Ronald E. Guttman, Esq.
With over 35 years of experience in litigation, entertainment law, contract negotiations and intellectual property law, Mr. Guttman has acquired a vast amount of knowledge and understanding to resolve disputes. As counsel for CBS, Inc. and Sony Pictures Entertainment, Mr. Guttman has obtained unique experience with various levels of legal and business affairs. Mr. Guttman has also been a partner at the law firms of Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro and Richardson & Patel, handling litigation matters pertaining to entertainment and intellectual property law, as well as mergers and acquisitions, counseling corporate clients, and corporate negotiations.
Areas of Specialization
- Entertainment matters, including: litigation, distribution, production, sales and marketing, mergers & acquisitions and business affairs
- Intellectual property law
- Corporate matters, including: mergers and acquisitions, international business affairs and business litigation
- Employment law
Professional Experience
| July 2004 - November 2005 | Mantra Films, Inc., Executive V.P., C.O.O. & General Counsel |
| September 2003 - June 2004 | Richardson & Patel, LLP, Partner |
| July 1993 - September 2003 | Christensen, Miller Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil & Shapiro, Partner |
| September 1988 - June 1993 | Sony Pictures Entertainment, V.P. - Litigation and Deputy General Counsel |
Education
Brooklyn Law School, J.D., Magna Cum Laude
University of Florida, B.A., 1964
Memberships & Committees
| 1987 - 1989 | Co-Chairman, Defense Counsel Section, Libel Defense Resources Center |
| 1990 - 1991 | ABA Tort Insurance Section's Media Law and Torts Committee |
| 1988 - 1989 | Vice-Chairman, ABA Section Committee on Defamation Tort & Insurance |
| 1988 - 1993 | Member of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Anti-Piracy Committee |
Author
Author of various print articles and teaching outlines produced for seminars and MCLE.
Editor of the Marino Bar Review texts The Substantive Law of New York (1971-73 editions) and The New York Procedural Law (1971-73 editions).
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