Entertainment & Media Law Master of Laws (LL.M.)

EDUCATION 01/2007 – 12/2007 Southwestern Law School Los Angeles, CA

Entertainment & Media Law Master of Laws (LL.M.) MONA IBRAHIM (213) 949-5161 | [email protected] . Summer Externship Program, Lionsgate, 2007; . CALI “Excellence for the Future Award”, Advanced Entertainment Law Seminar, 2007

08/2003 - 05/2006 West Virginia University College Morgantown, WV of Law Juris Doctor Degree (J.D.) . President of the Alliance for Social Justice, 2005-2006; . Democratic Law Caucus, Member, 2004-2005; . Student Bar Association, Social Committee Member, 2003-2004; . Ernest E. Winters Academic Achievement Scholarship, 2003-2006

08/1999 - 05/2003 Marlboro College Marlboro, VT Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Sociology and Social Psychology . Magna Cum Laude; . Minor in photojournalism; . Final Plan Grade: A; . Marlboro College Summer Research Grant, 2002

EXPERIENCE 04/2008 - present Law Office of Gerald L. Price Hollywood, CA

Paralegal . Prepared and filed motions with the California Superior Court; . Performed service of process; . Conducted contract review, drafting, notation and revision; . Performed legal research and memoranda preparation for various litigation and intellectual property matters, including but not limited to debt collection, improper service, trademark litigation, breach of contract, and attorney malpractice

06/2007 -08/2007 LIONSGATE Santa Monica, CA

Summer Legal Extern . Worked under President of Business & Legal Affairs; . Performed extensive drafting for all departments, including but not limited to Production, Acquisitions, and International Television Licensing. Drafting responsibilities included drafting of complex international licensing transactions, multi-picture output agreements, negative pick up agreements, and production agreements and amendments (including but not limited to writer agreements, director agreements, and talent agreements); . Drafted Chain of Title reports for productions and provided counsel with relation to various rights ownership issues; . Drafted clearance memo reports for EPKs and DVDs; . Performed E&O Insurance Policy analysis; . Performed rights ownership analysis and rights management

08/2006 - Present D. Burgundy Morgan, Esq. Beverly Hills, CA

Paralegal, Lecturer . Drafted and revised various documents, including but not limited to licensing agreements and music publishing agreements, trademark and copyright registrations, and correspondences for cease & desist, take down notices, and dispute resolution; . Guest Lecturer at Musician’s Institute, Hollywood, CA. Lectures analyze music industry contracts such as Producer and1 Distribution Agreements . Performed rights clearance for various entertainment related projects, including but not limited to literary projects and life story rights for film; . Legal research for various intellectual property rights related issues, with particular emphasis on copyrights, trademarks, and various state laws relating to right of publicity and right of privacy.