Family Law

Conducted impartial workplace investigations of employee complaints of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation for government entities and private businesses.

Conducted impartial workplace investigations. Counseled employers on a variety of issues, including drafting and implementing employment policies. Conducted training sessions on harassment and discrimination.

Conducted extensive legal research and drafted analytical memoranda on an array of civil litigation matters, including construction defect claims and personal injury claims. Prepared motions. Coordinated with expert witnesses and consultants. Propounded and responded to discovery. Administered depositions. Managed all phases of document review and production.

Researched and wrote legal memoranda. Analyzed documents to identify missing critical information. Participated in conferences to discuss potential rulings in each case. Provided support at court hearings.

Interviewed new clients to determine their eligibility for free legal assistance and representation. Prepared legal pleadings for e-filing of guardianships, conservatorships, custody disputes, and dissolution matters. Appeared and represented clients at custody dispute hearings.

Negotiated, drafted, and administered output distribution agreements for international territories. Analyzed acquisition agreements to determine whether company had licensing rights to home video re-releases and identify video packaging requirements. Reviewed video packaging plans to ensure language and images did not violate terms of talent agreements. Oversaw the transfer of over 1,000 titles into rights management database.

Drafted distribution agreement template to be used for all international film sales. Negotiated, drafted and administered distribution agreements for all international territories including Canada, UK, Germany, and Japan. Handled secured lending transactions including negotiation and finalization of notices of assignment, laboratory pledgeholder and security agreements, and coordination of closing. Drafted and submitted arbitration documents, resulting in successful arbitration awards. Coordinated with collection and distribution services departments on all contract issues. Managed acquired rights and available inventory for all properties in the company library and supervised implementation of right management database.

Conducted company-wide rights management audit, which included analyzing contracts to identify licensing rights issues and updating the rights management database accordingly. Analyzed all legal documents related to delivery of new acquisitions including music licenses and chain-of-title documents. Prepared and administered amendments, cease and desist letters, and default and termination letters in connection with the audit.

Drafted and administered all international distribution agreements with independent film distributors. Collaborated with outside counsel on lending transactions. Coordinated with in house counsel on Independent Film & Television Alliance arbitration and collection matters. Corresponded with bank, outside counsel, lender’s counsel, and distributors regarding transaction documents. Oversaw execution of all closing documents.