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I have +15 years experience in handling the legal affairs and business affairs for motion pictures, entertainment, technology / software and online ventures. Presently working on a game-changing / disruptive online theatrical planning, booking and settlement system (CinemaCloudWorks) that can provide 100% of the back office requirements for a USA theatrical release as well as provide key logistics coordination (posters, trailers, DCP fulfillment), KDM management, and a high utility and actionable visualization of motion picture data. Legal counsel on +15 motion pictures including overseeing the legal documentation for production (talent, crew, location, rights, union agreements), distribution (licensing, delivery, collection) and financing (loan, tax credits, security, mortgages) of motion pictures. I am in good standing and licensed to practice law in California and before the US Federal Courts. I am skilled in using Word, Excel, Pages (Mac), and GoogleDocs (Cloud Collaboration). I have +10 years experience in creating and working in Excel based financial modeling and risk analysis (+$45M in transactions); closing complex financial transactions, licensing / distribution agreements and talent / "above-the-line" agreements (more than 15 motion pictures); delivering completed motion pictures for exploitation (more than 10 completed motion pictures); and acquiring completed motion pictures (more than 15 motion pictures). I have managed an online crowdfunding effort through Kickstarter for motion picture financing raising ~$450K, which exceeded our goal of $250K. I have coordinated, managed and executed the USA theatrical release of independently produced motion pictures including releases on as few as 25 screens to as many as 1200 screens. Specialties: General Counsel, Legal Affairs / Business Affairs; Motion Picture Production, Distribution and Finance, Secured Transactions, Licensing, Copyright, Music Licensing; Business Planning, Finance; Compliance; SEC, Contract Negotiations; Risk Analysis; and Strategic Planning

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