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WOODRUFF
TOMLINSON
regarding “Empire”
and defending Warner
Bros.’ rights to exploit
the J.R.R. Tolkien
franchises “The Lord of
the Rings” and
“The Hobbit.”
“Ultimately, you’ve
got to like litigating
and you’ve got to like
the people that you’re
working with, both
inside the firm and your
clients.”
MICHAEL
MAIZNER, 37
SENIOR COUNSEL,
LOEB & LOEB
Maizner has become
a go-to attorney for
entertainment union
and guild issues, with
special expertise in
child labor laws and
reality-competition
shows. Lately, an
increasing amount of
his time has been spent
helping clients navigate
the uncharted waters
of the digital world.
“When the industry
first thought to address
new media in the
collective bargaining
agreements, they were
looking at short-form
programming. They
didn’t expect full-on
hourlong dramas with
Kevin Spacey.”
CHRISTOPHER
PEREZ, 32
PARTNER,
DONALDSON + CALLIF
Perez has helped
everyone from
independent TV and
film producers to
YouTube creators
take full advantage
of their First
Amendment rights.
He’s secured insurance
covering fair use,
copyright, trademark
infringement and
personal rights issues
for more than 400
narrative films and
documentaries,
including “Escape From
Tomorrow,” which was
shot surreptitiously
at Disney World and
considered by many
to be unreleasable.
“People know that fair
use exists, but they
don’t realize it’s as
usable as it really is .”
JOHN
TOMLINSON,
37
HEAD OF
ENTERTAINMENT,
LOCKTON COS.
Tomlinson wanted
to be a professional
drummer, but when
his college band
broke up, he decided
to go to work with his
father, who helped
pioneer the business of
insuring touring bands.
He designed antiviolence
and terrorism
policies for artists
touring dangerous
territories and devised
event-cancellation
and nonappearance
coverage for EDM acts.
He stepped in to help
an act navigate around
some political violence
to make it to a concert.
“Had we not been able
to find a way to make
that happen, the show
would’ve had a big nonappearance
claim.”
CROCKETT
WOODRUFF, 38
SENIOR VP/SENIOR
RELATIONSHIP
MANAGER,
ENTERTAINMENT ,
CITY NATIONAL BANK
Woodruff has spent
most of his banking
career at City National .
In the past year,
he’s helped close
10-single picture
transactions totaling
over $150 million and
six participations in
various syndicated
credit facilities totaling
over $130 million “You
see a lot of struggling
producers who just
need some direction.
It’s great to see
people’s dreams
come true.”
Evolution Media congratulates
ALEX BASKIN
and all the honorees of
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