Currently, Mr. Rader is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Ovation TV, America’s only arts cable network backed by major broadcaster Hubbard Broadcasting and distributed on AT&T/DIRECTV, Comcast, DISH, Time Warner Cable and Verizon in approximately 50 million households in the United States. At Ovation TV, Mr. Rader has direct responsibility for all business and legal matters and human resources, including production, distribution, marketing, litigation, intellectual property, real estate and corporate affairs (including board relations and M&A). His chief accomplishments for Ovation include: (i) handling all business affairs, production and clearance for over 300 annual hours of internal productions; (ii) obtaining rights for, instituting clearance of and operationalizing, “TV Everywhere” with major distributors, including AT&T/DIRECTV, Verizon, Comcast and Time Warner Cable to enable re-wind, playback, catch-up rights both in and out-of-home exploitation on all devices and platforms (mobile, internet, tablet), including acquiring thousands of hours of motion pictures and other programming from Disney, Warner Bros., MGM, NBC Universal, Sony, Paramount, BBC and ITV; (iii) supervising key negotiations (including litigation) with major distribution affiliates, leading to extremely successful outcomes in terms of both rates and subscribers; (iv) overseeing successful corporate re-financing and managing board/corporate matters with key board members such as Hubbard Broadcasting and Perry Capital. Rader has been widely recognized for his accomplishments at Ovation; in 2014 and 2015, the Los Angeles Business Journal named Rader a finalist for Corporate Counsel of the Year and, in 2015, the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel awarded him the Entertainment Counsel of the Year for his work in digital media and unscripted/reality productions.

Elected official representing cities of Santa Monica and Malibu in the administration and oversight of nation’s top community college serving 30,000 students each year with an annual budget of approximately $500 million. Rader works on cutting-edge issues such as online and distance education, edtech, and public transportation and ridesharing/ridehailing (including with Uber, Lyft, and Zipcar).

In 2013, Rader joined the Board of Directors of The KCRW Foundation which supports independent public radio station/podcaster KCRW (Los Angeles FM 89.9), world-renowned for its unique and eclectic programming mix of news, commentary, culture, and music.

Since 2002, he has served as Director (and currently serves as Chair) for the $1.3 billion in annual revenues Downtown Santa Monica business improvement district, including the Third Street Promenade.

Digital and Entertainment Transactional Practice. Major accomplishments include: (i) establishing digital media practice groups focusing on ad sales, online and mobile distribution of film and television, original internet/mobile content and online/mobile video gaming; (ii) overseeing all aspects of the distribution and exploitation of a major theatrical film franchise released on over 2,100 screens in 2012 with a $25 million P&A budget; (iii) closing major sports promotional and endorsement deals, including with the NBA Brooklyn Nets franchise for the new $1 billion Brooklyn Arena opened in 2012; and (iv) negotiating critical and time-sensitive e-gaming deals, including with Activision Blizzard for World of Warcraft tournaments announced at the annual E3 convention.

Head of Digital Entertainment. Major accomplishments include: (i) establishing the firm's digital media practice group, with a focus on ad sales, online and mobile distribution of film and television, original internet/mobile content, and online/mobile videogaming; (ii) closing a $1 billion securitization of the CSI franchise for CBS with Goldman Sachs and Alliance Atlantis; (iii) financing multiple independent motion pictures of up to $30 million budgets including both production and distribution (P&A); and (iv) negotiating numerous reality television deals for or with such networks as Discovery, National Geographic Channel, Oprah Winfrey Network, NBC/Bravo, including Gordon Ramsay’s deal for Master Chef with Reveille (now Endemol Shine) for the Fox Network. Key member of to assist in winning the Entertainment Law Firm of the Year from Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel, 2010.

Handled all aspects of acquisition, development, production, promotion, distribution and licensing of film, home video, consumer products, themed entertainment, interactive videogames and websites and online content for 4,000+-title library.Acting Head of Business/Legal Affairs and Deputy Head of Business/Legal Affairs for MGM Home Entertainment. Head of Business/Legal Affairs for MGM Domestic Television. Head of Business/Legal Affairs for MGM Interactive and MGM Consumer Products.Head of Business/Legal Affairs for MGM Online/MGM.com.Vice President and Head of Business Affairs for major EBITDA-contributing departments, including digital/online production and distribution, domestic television distribution, videogames and DVDs (CPG), consumer products, and location-based entertainment, and Deputy Head of Business Affairs for the $1.2 billion revenue, 4,000+ title home entertainment division, where he helped integrate the Orion and PolyGram libraries/assets. Major in-house accomplishments at MGM include: (i) the transition of MGM Home Entertainment from a pure licensing model to direct operational distribution with $1.2 billion in annual revenues, dealing with Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Kmart, Blockbuster, Hollywood Video and all other major retailers and distributors; (ii) due diligence for MGM in connection with potential mer-gers or acquisitions with two separate multi-billion dollar studios; (iii) the $5 billion sale of MGM to the Sony-Comcast-private equity consortium, including transitioning distribution to Sony Pictures Entertainment; and (iv) launching the successful James Bond CPG videogame franchise in partnership with Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts and Nintendo as well as co-rights holder Danjaq. His experience includes all aspects in the retail/distribution supply chain, including manufacturing, factoring, pick, pack & ship, merchandising, preferential placement, scan-based transactions and vendor managed inventory.

Associate attorney. Started at Hufstedler & Kaus (Shirley & Seth Hufstedler, Otto Kaus) which merged into Morrison & Foerster.