Cases
Experience: Representative Experience: Representation
counselling of creators, producers,
exhibitors in all phases of development, production
distribution across all media, whether television (traditional or for digital platforms), digital productions, motion pictures, live events or sports-based programming
events.
Acquisition of rights in literary or other intellectual property.
Agreements with or on behalf of key talent
other creative
production personnel
elements.
Agreements with networks, digital platforms, studios, financiers
distributors.
Federal, state
international subsidies for local productions, including co-production
co-financing matters.
Matters concerning hazardous activities, such as sports-based stunts, etc., including risk management
liability waivers.
Consultation
representation pertaining to international productions, whether on behalf of a foreign entity producing or doing business in the United States or a U.S. entity producing or doing business in a foreign country, including management of matters of international law
business cultures.
Consultation
oversight of matters related to Errors & Omissions insurance
liability (i.e., claims of copyright or trademark infringement, defamation, invasion of privacy or emotional distress arising from content.)
Animated programs, including network/financing/distribution, international sub-contracting,
requirements for diversity
educational content.
Podcast arrangements.
Guild
labor-related matters.
Consultation regarding business models
strategies. Representation of writers, producers, showrunners, talent,
directors of scripted
unscripted, productions, as well as boutique production companies owned by such individuals.
Representation of creators
producers of unscripted series
blockbuster athletic competition events for television
all phases including negotiation of network/exhibitor agreements, engagement of participants
athletes, legal oversight of general production matters,
legal consultation regarding risk management.
Representation of licensors
licensees of international format rights of television programs, motion pictures or other IP, for production of local versions or reboots. (For example, game shows, reality or drama shows.)
Participation audits.
Matters concerning consumer products on behalf of br
s, licensors
licensees.
Representation of international consumer products br
s in connection with U.S. entertainment marketing activities, including product placement or integration, live performances, television licenses,
time-buy arrangements.
Arrangements
agreements with public figures, celebrities, athletes
influencers to endorse
promote consumer products in various media outlets such as television programs, commercials, social media
personal appearances, as well as related guild issues.
Independent film productions, including rights, subsidies, other production-related
distribution matters.
Representation of authors for literary agreements, whether traditional publishing or new
evolving models, such as hybrid, self-financed or digital models.
Oversight of legal
business aspects pertaining to core assets as part of merger
acquisition transactions. (For example, the purchase or sale of a television production company, a sports organization, etc.)
Complex rights
literary property matters.
Coordination
project management with other GT professionals to h
le all aspects of complex multi-disciplinary matters.
Selected examples: Representation of an elite equestrian facility to bring in a music festival to be produced at the venue during the off-season.
Representation of life story/name
likeness rights (sale
purchase)
for example, Erin Brockovich (ABC series
numerous factual productions), James Brown (Universal motion picture
br
ed slot machine), an internationally known private detective
fixer,
an internationally known elite bodyguard
martial artist to the rich, famous,
powerful.
Representation of production company of an ABC network television series produced entirely in Japan. Involved reconciliation of U.S.
Japanese business cultures
law
h
led in conjunction with the GT Tokyo office.
Representation of a '360' sports venture in connection with athlete/talent/br
ambassador agreements, br
ing, sponsorships, rights acquisitions, live competitions/performances, television agreements,
merger
acquisition transactions.
Representation of a Finnish production company producing a reality/sports/documentary series cast with influencers as cast members, boosted by their social channels
distributed by a major digital platform,
produced under extremely hazardous conditions (climbing a 20,000 ft. mountain in the Peruvian Andes). All matters, including cast, exhibitor/financier, risk/waivers/ insurance matters (including one large disputed claim)
Supervision of international television distribution activities
agreements for Live Earth, a global music festival featuring A-level artists benefitting Al Gore's Alliance for Climate Protection, which took place simultaneously on all continents.
Representation of Red Bull, the Apollo Theater
others in connection with sponsored productions.
Representation of international best-selling author in connection with a contract dispute
accounting/auditing matters with an international digital publishing platform.
Representation of State Farm Insurance in connection with a br
ed series of concerts by A-level artists performed in their hometowns, which was repurposed into a series of television concert specials with documentary elements based on their experiences in going back home - supervision of all aspects.
