Attorney, In-House Counsel, Intellectual Property
Resume:
Alexis I. Danziger, Esq.
Brooklyn NY 11215
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
* ***** ** ************ ********** as an attorney, handling diverse matters as in-house counsel at an entertainment and media company, and as an agent and General Counsel at a media talent agency.
Extensive work in Contracts, Intellectual Property, Employment Law, Trademarks, and business transactions.
Excellent document drafting and review skills, including commercial agreements, non-disclosure agreements, professional service agreements, licensing agreements, and technology agreements.
A high level of comfort with negotiating large deals, employment contracts, and vendor services contracts.
An additional degree of Master of Laws in Intellectual Property, from a top five school in this discipline, covering the most current trends, issues, and laws surrounding Intellectual Property, Media, and Internet and Technology Law.
Experience in litigation preparation and document review.
A positive attitude and the desire to deliver excellent client service.
EXPERIENCE
Contract Attorney January 2015 – May 2015
RVM, Inc. New York, NY: RVM has been the preferred provider of data solutions and eDiscovery services to leading global financial institutions and Am Law 100 firms for nearly two decades.
Performed document review on the Relativity platform for the law firm of Ropes and Gray, LLP for a large real estate contract dispute.
Analyzed large volumes of documents for relevance, privilege, and redactions, and coded them appropriately.
Participated in bi-weekly conference calls with the firm to improve strategy.
Tower Legal Solutions. New York, NY: A full-service legal staffing and managed review company focused on the principles of agility, accountability, and transparency.
Performed document review on the Relativity platform for the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind and Garrison for insurance securities fraud litigation.
Analyzed large volumes of documents for relevance, privilege, and redactions, and coded them appropriately.
Served on a three-member Quality Control team.
Supplied additional algorithm suggestions at the request of the firm to narrow the universe of remaining documents.
DTI / Hudson Legal New York, NY: DTI leverages decades of experience to deliver consistent, high quality services for e-discovery and litigation support.
Performed document review on the Relativity platform on a large corporate bankruptcy case for Wilke, Farr, and Gallagher, LLP.
Analyzed large volumes of documents for responsiveness.
Made privilege calls and redactions.
Tower Legal Solutions. New York, NY: A full-service legal staffing and managed review company focused on the principles of agility, accountability, and transparency
Performed document review on the Relativity platform at the law firm of Richards, Kibbe, and Orbe, LLP for an investigation involving high frequency trading.
Analyzed large volumes of documents for complaints and relevant narrative details, and coded them appropriately.
Reviewed 55-95 documents per hour.
Prepared daily written summaries of findings for the associates.
Lexolution, LLC. New York, NY: Legal staffing firm providing best of breed solution to law firm and corporate clients.
Performed litigation support services on a large Residential Mortgage Backed Securities case for using the Relativity platform software.
Analyzed large volumes of documents for scope, intent, parties involved, and responsiveness coding, including performing quality control.
Conducted privilege reviews for attorney-client privilege; confidentiality; work product; and joint defense.
Operated several large Excel spreadsheets of financial data to facilitate the review.
Conducted issue specific “hot doc” reviews.
Epiq Systems, Inc. New York, NY: A leading global provider of integrated technology solutions and services for the legal profession.
Performed litigation support services, using the Relativity platform software, for a patent infringement case.
Analyzed large volumes of documents for scope, intent, parties involved, and responsiveness coding, including performing quality control and redactions.
Conducted privilege reviews for attorney-client privilege; confidentiality; work product; and joint defense.
Agent and General Counsel January 2014 – January 2015
Willinger Talent Agency, Inc. New York, NY: A talent agency representing broadcast journalists in the top 40 markets, and on Network News channels.
Negotiated the terms of the deal with News Directors, General Managers and various network executives at CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, and Verizon.
Drafted or reviewed and redlined employment contracts for the personal services of on-air news and hosting talent represented by the agency.
Conducted legal research on relevant state laws and Union agreements.
Ensured the administration of contract provisions, and advised clients of their rights and obligations.
Educated and advised clients during the interview, audition, and negotiation process.
Conducted legal matters for the firm as the General Counsel regarding general business issues, such as regulatory provisions, collections, real estate and other matters.
