HHR New Media, Entertainment and Technology Group

Areas of Concentration

• Content license, distribution, marketing, development and advertising agreements with major media companies, telecommunications providers, production companies, online commerce sites, content distribution networks, technology companies, film studios, television networks, video game publishers and developers,  and content creators, including retailers and manufacturers of handheld devices, mobile phones, software, gaming peripherals, and other consumer retail products.
• Domestic and international outsourcing and master service agreements for call centers, financial services, telecommunications/technology services, consumer/retail product manufacturing, distribution and procurement, customer/client management and other major products and services.
• Software, technology, device, network, system, application, e-commerce, website, audio-visual content, intellectual property and product and service licensing, development, distribution, hosting, marketing, manufacturing and regulatory compliance.
• Complex commercial and corporate matters, including joint ventures, strategic alliances, share and asset transactions, security and credit agreements, co-branding and collaboration agreements, real property/leasing transactions and other commercial and corporate arrangements.
• Product and retail good distribution, procurement, reseller and import/export agreements, warehousing, logistics, shipping, and manufacturing agreements, product warranty and safety, quality control, instruction/product manuals and other legal and regulatory compliance review and filings.
• Interactive entertainment, video game and virtual world development, publishing, distribution, sales, marketing and merchandising across all platforms, including handheld and mobile devices, platform consoles, and wireless and online platforms, including gaming peripherals, consumer toys, downloadable content and retail product merchandising.
• Film and television licensing, distribution, affiliate, carriage and syndication initiatives with cable networks, cable operators, distributors, programmers, MVPDs, MVNOs, MSOs, wireless carriers, mobile network operators, satellite radio network operators, device manufacturers, content aggregators and audio-visual web portal operators.
• Marketing, branding, advertising, and promotions, including online and digital ad serving, insertion, syndication, monetization and distribution arrangements, search engine optimization, viral marketing and contextual advertising campaigns, brand sponsorships, outdoor advertising and other complex collaborations.
• Not-for-profit, 501(c)(3), educational and philanthropic organization grant, research, funding, project, co-development, and award arrangements and collaborations, online philanthropy initiatives, including contests and sweepstakes, social media initiatives, social networking and user generated content initiatives.
• Sweepstakes, contest, promotions, gaming and gambling initiatives, including administration and compliance, official documentation, rules, terms and conditions, affidavits of eligibility/releases, prize fulfillment, regulatory compliance and related integrated marketing agreements via traditional and new media platforms and devices, including email, text messages, viral marketing, Apps, widgets and user generated content.
• Major and independent record label sound recording, publishing, performing rights and music licensing arrangements, including music artist, writer and producer recording agreements, in connection with the digital and physical distribution across with all major platforms, including major wireless carriers, content aggregators, mobile network operators and service providers.
• Privacy, data and information security matters, including domestic and international collection, use, storage, transfer, disposal and disclosure requirements (e.g., GLB, HIPAA, CAN-SPAM, COPPA, PCI DSS, EU Directives, etc.) and data security and privacy risk management and policy creation associated with e-commence, Internet banking, electronic payment systems, online/digital advertising, SaaS, cloud-based offerings, and other emerging technologies.

Education Information

• University of California at Berkeley, J.D. (Boalt Hall Certificate in Law and Technology)
• Georgetown University, B.S., (magna cum laude, phi beta kappa, alpha sigma nu)

Bar Admissions

• New York

Language Expertise

• Japanese
• Mandarin Chinese
• Spanish

 Recent Lectures and Speaking Engagements:

• Presenter, “Secondary Liability in a Perfect 10 World,” Copyright Society of the U.S.A., April 2007
• Presenter, “Introduction to Music Publishing,” Copyright Society of the U.S.A., October 2007
• Speaker, “Copyright and Patent Drive By,” New York University, Tisch School (Telecommunications Graduate Program), November 2007
• Speaker, “Legal, Business & Operational Issues in Interactive Games Initiatives & Transactions”, HHR Continuing Legal Education, September 2009
• Speaker, “TV Everywhere…Is It Everywhere You Want It to Be?”, HHR Continuing Legal Education, March 2010
• Panelist, “Internet Rights And Technology: A Practical Legal Guide To Doing Business On The Internet”, New York City Bar, September 2010
• Speaker, “Whose Data Is It Anyway? Privacy & Data Security in a De-Centralized World,” HHR Continuing Legal Education, September 2010
• Presenter, “Beg, Borrow, or Steel? Exploring Practical Solutions to the Music Sampling Debate” Copyright Society of the U.S.A., October 2010
• Speaker, “Forecast: Entertainment in the Cloud,” HHR Continuing Legal Education, December 2010
• Speaker, “App-endectomy: Removing the Mystery from the App Ecosystem” HHR Continuing Legal Education, April 2011
• Presenter, “Copyright and Content in the Cloud,” Copyright Society of the U.S.A., September 2011 

Professional Activities

• Programming Committee, Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
• Member, American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association