New York, New York, United States
Media, IP and First Amendment Associate across the Litigation, Production Legal, and Commercial Transactional teams, providing vital support in: litigation; litigation avoidance; advising and drafting of development, production, distribution and licensing agreements and other IP-related matters; content clearance, fair use and pre-publication review for print, audio, and film
Drafted pleadings with barristers from commercial chancery chambers, organized and managed client conferences, prepared preliminary advice for clients, drafted witness statements and affidavits, drafted pre-action letters, and wrote instructions to counsel.
Attended client consultations with external attorneys. Drafted memo and case summaries. Responded to intake emails. Presented a Class on the Visual Artist Rights Act of 1990.
Supervised by James Mather. Drafted legal advice for claimants arguing that they were owed beneficial interest to company shares owned by the deceased despite no formal deed of trust being signed