David Ducar – Los Angeles Business Lawyer

• I’m a transactional media and entertainment lawyer with substantial in-house and law firm experience with an extensive focus in structuring and negotiating deals in business affairs and legal affairs in the film, television and new media industries.

• I’ve represented numerous studios, production companies, sales agents, distributors, high tech companies and other rights holders (public and private companies), in a wide variety of entertainment and corporate business matters.

• A veteran of negotiating agreements among international parties, I’ve established expertise in contract negotiations across multiple industries in all types of media, including while living in Sydney, Australia, Singapore and the US. I’m a member of the California Bar Association.

Specialties:
• Entertainment transactions, including focus on film and television development, acquisitions, production, financing & distribution; online content; film tax incentives and animation

• Branded entertainment & marketing; advertising; merchandising; sponsorship; telecommunications

• Employment; independent contractor & professional services agreements; corporate transactions; computer hardware, software and technology transactions

• All forms of VOD (including YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, Apple and others), broadband, mobile, cell & PDA distribution; interactive including virtual and augmented reality; live events; games; intellectual property, copyright and international trademark management and enforcement; Internet, broadband & online distribution