David B. Stern

I am an accomplished California attorney, practicing Business, Entertainment, and Litigation law. With 35 years of experience, I am committed to providing exceptional service and counsel for an array of legal matters. Past clients have included News Corp., Viacom, New Wave Entertainment and Broadway Across America. My focus is on delivering the best possible results.

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Columbia Law School

J.D. (1982)

Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar

Connecticut College

B.A. (1979)

summa cum laude

Partner

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

2011 - Current

EVP, General Counsel & Head of Business Affairs

Key Brand Entertainment

2007 - 2011

General Counsel

Riddle Productions Inc

2006 - 2007

General Counsel & Head of Business Affairs

New Wave Entertainment

2005 - 2006

Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs

Showtime Networks

1996 - 2004

Vice President Legal Affairs, Motion Pictures

Twentieth Century Fox

1991 - 1996

Changes to California Labor Code may impact hiring and casting decisions in the entertainment industry

November 27, 2017

Copyright Termination — Get Rights Back and Perhaps Get Back to Work!

JMBM

August 30, 2013

Marvel Prevails in Copyright Termination Case: Famous artist Jack Kirby found to have created his comic drawings as a “work made for hire”

JMBM

August 14, 2013

"Modern Family" Cast Invokes “Seven-Year Rule"

Daily Journal

August 3, 2012

Underlying Material and Other Traps for the Unwary: A Rights Clearance Refresher, MCLE presentation

November 27, 2012

TBS, Fox Television, CBS Television, HBO, Ziffren Brittenham LLP

Speaking with Brian Yates

California’s Seven Year Rule for Personal Services Contracts and Chain of Title and Copyright issues

July 25, 2013

HBO

Speaking with Brian Yates

Underlying Material and Other Traps for the Unwary: A Rights Clearance Refresher

September 29, 2014

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Speaking with Brian Yates

California State Bar  # 130368

Member

1987 - Current

California

Since 1987

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

• General Civil
• Media & Entertainment Law