Contract Attorney October 2013 – December 2013
UnitedLex, New York, NY: A global top 5 firm in electronic discovery, and managed review services.
Performed litigation support services, using the Relativity platform software.
Analyzed large volumes of documents for scope, intent, parties involved, and responsiveness coding, including performing quality control and redactions.
Conducted privilege reviews for attorney-client privilege; confidentiality; work product; and joint defense.
Director of Legal and Business Affairs September 2009 – September 2012
Renegade Nation, LLC, New York, NY: The multifaceted entertainment and media company of the award winning musician and actor Little Steven Van Zandt, of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band as well as HBO’s The Sopranos.
Drafted, or reviewed and redlined all contracts for multiple business entities, including technology agreements, non-disclosure agreements, commercial agreements, consulting agreements, and licensing agreements.
Drafted and negotiated the employment contracts for all the DJs on the company’s 2 channels of Sirius XM satellite radio.
Negotiated and drafted contracts for sponsorship and partnership deals with Hard Rock International, ESPN, Citrix, Mobile One and others.
Negotiated and drafted television and movie performance contracts.
Drafted contracts for the record label in all areas of music business, including 360 deals, production, studio rentals, mixing services, distribution deals, licensing, and the signing and terminating of bands on the label.
Negotiated and drafted employee separation agreements.
Managed a trademark portfolio of over 40 trademarks, and reorganized the structure of the portfolio to create significant financial savings for the client.
Created and implemented a fully electronic system for the legal department by reviewing, coding, and categorizing existing documents.
Negotiated with web designers and developers and drafted the technology agreements for a large-scale website build.
Managed a team of people in production of written and video web content.
Drafted personal international management contracts for client.
Drafted licensing deals for placing songs in television shows and commercials, including song placements on 90210, and in Nike commercials.
Administered radio program licensing agreements for “Little Steven’s Underground Garage,” an internationally syndicated radio show with over 2 million listeners.
Drafted bylaws for the associated non-profit foundation, The Rock and Roll Forever Foundation, and performed other legal work for the charity as required.
Drafted and implemented Human Resources policies as needed.
Gemini Sisters Entertainment, New York, NY: An event planning and promotion company that produced events and assisted artists in many aspects of the music business.
Co-Founder June 2002 – September 2009
Negotiated and Contracted with various artists and venues to produce shows.
Negotiated commercial agreements
Provided booking and management services to emerging and established artists.
Developed and implemented promotional plans.
Provided tour support and tour management, domestically and internationally.
Negotiated between artists to plan collaborations.
Assisted with television appearances for artists.
North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival, Orange MA: A grass-roots event whose mission is: “the celebration of the artistic, agricultural and cultural bounty of the Western Massachusetts region whose purpose is to unite people whose livelihoods are connected to the land and the arts, and their surrounding community members.”
Organizer April –October 2005-2009
Assisted with the selection, negotiation, and booking of various artistic performers.
Coordinated transportation for vendors and performers.
Managed vendor and artist services on event day.
The Office of Senator James M. Jeffords, United States Senate, Burlington, VT
Intern September 2001 - December 2001
Provided constituent casework services on various legal and political issues.
Managed a personal caseload: closed 89 cases with a 98% satisfaction rate.
Researched a wide variety of legal and political issues.
Drafted correspondence on behalf of the Senator.
Advocated on behalf of local groups, such as the disabled community.
American Civil Liberties Union, Montpelier, VT
Intern June 2001 – September 2001
Received complaints of civil liberties violations and logged incoming complaints into the database.
Conducted follow-up interviews regarding complaints.
Prepared cases for presentation to the legal panel.
Identified recurring patterns documented them for review by the legal panel.
EDUCATION
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY
Master of Laws in Intellectual Property, June 2013
GPA: 3.02
Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn NY
Juris Doctor, June 2008
Awards: CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Trial Advocacy
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, June 2002
Honors: Graduated with Honors Political Science
Pi Sigma Alpha, The National Political Science Honor Society
Golden Key International Honor Society
BAR STATUS: NY State Bar, admitted 2010
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Fluent in French
ORGANIZATIONS: New York Counties Lawyer’s Association
North Shore Animal League
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS: USPTO’s Trademark Systems: TESS and TEAS
Relativity by KCura for E-Discovery, ACT for business, Lexis, Westlaw
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