b'NAME\nAddress\nHome: \xe2\x80\xa2 Cell: \xe2\x80\xa2 e-mail\n\nSENIOR EXECUTIVE: Legal & Business Affairs\nSkilled corporate legal executive with over 20 years of experience in contract, intellectual property, and\nemployment law. Extensive history optimizing business affairs functions for major entertainment industry\ncompanies, including NBC, ABC, and Buena Vista Television. Possess JD degree and California State Bar\nmembership.\nBusiness & Legal Affairs \xe2\x80\xa2 Employment Agreements \xe2\x80\xa2 Executive Leadership \xe2\x80\xa2 Cost Controls\nContract Negotiation \xe2\x80\xa2 Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) \xe2\x80\xa2 Guild & Labor Union Relations\nLabor & Employment Litigation \xe2\x80\xa2 Regulatory Compliance\nFinancial Management \xe2\x80\xa2 Policy & Process Development \xe2\x80\xa2 Staff Training & Management\n\nPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE\nCONFIDENTIAL, Chapel Hill, North Carolina \xe2\x80\xa2 2005 to Present\nPresident\nManage corporate startup, including federal, state, and local licensing / permits, for privately owned\nrestaurant company. Negotiate existing business purchases and renegotiate commercial leases. Identify\nand resolve corporate and legal matters. Oversee revenue growth, marketing, and branding.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Established strategic relationship with local Chamber of Commerce within 2 months of opening.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Developed relations with local media, including radio station broadcasting show from restaurant.\nPARADIGM, Beverly Hills, California \xe2\x80\xa2 2002 to 2005\nExecutive Vice President, Business Affairs & Administration\nGeneral counsel for corporate functions, business affairs, and legal administration of $20 million per year\nfirm with offices in multiple states. Advised company President on infrastructure requirements of mergers\nand acquisitions and on hiring outside counsel for M&A and labor / employment litigation. Negotiated\noffice leases, vendor professional services contracts, employment contracts with talent, and contingent\ncompensation contracts. Trained talent agents in streamlining agreements. Oversaw employee benefits\nand personnel / HR functions. Ensured government regulatory compliance.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Successfully negotiated mergers and acquisitions of 3 companies, facilitating product and personnel\nintegration into organizational structure.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Standardized talent contracts with studios such as Warner Brothers, Sony, Disney, and Universal.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Created systems / processes to track commissions and options on client representation contracts and\ntalent agent employment agreements.\nBUENA VISTA TELEVISION, Burbank, California \xe2\x80\xa2 2001 to 2002\nVice President, Business Affairs\nDepartment head managing distribution agreements for all Disney, Touchstone, and Miramax films with\nth\nnetworks, cable operators, and syndicators, including ABC, CBS, NBC, HBO, Showtime, Turner, 20\nTelevision, and the Tribune Company. Prepared and deployed contracts in cooperation with sales agents\nand resolved financial / collection issues on contracts. Negotiated development / production agreements\nand coordinated production budgets for syndicated programming. Trained and led legal and\nadministrative staff.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Improved timeliness of payment receipt by enhancing receivables system.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Recommended legal department restructuring to meet distribution and production area requirements.\n\nResume\n\n\x0cNAME \xe2\x80\xa2 Page 2 \xe2\x80\xa2 e-mail\n\nNBC STUDIOS, Burbank, California \xe2\x80\xa2 1999 to 2001\nSenior Vice President, Business Affairs\nDirected business affairs department for production division with $40 million annual development budget.\nNegotiated development, production, and licensing of original programming for all times of day across\nnumerous networks. Developed co-production and distribution agreements with studios and independent\nproduction companies. Resolved profit participation claims and disputes with talent. Liaison to external\nand internal litigation attorneys on legal matters. Oversaw 14 attorneys, administrators, and support staff.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Developed division policies and procedures, including new profit participation definitions and updating\nof standard actor contracts.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Represented division on project for enterprise-wide automation of business tracking and reporting.\nABC TELEVISION, Los Angeles, California \xe2\x80\xa2 1998 to 1999\nVice President, Business Affairs\nManaged all aspects of business affairs and production finance for company productions. Developed\npolicies, procedures, standards, and agreements with external programming suppliers. Coordinated\naudits and settlements with vendors.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Successfully acquired programming from Warner Brothers, Steven Bochco Productions,\nDreamworks, and Columbia-TriStar.\nCOLUMBIA TRISTAR TELEVISION, Culver City, California \xe2\x80\xa2 1995 to 1998\nVice President, Business Affairs\nLed 5 team members in all aspects of business affairs and department project management.\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Standardized employment contracts for staff producing creative content.\nAdditional Experience (details on request):\nSenior Vice President, Business Affairs \xe2\x80\x93 Warner Brothers Television\n\xe2\x80\xa2 Divisional Chief Operating Officer (COO) in charge of $20 million operating budget and $12 million\ndevelopment budget. Modified company and industry standards for salary increases.\nContract Attorney, Robert Half International & Synergy Legal Consultants\nAdjunct Professor, Wake Forest University Law School\nFORMAL EDUCATION\nJuris Doctor (JD)\nSouthwestern University of Law \xe2\x80\x93 Los Angeles, California\nBachelor of Arts, Liberal Studies\nCalifornia State University \xe2\x80\x93 Los Angeles, California\nAFFILIATIONS\nCalifornia State Bar\nKey Legislative Contact to North Carolina State Legislature for AARP\nChapel Hill / Carrboro Chamber of Commerce\nFOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS\nSpanish, French, & German\n\nResume'