Dana Newman
Transactional, Business and Intellectual Property Attorney, Literary Agent
- Location
- Greater Los Angeles Area
- Industry
- Law Practice
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Dana Newman's Overview
- Current
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- President at Dana Newman Literary
- Partner at The General Counsel, LLC
- Attorney at Law Offices of Dana M. Newman
- Past
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- General Counsel at Moviola
- General Counsel at Paskal Lighting
- Education
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- University of San Francisco School of Law
- University of California, Berkeley
- Recommendations
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3 people have recommended Dana
- Connections
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416 connections
- Websites
Dana Newman's Summary
Transactional attorney with substantial in-house legal experience at companies involved in entertainment and communications technologies. I focus on business and legal advising, intellectual property (copyrights and trademarks), technology and literary law, and corporate law (formation and business transactions).
I've negotiated and drafted complex, sophisticated contracts involving technology licensing, joint ventures, development, and publication, as well as asset purchases and real estate purchase agreements and leases. I've also managed an extensive intellectual property portfolio, and handled the prosecution of domestic and international trademarks, software licensing, domain name enforcement, and copyright registrations.
In addition to legal work, I'm an independent literary agent representing authors of practical and narrative non-fiction books.
Specialties
In-house legal and business counseling; contract drafting, review and negotiation; technology transactions (licensing, development, distribution); trademarks and copyrights; publishing law and literary agent representation; purchase and sale of businesses, formation, and start-ups; writing.
Dana Newman's Experience
President
Dana Newman Literary
December 2009 – Present (2 years 3 months)
Literary agent focusing on practical and narrative non-fiction in the areas of lifestyle and wellness (health, mind-body-spirit, self-help, cookbooks, and fitness), memoir, business, technology, parenting and popular culture, as well as upmarket women's fiction.
Partner
The General Counsel, LLC
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry
November 2009 – Present (2 years 4 months)
The General Counsel provides cost effective in-house general counsel services on a part-time or interim basis to emerging-growth to mid-size companies. Provide strategic legal and business counseling services and assist companies in determining best practices in all aspects of their business, including contracts, intellectual property, employment, and corporate governance and compliance.
Attorney
Law Offices of Dana M. Newman
September 2008 – Present (3 years 6 months)
General transactional practice comprising corporate and business law, negotiation, advisory, and pre-litigation counseling services. Emphasis on contract drafting and review, intellectual property issues, publishing law and business organization matters. Clients include entertainment production and post-production equipment companies, entrepreneurs, authors, designers, apparel and natural foods companies.
General Counsel
Moviola
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry
March 1994 – September 2008 (14 years 7 months)
Managed legal and business affairs of entertainment and communications technology companies (post-production editing equipment, lighting, audio recording solutions). Handled all contracts, intellectual property, corporate, acquisitions, employment and HR, insurance, and litigation management matters.
Dana Newman's Publications
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Copyright Grants: as Powerful as Kryptonite?
- Los Angeles Daily Journal
- September 8, 2009
Authors: Dana Newman, Miles J. Feldman -
Greening the Corporation: Advising Companies on Compliance with Corporate Sustainability Requirements
- International In-house Counsel Journal
- April 2010
Authors: Dana Newman
Dana Newman's Education
University of San Francisco School of Law
JD, Law
1990 – 1993
Extern to the Honorable Robert Takasugi, U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California
Civil Law Clinic
University of California, Berkeley
BA, Comparative Literature
1985 – 1989
Activities and Societies: Spanish Honor Society Exchange Student, Menorca, Spain U.C. Legal Clinic
Dana Newman's Additional Information
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Business, entrepreneurship, literature, book publishing, copyright and trademark law, digital publishing and e-books, new technology, social media, running.
- Groups and Associations:
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NAWBO-LA, Women's National Book Association - LA
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- Honors and Awards:
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American Jurisprudence Award, Remedies
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