Practice focused on negotiating and drafting agreements for original animated web series including writer agreements, producer agreements and animation services agreements. Structure and negotiate content distribution agreements for mobile applications, pay television and Internet web series. Reported directly to CEO.

Advised creative executives and internal business units on risks and legal issues associated with the development and production of prime time original unscripted series and alternative programming produced for ABC and SoapNet. Served as legal liaison to The Walt Disney Company User-Generated Content Committee.

Senior legal officer for emerging cable network overseeing all legal and business affairs activities. Advised network senior management on legal implications of business operations and strategy across internal business units including production, programming, marketing, advertising sales and digital/social media. Supervised in-house attorneys and Rights & Clearances department; managed outside counsel relationships.

Negotiated, drafted and finalized agreements for the development and production of domestic and international reality, documentary and other nonfiction programming.

Serve as primary production counsel for original scripted and unscripted series. Negotiate and draft above-the-line agreements for writers, directors, actors and producers. Confer with studio attorneys on music licensing, labor and litigation matters. Attend tapings and provide on-set legal advice to series Executive Producers concerning guild compliance, copyright and fair use, defamation and rights of privacy and publicity. Conduct pre-broadcast review for daily talk show and news/variety pilot series. Supervise rights and clearances.