JJ Berthelsen

Associate Attorney at Reder & Feig LLP
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

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Experience

    • Law Practice
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Associate Attorney
      • Sep 2019 - Present

    • Vice President, Worldwide Acquisitions
      • Feb 2019 - Present

      • Draft and negotiate acquisition agreements for worldwide distribution.• Review all acquisition related documents including chain-of-title and proof of E&O Insurance.• Draft lab access letters.• Attend screenings, festivals and the American Film Market.

    • Acquisitions
      • Feb 2018 - Feb 2019

    • Associate Producer (Feature Films)
      • Nov 2018 - Feb 2019

      • Drafted and negotiated above and below-the-line agreements for feature films. • Coordinated with the producers, director, cast and crew to ensure efficient channels of communication. • Obtained all permits through FilmLA and the Department of Industrial Relations. • Reviewed all payroll and SAG-AFTRA documents to ensure accuracy. • Resolved all legal and/or logistical issues that arise during production. • Drafted and negotiated above and below-the-line agreements for feature films. • Coordinated with the producers, director, cast and crew to ensure efficient channels of communication. • Obtained all permits through FilmLA and the Department of Industrial Relations. • Reviewed all payroll and SAG-AFTRA documents to ensure accuracy. • Resolved all legal and/or logistical issues that arise during production.

    • United States
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • Legal Consultant
      • Feb 2018 - Feb 2019

      Provided legal services for issues including employment, trademark and copyright. Provided legal services for issues including employment, trademark and copyright.

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Senior Manager of Business Affairs, Networks
      • Jan 2016 - Feb 2018

      • Drafted and negotiated content license agreements with international and domestic licensors (including major U.S. studios) on behalf of Sony worldwide television and digital media networks. • Territorial responsibilities included Russia (lead attorney), the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the United States (including Crackle). • Liaised with multiple departments, including programming and acquisitions, to ensure all deals contain the necessary rights to cover each network’s current and future business needs. • Maintained familiarity with industry developments in technologies and practices to ensure that all templates remain up-­to-­date. Show less

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Legal Volunteer
      • 2014 - Dec 2015

      • Conducted initial interviews with Holocaust survivors and evaluated all documents with proof of his/her persecution • Performed extensive research to put the survivors' stories in historical context and then drafted persuasive narratives for submission with their applications for reparations from the German government • Met with Holocaust survivors to explain legal documents and letters that they received from the German government in order to educate them on their options for receiving pension payments for work that they performed in the ghettos • Reviewed reparations case files to ensure all necessary legal actions were taken Show less

    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Development and Marketing Intern
      • Jun 2008 - Nov 2015

      • Performed script coverage and clearance analysis • Assisted with artwork, trailers and marketing campaigns • Attended the American Film Market and negotiated and closed international film and television distribution deals • Performed duties on set including serving as an Assistant Director, boom operator and second unit camera operator • Performed script coverage and clearance analysis • Assisted with artwork, trailers and marketing campaigns • Attended the American Film Market and negotiated and closed international film and television distribution deals • Performed duties on set including serving as an Assistant Director, boom operator and second unit camera operator

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Student Associate, Entertainment and the Arts Legal Clinic
      • May 2014 - Jan 2015

      • Provided legal and business affairs services to filmmakers at no cost • Drafted script clearance reports, personal services agreements (director, talent, crew, etc.), rights acquisition agreements, releases, and documentation of chain-of-title • Supervised by Professors Jay Gendron (formerly Vice President of Business Affairs at Warner Bros. Television) and Steven Krone (formerly President and COO of Village Roadshow Pictures) • Provided legal and business affairs services to filmmakers at no cost • Drafted script clearance reports, personal services agreements (director, talent, crew, etc.), rights acquisition agreements, releases, and documentation of chain-of-title • Supervised by Professors Jay Gendron (formerly Vice President of Business Affairs at Warner Bros. Television) and Steven Krone (formerly President and COO of Village Roadshow Pictures)

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Office Assistant
      • Sep 2010 - Jun 2012

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Administrative Assistant
      • Jan 2010 - Aug 2010

    • Production Intern
      • 2009 - 2009

Education

  • Southwestern Law School
    Juris Doctor (J.D.), Entertainment Law
    2012 - 2015
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    Bachelor's Degree, Political Science (Minor in Scandinavian Studies)
    2009 - 2012
  • University of California, Berkeley
    2008 - 2008
  • New Community Jewish High School
    High School
    2004 - 2008

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