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Overview
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Fees
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Fixed (Sometimes)
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Free Consultation (45 minutes)
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Hourly ($200-$400/hour)
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About Me
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About me: I'm a solo practitioner specializing in mid-sized and individual entertainment industry and general business clients. A veteran lawyer and studio executive, I... more
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Résumé
Licenses
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25 years
since Peter A. Levitan was first licensed to practice law in NY.
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22 years
since Peter A. Levitan was first licensed to practice law in CA.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
| Principal at Law Office of Peter Levitan |
2002–present
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| Adjunct Law Professor at Loyola Law School |
2006–present
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| Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs at Intermedia Films |
2001–2002
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| Vice President, Legal Affairs at 20th Century Fox Film Corp. |
1993–2001
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| Associate, Entertainment Department at Loeb & Loeb |
1989–1993
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| Associate, Entertainment Department at Wyman Bautzer Kuchel & Silbert |
1987–1989
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| Associate, Corporate Department at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison |
1984–1987
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Education
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar |
Columbia Law School |
1984 |
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Associations
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Association Name |
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Beverly Hills Bar Association, Entertainment Law Section |
1999–present
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Los Angeles County Bar Association, Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law Section |
1999–present
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San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Intellectual Property, Entertainment Law & Internet Law Section |
2006–present
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Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Financing Entertainment Industry Ventures |
Loyola Law School |
2006 |
| A Primer of Selected Copyright Concerns in Motion Picture Practice |
Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook |
1990 |
| Serving God and Mammon: Financing Alternatives for Nonprofit Cultural Enterprises |
Columbia VLA Journal of Law and the Arts |
1984 |
| The Pot of Gold in Washington: Funding for Cultural and Performing Arts Events |
Programming Magazine |
1979 |
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Speaking Engagements
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| Speaking Engagement Name |
Conference |
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| Film Financing |
Calif Lawyers for the Arts 2007 Film and Media Business Seminar |
2007 |
| Writer's Introduction to Contracts, Copyrights and 8 Legal Myths |
USC Master of Professional Writing Program, "The Business of the Business" |
2007 |
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