Andrew J. Kazmer

***** ****** ***** **. ● Moorpark, CA 93021 ● 805-***-**** ● adkeqi@r.postjobfree.com ADDITIONAL SKILLS AND INFORMATION

Interests: Stand-up comedy; film and music production; skiing; swimming Skills: Client relations, contract drafting, legal research and writing, Lexis Nexis and Westlaw proficiency, Microsoft Office, organization, production, professional and personable BAR ADMISSION

State Bar of California, January 20, 2021

EDUCATION

Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles, CA

Juris Doctor, Entertainment and Mass Media Concentration, May 2020 Co-President, Entertainment Law Society, 2019-2020 University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Bachelor of Arts, History (focus in Latin and Native American Culture), June 2014 EXPERIENCE

Boojum Group, Heber City, UT

Legal Coordinator, September 2020 – Present

• Drafted various contracts relating to the manufacturing, production, and distribution of hemp and medicinal cannabis products, including purchase agreements, letters of intent (LOI), NDAs, and manufacture/production agreements.

• Analyzed various state and federal laws pertaining to hemp and medicinal cannabis transportation, cultivation, manufacturing, IRC § 280E accounting compliance, and other related licensing procedures.

• Represented company on brand-expansion projects in efforts to bring business to other states and territories.

• Worked on building and fostered trusting relationships with clients and the public at large. Pierce Law Group LLP, Beverly Hills, CA

Legal Intern, May 2019 – August 2019

• Analyzed laws and drafted memoranda on changes in California employment law (AB 5), corporate tax law, and intellectual property law with a focus on stand-up comedy and the entertainment industry in general.

• Reviewed Actor and Producer agreements with a focus on child actors and the “gig economy”

(e.g., stand-up comedians).

• Drafted complaints, affidavits, motions, interrogatories, and other pleadings relating to trial preparation and discovery.

• Identified and compiled checklists for commonly litigated issues, updated law clerk manual, and trained new law clerks.

Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson, LLP, Burbank, CA Legal Intern, May 2018 – August 2018

• Authored fair use analysis letters and other research memoranda on a variety of topics, including copyright, trademark, corporate structuring, the First Amendment, and entertainment guild regulations.

• Drafted various rights acquisition and talent agreements (actors, writers, directors, producers, etc.) for both film and television, with a focus on unscripted television production.

• Inspected and summarized agreements to inform clients of their obligations and/or entitlements.

• Reviewed television series episodes and drafted clearance memoranda.