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ENTERTAINMENT AND RELATED INDUSTRIES Legal and Business Affairs Negotiator Contract negotiation and compliance. Conflicts resolution Computer related law and data protection. Anti-Piracy Counsel Intellectual Property Expertise First Amendment and Defamation Product Acquisitions/Licensing and Content Management Standards & Practices Telecommunications Governmental Relations Real Estate Administrative Litigation Regulatory Compliance, Trustee and Business Manager * Teach/taught courses in entertainment law and business affairs, as well as courses in the Department Of Liberal Arts And Sciences, of the New York Film Academy, Los Angeles. 2004-Present, Part-Time. * Acquired Mad Max (Mel Gibson's first "hit") and sequels for Warner Bros. from Australian producers. * Screenplay and business writer. Pitching of theatrical and television projects to development executives and producers. Coverage and vetting of screenplays/teleplays. * Anti piracy investigations for the Division Of Special Prosecutions, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office. Lonnie Dean Halouska, Entertainment Industry Lawyer. 1997-Present Business Manager, Trustee and Consultant in real estate, acquisitions, entertainment, media and telecommunications, 1987 to present. * MAJOR ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY EMPLOYERS American Broadcasting Company, Los Angeles. Director Of Contracts (Assoc), West Coast, for ABC Entertainment. Development, production, acquisition and licensing, of series and movies for television. Warner Bros., Inc., Los Angeles. Business Affairs Attorney for theatrical films and television. Production-distribution and acquisition of theatrical and television motion pictures and programs. Licensing and merchandising. Labor negotiations and arbitrations. 736 Echo Park Terrace #4, Los Angeles, CA 90026 Page Voice/FAX 213-250-7013 cel: 213-308-5045 E-Mail: cinelon2@att.net 1 of 2 Republic Pictures / Telecommunications, Inc., Los Angeles. Director Of Legal and Business Affairs, motion pictures and television production and distribution. Television and feature acquisitions and creative development. Intellectual property management. Union and Guild arbitrations. Reported directly to General Counsel for Republic. Liaison with General Counsel for parent T.C.I. Anti piracy investigations and F.B.I. film security liaison. State and federal administrative litigation. Entertainment corporate matters, including organization, finance, tax and securities. * EXEMPLARY CONTRACT CLIENTS Columbia Broadcasting System, Los Angeles. Contract legal researcher for network antitrust discovery project. Response to documents subpoenas. Relevance and privilege counsel. Family Films / William Estey Agency, Los Angeles. Wrote and produced television commercials, and educational films. Film Independent, Screenwriters Lab. program of the Los Angeles Film Festival. Slamdance, Final Draft and others Hollywood Pitch Fest (participant as pitcher and pitchee) Pitching, story analysis and vetting. Contest reading and judging. Malpaso Productions, Los Angeles. Motion picture clearances. Clint Eastwood's company. A. E. Stillman & Associates, Los Angeles. Director of management consulting firm with entertainment and other client firms, including marketing research and analysis. Herbert G. Lewis, Incorporated, Los Angeles. Business management firm. Contract legal and business management services in real estate, acquisitions, entertainment, media and telecommunications, and other business related fields. Business research and project supervision. * EDUCATION J.D., Loyola University, Los Angeles M.S., USC School Of Cinema-Television B.A., Anthropology, Wichita State University 736 Echo Park Terrace #4, Los Angeles, CA 90026 Page Voice/FAX 213-250-7013 cel: 213-308-5045 E-Mail: cinelon2@att.net 2 of 2
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