Experience

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  Ronni Sander, Esq.

  • Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale area

  • Principal

    • Nov 2014 - Present
    • Miami/ Ft. Lauderdale area

    Experience, skill, & expertise in contract law, copyright law, STM/academic publishing, negotiating & drafting content and rights licenses, publishing agreements, asset acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and general business agreements. Extremely thorough and detailed oriented contract drafting.Significant expertise in the application and advocacy of the Fair Use doctrine.Adept at assimilating emerging technologies into new contract paradigms.IP counsel for 25 years for an independent global STM/academic publisher.Responsive, diligent, & creative client service.

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  Bluestein & Sander, LLP

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Principal & Partner

    • 1985 - 2014
    • Greater New York City Area

    Grew publishing and intellectual property practice with strong focus on scholarly/STM publishing worldwide and academic/professional societies. IP counsel for STM, academic, and scholarly publishers - worked closely with and advised senior management on new technologies, entering new markets, and business development.Transitioned publishing clients into the digital era and the nascent environment of electronic and online publishing during the transformative Wild West days of the 80s & 90s.Developed new licensing paradigms, new publishing and subscription models, EULAs, ToS agreements, and marketing arrangements.Created and drafted publisher guidelines and best practices for Fair Use, permissions, plagiarism, and privacy for use in an ever evolving market. Increased clients' awareness of the value and significance of their trademarks and brands, and suggested strategies to more effectively exploit and promote their IP assets in new and growing digital and online markets. Created, drafted, and updated publishers' template agreements for a wide variety of transactions in a quickly changing business environment, including content rights licenses, asset acquisitions, digital/online ventures, publishing contracts, editor contracts, and copyright and trademark assignments. Gained significant expertise in the application and advocacy of the Fair Use doctrine.Litigated cases in copyright, trademark, licensing, acquisitions, assignments, and publishing contracts, which sharpened my skills in drafting, negotiating, and developing best practices & guidelines for clients.

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  RCA Records

  • New York, NY

  • Manager of Contracts

    • Feb 1983 - Sep 1985
    • New York, NY

    Within 4 months after joining the Business Affairs Dept. as an associate attorney, I was promoted to Manager of Contracts, managing a staff of 3 attorneys, responsible for and overseeing the drafting, negotiating and finalizing of all recording, licensing and other rights and artists' agreements for RCA Records in NY, Nashville and LA.