Confidential Pageant Matter
Jan 01, 2026OUTCOME: Confidential
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New York, NY
Entertainment Lawyer at New York, NY
Practice Areas: Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Advertising
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OUTCOME: Matter resolved without litigation, July–August 2025.
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OUTCOME: high-value portfolio of 60+ agreements for Fortune 500 brand partnerships
Managed talent, licensing, and vendor agreements for a high-revenue branded content portfolio at a major national media institution, serving Fortune 500 partners, including pharmaceutical, technology, ... and social media companies.
OUTCOME: Successfully negotiated and executed production vendor agreements across multiple international territories.
Served as legal counsel negotiating production vendor agreements for three major global tours across multiple territories, ensuring contractual clarity, risk allocation, and compliance with internation ... al production standards.
OUTCOME: Mitigated legal risks by addressing IP issues and ensuring copyright compliance prior to distribution.
Conducted extensive review of production materials for an original docuseries distributed on a major cable network, identifying potential copyright, right of publicity, and FTC compliance issues across ... 60+ hours of content.
OUTCOME: Secured high-value sponsorship agreements for a global media brand, ensuring brand compliance and legal enforceability.
Negotiated high-value sponsorship agreements between a global media company and top brands, addressing intellectual property rights, branding, and compliance issues.
OUTCOME: Standardized 40+ contract templates for a global media company.
Managed 900+ contracts for a global media company, including vendor agreements, talent deals, and licensing arrangements. Streamlined legal operations, reduced turnaround times, and standardized 40+ co ... ntract templates to accelerate deal closures.
OUTCOME: Advised on advertising and data-privacy compliance for major live events.
Provided legal guidance on advertising campaigns and data privacy compliance for major nationally recognized live events, ensuring alignment with FTC advertising regulations and applicable privacy laws ... .
OUTCOME: Confidential settlement.
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OUTCOME: Local pageant stopped using the Miss Puerto Rico name.
As General Counsel for the Miss America licensee in Puerto Rico, I sent a cease-and-desist letter to a local pageant that was using the Miss Puerto Rico name without authorization, to protect the licen ... sed Miss Puerto Rico and Miss America marks.