EVENT AND VENUE OPERATIONS

• Successfully managed the Super Bowl XLIII – XLVIII (43-48) bid processes with governmental officials, host committees and key stakeholders leading to millions of dollars of public and private support.

• Negotiated over 500 agreements valued at $70MM per year for NFL events including Super Bowls XL– XLVI, and the 2005-2012 Pro Bowls maximizing services rendered and financial/promotional value while mitigating risk.

  • Host Committee

  • Stadium and Concessionaire

  • Vendor and contractors (General Contractors, Transportation Teams, Event Producers, etc. )

  • Event Venues and Hotels

• Provided all legal and strategic counsel on hospitality packages, customer service, website development, dispute settlements, promotions, and selection of partners for the 2006 launch of the NFL On Location, a provider of NFL hospitality packages.

• Negotiated and drafted all agreements (over 50 agreements per year from 2007-2011) related to the International Series that was successfully launched in 2007 to a sell-out crowd at Wembley Stadium.

• Negotiated and drafted all agreements related to annual Paley Events and all agreements for Paley’s NY and LA facilities including talent releases, licenses, SAAS, CRM, vendor and venue agreements  Samples, include the Dolby Theater and Wolfgang Puck Caterers.

 

SPONSORSHIPS/LICENSING

• Structured, drafted, reviewed, and negotiated all cross-platform Marketing/Content/Sponsorship Agreements for the Paley Center including with Citi, Yahoo, Hulu and Verizon Wireless.

• One of the lead negotiators of the NFL’s domestic and international sponsorship business, including negotiating agreements with multiple Fortune 500 companies such as Anheuser Busch, Motorola, Visa and Coors.

• Lead attorney for the U.K., Canada, Mexico, Japan and China offices.  Advised on daily operations, sponsorship and consumer product issues, including e-commerce matters.

• Drafted/negotiated over 500 domestic/international consumer product licenses including agreements with Nike, Adidas, EA, Reebok, Topps, Riddell and V.F.

• Provided legal and business affairs support for the master concessionaire (FMI) of the 34th America’s Cup, including negotiating all sublicenses and team agreements.

 

CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION

• Negotiated (12) prime-time Paley branded specials on NBC, CBS and Fox including negotiating agreements with the networks, production companies and on-camera and above the line talent and guilds.

• Oversaw all legal and business affairs for twelve (12) episodes of the series for Sundance TV that was internationally distributed through Passion Distribution.

• Oversaw the launch of PaleyTV, a direct to consumer streaming service, including collaborating with the technology, marketing, creative, and social media teams and negotiating a white-label agreement with Vimeo.

• Drafted and negotiated local television agreements with Regional Sports Networks and local radio agreements for Major League Soccer.

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RISK MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE

• Secured releases and $2.7MM of royalties from over 100 non-renewed licensees as part of providing effective counsel related to the restructuring of the NFL licensing paradigm, including structuring the e-commerce policies.

• Generated $1.5MM per year in new revenue and secured liability releases from over 250 photographers related to the transfer of 2MM images as lead counsel on the restructuring of the NFL Photos archive and NFL Photos.

• Managed and oversaw the business ethics of the NFL including maintained and communicated a code of conduct, researched, prepared and presented training materials and oversaw compliance investigations.

 

MARKETING

• Secured releases and $2.7MM of royalties from over 100 non-renewed licensees as part of providing effective counsel related to the restructuring of the NFL licensing paradigm, including structuring the e-commerce policies.

• Generated $1.5MM per year in new revenue and secured liability releases from over 250 photographers related to the transfer of 2MM images as lead counsel on the restructuring of the NFL Photos archive and NFL Photos.

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

• Secured releases and $2.7MM of royalties from over 100 non-renewed licensees as part of providing effective counsel related to the restructuring of the NFL licensing paradigm, including structuring the e-commerce policies.

• Generated $1.5MM per year in new revenue and secured liability releases from over 250 photographers related to the transfer of 2MM images as lead counsel on the restructuring of the NFL Photos archive and NFL Photos.

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