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| | Address | | 2001 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 400 | | Santa Monica, California 90403-5686 | | (Los Angeles Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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(Main Office)
| Kaufman Entertainment Law Group, PC practices in the following areas of law:
Entertainment Law and Business Law. | Firm Profile:
A full service business and entertainment law practice offering practical legal and business advice to individuals and institutions including entertainment financing; film, television and new media production and distribution; representation of talent and executives; outside general counsel; corporate finance; copyright; licensing; and intellectual property litigation. | | Firm Size: 4 | Rate Information:
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Other - Paypal | | Peter L. Kaufman (Principal) born New York, January 9, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, California. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1986); Boston University (J.D., 1989). Author: "Wizards of Ahhs: Reuse of Film and Television Content in New Works," L.A. Lawyer Magazine, April 1995. Editor: "New Technologies 101: A Multimedia Guide For Entertainment Lawyers," Symposium Syllabus, 1992; "Restraints On The Entertainment Industry: Can It Play In Peoria?" Symposium Syllabus, 1991. Speaker: Hollywood Film Festival; CeBit, Germany; L.A. County Bar Association. Arbitrator: Independent Film & Television Alliance. Member: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. General Counsel and Vice-President, Business Affairs, Comedy World.com, Inc., 2001. Vice-President, Business & Legal Affairs, Film Roman, Inc., 1998. Director, Business & Legal Affairs, Artisan Entertainment/LIVE Entertainment, Inc., 1996. Counsel, ABC/Lorimar's "American Detective," 1991; Parkinson Wolf Lazar & Leo, 1989. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association (Chair, Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law Section, 1997); State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law(70%); Intellectual Property(30%). Email: Peter L. Kaufman | | OF COUNSEL | | Jerome J. Sussman (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1959, New York; 1971, California. Education: Princeton University (A.B., cum laude, 1956); Harvard University (LL.B., 1959). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Licensing Agreements; Contracts; Copyrights; Mediation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Jerome J. Sussman | | ASSOCIATES | | Robert C. Fishman (Associate) born New York, N.Y., July 1, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Massachusetts; 1980, New York; 1983, California; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California. Education: Vassar College (A.B., 1976); Boston University (J.D., 1979). Partner, 2006-2007 and Of Counsel, 2001-2005, Berkes Crane Robinson & Seal. Formerly with Law Offices of Robert C. Fishman. Associate, Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz, 1989-1993. Principal, Miller & Fishman, 1987-1989. Associate, Miller, Feldman & Marsh, 1985-1987. Counsel, LFP, Inc., 1984-1985. Of Counsel, Engel & Engel, 1983-1984. Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. Reported Cases: Dumas v. Research Labs, Inc. (In re EPI Products U.S.A., Inc.), 162 B.R. 1 (1993) (statute of limitations for preference avoidance action in converted proceeding). Practice Areas: Litigation; Entertainment Law; Business Law; Bankruptcy Law; Creditors Rights; Real Estate. Email: Robert C. Fishman | | Hubert T. Smith, Jr. (Associate) born September 24, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, California. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 1985); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1992). Member, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, G4 Media, Inc.- Comcast Entertainment Networks, 2002-2007. Senior Entertainment Counsel, Mattel, Inc., 2001. Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs, Film Roman, Inc., 1999. Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs, Fox Family Worldwide/Saban Entertainment, 1997. Director, Business & Legal Affairs, Twentieth Television - Fox Television, 1995. Associate Director, Legal Affairs, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 1993. Member: Beverly Hills and Los Angeles County Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Entertainment Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Hubert T. Smith, Jr. | Other Office Addresses:
Calabasas Office: 24025 Park Sorrento, Suite 240, 91302. Telephone: 818-224-2449. Fax: 310-356-3234.
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