Kayira, Eric F.

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Updated 12/18/2007

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720 Olive Street
Suite 2400

St Louis, MO 63101

Phone: (314) 345-6469

Fax: (314) 345-6060

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Blackwell Sanders LLP
Websites 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

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