and Paul Smith (“Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” creator) to achieve favorable settlements and awards.