Attorney

Nicole L. Ettinger

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Hollywood CA 90028

323-***-**** (h); 323-***-**** (c)

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EDUCATION

American Film Institute, Los Angeles

M.F.A. in Producing, December 2004

The George Washington University Law School, Washington D.C.

J.D. With Honors, May 1996; Class Rank Top 15%

University of California, Davis

B.A., English Major, History Minor, June 1992

EXPERIENCE

Nicole L. Ettinger, Attorney-at-Law 2001- present

• Consultant and Independent Contractor: Represent clients in various entertainment transactions, including production legal, film finance and corporate governance. Advise companies on copyright, trademark, chain of title, gap lending and other film finance issues. Perform transactional legal services for a variety of businesses, including mergers and acquisitions, and LLC formation and maintenance. Contract work for major entertainment law firms in Los Angeles, such as Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP (2005-2006), Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP (2007- 2008) and White O’Connor Fink & Brenner (2008-2009).

Grosvenor Park Media, L.P. 2006

• Executive: Sourced film and television projects for senior lending, gap lending and tax-based financing. Monitored tax incentives for all U.S. states and territories. Met with independent and studio-based producers to educate them on gap and soft-money financing opportunities.

Perkins Coie LLP, San Francisco 1999 - 2001

• Associate, Corporate & Securities Group: Represented Internet, high technology and new media companies in various corporate transactions, including venture capital financings, mergers, acquisitions and initial public offerings. Advised companies on corporate formation and governance, securities law compliance and employee benefits issues. Reviewed business plans and facilitated financing efforts between clients and potential investors.

Dow Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC, Washington D.C. 1996 - 1999

• Associate, Corporate Group: Practiced corporate and securities law for clients in the communications industry. Represented buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions. Represented issuers and investors in public and private securities offerings. Drafted and negotiated merger, acquisition and exchange agreements, securities purchase agreements, loan and other financing documents, corporate governance documents and registration statements. Conducted closings and due diligence reviews.

National Public Radio, General Counsel's Office, Washington D.C. 1995

• Law Clerk: Conducted legal research for the General Counsel on various areas of law affecting public broadcasting, including contract, copyright, communications and corporate law.

RKO Pictures, Inc., Los Angeles CA 1995

• Legal Intern: Advised the Business Affairs Department on copyright and trademark issues affecting a large business project. Traced the chain of copyright titles in RKO movies dating back to 1933. Read and summarized contracts for the Chairman regarding films in development.

U.S. Copyright Office, General Counsel's Office, Washington D.C. 1995

• Legal Intern: Assisted the Acting General Counsel in a study for Congress on the effectiveness of the waiver provision of the Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990. Researched areas of Copyright Law, such as duration, performance rights in sound recordings and the Electronic Copyright Management System.

Federal Communications Commission, Mass Media Bureau, Washington D.C. 1994

• Legal Intern: Researched and analyzed television broadcasting issues such as the Prime Time Access Rule. Drafted Commission decisions for FM radio allocations cases.

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