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Susan Parlane specializes in serving clients in the
entertainment industry, with an emphasis on negotiating and
drafting agreements for writers, directors, producers and
performers in connection with the development and production
of both live action and animated feature film and television
projects. Her expertise includes negotiating production
services agreements and advising clients on clearance
issues, intellectual property rights, guild compliance, and
day-to-day production issues. In addition, Susan has
extensive knowledge with regard to marketing and promotional
campaigns related to theatrical and television projects.
Susan’s prior experience includes serving as Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs for Nickelodeon, where she was responsible for negotiating and drafting live action and animated television development and production agreements, including writer, producer, director, performer, host and overall agreements, live action and voiceover test option agreements, rights agreements, production services agreements, and advising clients on production-related matters for a variety of television programs, including iCarly, Kung Fu Panda, Drake and Josh Merry Christmas Special, and Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. Prior to joining Nickelodeon, Susan served as Director of Legal Affairs for Warner Bros. Television, overseeing the daily production legal matters for a variety of television programs, including The O.C., The Closer, Veronica Mars, and All of Us. Before Warner Bros., Susan worked as legal counsel for DreamWorks Animation, handling development projects and negotiating |
writer, director, producer and performer agreements for
various animated feature films, including Shrek 2, Shark
Tale, and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. Prior to joining Doyle & Miller, Susan was an entertainment legal consultant, advising clients such as Comcast Digital (Fandango.com, DailyCandy.com) and Summit Entertainment on the promotion and protection of their entertainment properties. In connection with several of Summit’s high profile properties, including the Twilight franchise and Hurt Locker, Susan negotiated integrated marketing and co-promotional agreements, reviewed creative materials, and negotiated and drafted agreements and official rules for online, in-store and in-theater sweepstakes, contests and other promotions, and negotiated website and mobile application development agreements. Susan’s work for Comcast Digital included negotiating, drafting and reviewing marketing and promotional agreements as well as researching and ceasing the infringement of Comcast’s intellectual property rights on the internet. Susan is a graduate of the University of California, Davis School of Law, where she graduated in the top twenty percent of her class and served as an editor of the UC Davis Law Review. She received her undergraduate bachelor of arts degree with Honors from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a major in political science and a minor in business administration. She is a member of the California bar. |
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