AJ Merrill

AJ helps Media, Technology, Online, Education and other businesses launch, grow, and build lasting relationships with customers, partners and the community through a strong public benefit / social cause focus. He likes to make it Fun, because life is short! (And, it turns out, Fun is Good for Business! :)

University of Southern California

J.D. (1996) | Entertainment, Contracts, Intellectual Property, International Business and Finance, Telecommunications, Constitutional Law and History of American Legal Thought

1996

Managing Partner

Merrill Law

1997 - Current

Outside General Counsel. Business & Legal Adviser to Entertainment, Tech, Education startup and growth companies with a strong focus on Public Benefit. Production, Finance, and Distribution Agmnts. Int'n'l Tech Mktg, Sales, Shipping, Finance and Delivery Agreements, Sourcing, Brokering, Letters of Credit, Currency Exchange, other Int'n'l Transfer of Funds Issues, Crypto Assets, Sourcing/Printing/Delivery of Foreign-Language Materials, Talent Representation, Employment Agreements, Contract Drafting, Negotiation. Startup Consulting, all aspects of the enterprise including structuring, launch, tax treatment, ownership and control, p'ner agreements, client agreements, protection of intellectual property & other material, pricing, marketing, growth and development, exit strategy and planning, liability insurance. Copyright Trademark Consulting. Agreements within the Organization. Developing long-term relationships with p'ners, customers and the community. Keeping it Fun :)

Managing Partner

Valant LLP

2017 - 2019

Business Ethics, Women in Nuclear Energy

2010

State Bar of Georgia

Member

Current

Georgia

Since 1997

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• Traditional, Creative, & Crypto-Asset Finance