Cynthia Sadowski
Associate Principal Counsel, Disney Entertainment/Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution at The Walt Disney Company- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Licensed to Practice Law In the State of California
State Bar of CaliforniaJan, 1992- Nov, 2024
Experience
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The Walt Disney Company
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Principal Counsel, Disney Entertainment/Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution
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Dec 2020 - Present
Provide contractual and business guidance for the digital marketing and home entertainment divisions of the Walt Disney Company, the El Capitan Theatre and El Capitan Entertainment Centre, the Disney Studio Store Hollywood, and the Disney Movie Club, including drafting and negotiating advertising agreements, agreements for creative services and content creation, license agreements, SaaS agreements, sponsorship agreements, co-promotional agreements, and production and operational agreements. Manage and lead the Catalog Clearance team and collaborate with internal Disney experts on a variety of issues, including IP, privacy, clearance, risk management, music, labor/employment and tax issues. Show less
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Associate Principal Counsel, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Jan 2012 - Dec 2020
Drafted and negotiated agreements for the marketing division of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, including sponsorship agreements, personal service agreements, promotional license agreements, talent agreements, production catering and location agreements for film premieres, satellite streaming agreements, sweepstakes rules, name and likeness releases, and operational agreements for the El Capitan Theatre and Disney’s Studio Store Hollywood and Ghirardelli Soda Fountain. Collaborated with internal Disney experts on a variety of issues, including IP, privacy, clearance, risk management, music, labor/employment and tax issues. Show less
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Senior Counsel, Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
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Feb 2000 - Dec 2011
Drafted and negotiated a wide variety of agreements for Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Buena Vista Theatres, Inc., Buena Vista Non-Theatrical, Inc., the El Capitan Theatre, Disney’s Soda Fountain and Studio Store and other divisions of the Walt Disney Company, including digital cinema deployment agreements, non-theatrical and large format theatre distribution agreements, sponsorship agreements, personal service agreements, talent agreements, license agreements, and production agreements for film premieres. Show less
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Education
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1989 - 1992
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Juris Doctor, Law -
1985 - 1989
Pomona College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Government
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