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Corporate Legal-Distribution, Burbank, CA., United States

• ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL - August 2021 to July 2023PRINCIPAL COUNSEL - December 2015 to August 2021
• Key stakeholder among senior leadership, setting strategy for product launches, sales, & marketing initiatives. Advised senior executives on substantive law (anti-trust, contract, intellectual property, privacy.
• Led team of lawyers (including outside counsel) and support staff facilitating a variety of distribution models on a global basis: digital (SVOD/EHV/VOD, pay TV, new media apps); content aggregation/interoperable.
• Lead counsel for all physical HV legal matters (product mgmt, pricing, windowing, packaging, advertising/promotion, instore supply chain, operations, account mgmt, payment terms, collections, consumer complaints.
• Responsible for legal staff managing complex distribution-related agreements (+$100MM) with high-profile licensees and big-box retail (e.g., Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Vudu, Walmart, Target, Costco.
• Analyzed high-risk legal matters in connection with regulatory/contractual compliance (auto-renewal laws, privacy, accessibility requirements, language laws, ratings regulations, MFNs, holdbacks, limitations of.

Corporate Legal-Distribution, Burbank, CA., United States

• Facilitated transactions for digital in-home and physical HV distribution models (including new media apps, content aggregation/ interoperable platforms), and the marketing/promotion of film & TV content distributed.
• Drafted and negotiated digital content licenses, physical HV distribution agreements, digital code/e-copy agreements, permitted device/app agreements, instore supply chain/operations agreements, advertising/promotion.
• Advised senior executives in North America, and functioned as liaison to international colleagues, regarding various areas of substantive law and regulatory compliance.
• Helped to spearhead structuring and implementation of various sell-through & rental offerings; digital/physical hybrid models; “cross lines of business” opportunities (consumer products, games, parks & resorts); and.
• Effectively collaborated with cross-functional teams (finance, sourcing & procurement, account services, customer service, product mgmt, communications/publicity, brand) to achieve strategic vision of leadership.
• Conducted discovery and drafted memos for complex and high-risk legal matters, including litigation preparation.

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment/Corporate Legal-Distribution, Burbank, CA., United States

• ATTORNEY - June 2010 to December 2011CLEARANCE ATTORNEY - November 2007 to June 2010CONTRACT ATTORNEY - July 2007 to November 2007
• Facilitated transactions related to the production, marketing, and distribution of content. Drafted and negotiated national tie-in promotion agreements (P&G, J&J), advertising/publicity agreements, talent agreements.
• Provided general legal advice, drafted memos, and conducted presentations in connection with various matters, including anti-trust (pricing, distribution); marketing/promotions (advertising law, consumer protection.
• Conducted clearances for domestic & international physical HV releases (bonus materials, menus, DVD samplers, TV spots, trailers). Conducted copy review and approval for print and packaging materials.
• Researched distribution rights across various formats, media, and platforms (DVD/Blu-ray, EHV, mobile), including evaluating talent issues (publicity rights, unions), title clearances, music issues.

Business & Legal Affairs, Santa Monica, CA., United States

• Managed all in-house network legal issues, including transactional, litigation, and various intellectual property-related projects; coordinated talent deals with production department.

Music Legal Dept., Burbank, California, United States

Analyzed and drafted master and synchronization licenses, soundtrack agreements, trailer license agreements, third-party master use licenses, music supervisor agreements and various other agreements for artist/talent involved in Warner Bros.’ productions. Researched labor laws, industry-related issues, and contract terms. Participated in negotiations.

Corporate Legal-Intellectual Property Litigation, Burbank, California, United States

Assisted attorneys with intellectual property-related projects and litigation. Researched and prepared memos on contract breach issues (defense of “Impossibility of Performance”, ABC’s The Bachelor); trademark dilution issues (Frontier DSL dilution of Warner Bros. trademarked character, “Roadrunner”); intellectual property ownership issues (work-for-hire.

Legal Dept., Burbank, California, United States

Analyzed and drafted option & acquisition agreements, development and production agreements, director agreements, writer agreements, editor agreements, producer agreements, and various other agreements for artist/talent involved in Warner Bros.’ productions. Attended pitch meetings for property acquisitions and production & development meetings. Researched.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Coordinated copyright and chain of title files. Prepared main/ end titles and cast lists for film distribution. Assisted paralegals in the registration of films and screenplays with the US Copyright Office. Assisted in-house counsel with various contractual transactions. Organized and filed film delivery documentation and cast/ crew agreements.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Coordinated projects for various attorneys in diverse litigation and contractual matters. Provided assistance in litigation and transactional areas. Participated in various aspects of contract negotiations with attorneys who represent artists.

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