Attorney

SERENA LAI

*** ******** ******, ***. ***, Los Angeles, CA 90036 • 617-***-**** • actkv3@r.postjobfree.com EDUCATION

New York Law School, New York, NY

Juris Doctor, May 2009, Admitted in California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California Honors: Dean’s Scholarship; High Honors Dean’s List; Student Bar Association Senator; Joseph H. Solomon Public Interest Fellowship Award

Publication: American Bar Association Annual Review of Intellectual Property Law Developments, Editor Tufts University, Medford, MA

Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, December 2005

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Los Angeles, CA Counsel, October 2013 – Present

Draft agreements associated with the implementation of the New gTLD Program, which allows for hundreds of new top-level domains to be added to the root (e.g., Registry Agreements (“RA”), Specification13, Notice of Exemptions, etc.); perform substantive review and complex legal analyses in RA negotiations; draft Data Retention Waivers and Registrar Accreditation memos; advise Associate General Counsel on legal aspects of business transactions, including RA assignments, technology contracts, NDAs, contractor consulting agreements, hotel/venue contracts, procurement contracts, trademark licensing and sponsorship agreements; work closely with business units to advise on contract language and to establish internal processes to mitigate risks; review and markup Board resolutions and related documentation for publications.

Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution, Burbank, CA Senior Contracts Administrator, June 2010 – September 2013 Drafted Distribution Agreements, Amendments, Notices, Credit & Collections Letters, and DGA Letters in the U.S. territory and all French speaking territories; researched and advised on copyright and related issues under US and international laws; provided legal and business advice to executives in Sales, Rights Administration, Collections, Finance, Marketing, and Technical Operations; created and ran Access queries for rights clearances, including linear, AVOD, SVOD, PPV, and EST digital licensing rights; tracked status of documents from sales order through fully executed agreement to facilitate timely recognition of revenues; maintained rights and inventory data for Financial Sales Planning.

The Law Offices Of Weinberg & Fyvolent, Los Angeles, CA Associate Attorney, June 2009 – June 2010

Negotiated & drafted film financing, production, talent, and licensing agreements in all media; prepared formation of corporation and LLC documents, delivery binders, script and music clearances, copyright, and trademark filings; analyzed infringements on intellectual property rights; researched chain of title and complied availability reports for all medium in all markets and film festivals; as a full service entertainment practice, advised talents on content protection, copyright, and trademark matters, and provided day to - day on-site supervision of ongoing productions.

SKILLS & COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Languages: Fluent in Taiwanese, Mandarin, and Cantonese Community Outreach: Member of the Association of Corporate Counsel; Communications Director of the Emerging Professionals at Warner Bros. Studios; member of the Music, Entertainment, & Sports Law Association; participant of the ABA Leadership Summit.

OTHER EXPERIENCE & INTERNSHIPS

Gold Village Entertainment & Wiz Kid Management, New York, NY Assistant to Artist Managers, February 2009 – May 2009 Assisted Danny Goldberg in managing tours for artists, including Tom Morello, Steve Earle, and The Hives; annotated recording, endorsement, and management contracts; performed anti-piracy and takedown operations; maintained all artists’ digital media marketing outlets; advised on regulatory matters in creating merchandises for sales, advertising, and promotions; established and maintained a publicity database.

Arena Football League, New York, NY

Legal and Labor Affairs Intern, May 2008 – December 2008 Drafted waivers, promotional, collective bargaining, and retail licensing agreements for consumer products; managed 100 grievance reports and arbitration; performed due diligence and monitored over 150 trademarks; prepared discovery material; provided full service in-house support.

VH1, New York, NY

Business and Legal Affairs Intern, May 2008 – August 2008 Drafted and managed performer and production agreements and guest releases; negotiated deal points with talent agents; reviewed show content for potential legal issues; researched legal issues affecting programs in development. MTV Networks, New York, NY

Rights Management Department Intern, January 2008 – May 2008 Reviewed and codified over 5,000 entertainment contracts from various MTVN shows as part of developing the Rights Management System; analyzed, annotated, and extracted the rights and property ownership in each contract. FOX News Channel, New York, NY

Intern, September 2007 – December 2007

Generated ideas and performed research on social issues with legal implications for legal analyst Lis Wiehl; wrote and edited weekly articles for FoxNews.com analyzing legal concerns from readers and on current news topics. Lee And Li, Taipei, Taiwan

Corporate Paralegal, January 2006 – July 2006

Assisted the Trademark & Copyright Practice Group in the translation of legal documents, articles and regulations for publication on company website.

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