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Kayira, Eric F.

720 Olive Street
Suite 2400
St Louis, MO 63101
Phone: (314) 345-6469
Fax: (314) 345-6060
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Blackwell Sanders LLPWebsites associated with this firm:http://www.blackwellsanders.com
Summary
Lawyer Overview
Mr. Kayira has experience representing individuals, businesses and artists in numerous litigation matters ranging from business and contract disputes to complex construction and commercial litigation.
Mr. Kayira's transactional experiences include negotiating and documenting the sale and purchase of assets and stocks. He also has experience in drafting corporate formation documents, agreements, articles of organization and incorporation, operating agreements, corporate by-laws, and related documents. Mr. Kayira serves as general counsel to a number of small closely-held companies.
Mr. Kayira's entertainment law practice includes representation of recording artists, musicians, record producers, managers, as well as film and stage production companies, directors, producers and writers.
Mr. Kayira has served as an adjunct professor at St. Louis University teaching business law to undergraduate students.
Areas of practice
- Entertainment & Media
- Advertising & Marketing
- Intellectual Property
- Commercial Transactions
- Technology & E-Commerce
West Practice Categories
- Entertainment, Communications & Media Law, Advertising, Intellectual Property Law, Transactions, Science & Technology Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 2000
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Missouri
Professional Associations and Memberships
- BESLA (Black Entertainment And Sports Lawyers Association, Inc.), Member
ABA, Entertainment and Sports Law Forum, Member
American Bar Association, Member
Missouri Bar Association, Member
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Mound City Bar Association, Vice-President (2001-2002)
St. Louis Chapter of National Association of Securities Professionals Board Member (2001-2002)
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated
Honors and Awards
- Recipient of 1st Annual Maynard H. Jackson Memorial Lecture Award for Keynote Address on Economic Empowerment for African American Businesses in the 21st Century
- Quarterfinalist, National Moot Court Competition, Midwest Region, 1997-1998
- Recipient, Judge Robert Dowd Award for Outstanding Appellate Advocacy
- Recipient, William and Regina Kniep Award for Outstanding Appellate Advocacy
Education
- Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri,
1998
J.D.Hampton University, 1992
B.A.
Office Information
Address
- 720 Olive Street
Suite 2400
St Louis, MO63101
Phones
- (314) 345-6469
Faxes
- (314) 345-6060