Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1976

Lawyer Overview

• Entertainment law, including the development, production, financing, and distribution of motion pictures, television movies and series, home video and interactive projects.



• Intellectual property, copyright and unfair competition law.



• Literary publishing, merchandising, and licensing, recording and music publishing.



• Entertainment lending and financing and related matters.



• Acquisition and sale of film libraries and other entertainment assets.

Areas of Practice

• Entertainment & New Media

West Practice Categories

Communications & Media Law

Bar Admissions

• California, 1971
• U.S. District Court, 1971
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1971

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Los Angeles County Bar (Former President, Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Section)
• Century City Bar Association (Former Co-Chair, Entertainment Law Section)
• Los Angeles Copyright Society (Former Member, Board of Trustees)

Classes and Seminars

• Lectured to various entertainment industry, professional, and lawyers' groups regarding various aspects of entertainment law

Education

• University of Southern California Law Center, Los Angeles, California, 1970
  J.D.
• University of California, Los Angeles, California, 1967
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa

Address

11377 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064

Phones

(310) 312-3125

Faxes

(310) 312-3786

Emails

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Websites

http://www.msk.com