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SENIOR EXECUTIVE: Legal & Business Affairs
Skilled corporate legal executive with over 20 years of experience in contract, intellectual property, and
employment law. Extensive history optimizing business affairs functions for major entertainment industry
companies, including NBC, ABC, and Buena Vista Television. Possess JD degree and California State Bar
membership.
Business & Legal Affairs • Employment Agreements • Executive Leadership • Cost Controls
Contract Negotiation • Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) • Guild & Labor Union Relations
Labor & Employment Litigation • Regulatory Compliance
Financial Management • Policy & Process Development • Staff Training & Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CONFIDENTIAL, Chapel Hill, North Carolina •
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• 2005 to Present
President
Manage corporate startup, including federal, state, and local licensing / permits, for privately owned
restaurant company. Negotiate existing business purchases and renegotiate commercial leases. Identify
and resolve corporate and legal matters. Oversee revenue growth, marketing, and branding.
• Established strategic relationship with local Chamber of Commerce within 2 months of opening.
• Developed relations with local media, including radio station broadcasting show from restaurant.
PARADIGM, Beverly Hills, California •
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• 2002 to 2005
Executive Vice President, Business Affairs & Administration
General counsel for corporate functions, business affairs, and legal administration of $20 million per year
firm with offices in multiple states. Advised company President on infrastructure requirements of mergers
and acquisitions and on hiring outside counsel for M&A and labor / employment litigation. Negotiated
office leases, vendor professional services contracts, employment contracts with talent, and contingent
compensation contracts. Trained talent agents in streamlining agreements. Oversaw employee benefits
and personnel / HR functions. Ensured government regulatory compliance.
• Successfully negotiated mergers and acquisitions of 3 companies, facilitating product and personnel
integration into organizational structure.
• Standardized talent contracts with studios such as Warner Brothers, Sony, Disney, and Universal.
• Created systems / processes to track commissions and options on client representation contracts and
talent agent employment agreements.
BUENA VISTA TELEVISION, Burbank, California •
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• 2001 to 2002
Vice President, Business Affairs
Department head managing distribution agreements for all Disney, Touchstone, and Miramax films with
networks, cable operators, and syndicators, including ABC, CBS, NBC, HBO, Showtime, Turner, 20
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Television, and the Tribune Company. Prepared and deployed contracts in cooperation with sales agents
and resolved financial / collection issues on contracts. Negotiated development / production agreements
and coordinated production budgets for syndicated programming. Trained and led legal and
administrative staff.
• Improved timeliness of payment receipt by enhancing receivables system.
• Recommended legal department restructuring to meet distribution and production area requirements.