Head of New Media, Senior Vice-President Business Affairs at ICM
Greater Los Angeles Area
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- Head of New Media, Senior Vice-President Business Affairs at International Creative Management
- Past
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- Senior Attorney at Paramount Pictures
- Attorney-Intern at The Walt Disney Studios
- Education
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- University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
- University of California, Los Angeles
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George Ruiz’s Summary
George H. Ruiz is Head of New Media and Senior Vice-President of Business Affairs for International Creative Management. He represents traditional and new media talent and negotiates acting, directing, producing and literary deals with major studios, distributors and independent production companies as well as exploring opportunities with digital media production and distribution companies. He was formerly a Senior Attorney for Paramount Pictures where he served as production counsel on over a dozen motion pictures, including Face/Off, Clueless, and several movies in the Star Trek franchise. While at Paramount, he also negotiated significant commercial tie-in agreements for various movies including Mission Impossible and Forrest Gump. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Southwestern Law School where he teaches Motion Picture Production Law and has been a guest lecturer at UCLA. Mr. Ruiz currently serves on the Board of Directors for the UCLA School of Law Alumni Association. He is also an avid martial artist and competes in the French kickboxing sport of Savate.
Mr. Ruiz received his Juris Doctor degree from the UCLA School of Law in 1992 and graduated from University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in1989. He has been a member of the California State Bar since 1992 and began his legal career at the Walt Disney Company. Mr. Ruiz joined ICM in 1997.
George Ruiz’s Specialties:
entertainment law, motion picture and new media deal negotiation
George Ruiz’s Experience
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Head of New Media, Senior Vice-President Business Affairs
International Creative Management
(Entertainment industry)
2007 — Present (2 years )
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Senior Attorney
Paramount Pictures
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Entertainment industry)
October 1993 — October 1997 (4 years 1 month)
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Attorney-Intern
The Walt Disney Studios
(Entertainment industry)
1992 — 1993 (1 year )
George Ruiz’s Education
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University of California, Los Angeles - School of Law
1989 — 1992
- Activities and Societies:
- Co-Chief Justice, UCLAW Moot Court
V.P. Entertainment Law Society
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University of California, Los Angeles
B.A. , Political Science , 1984 — 1989
- Activities and Societies:
- General Manager of KLA Radio, Chairman of the ASUCLA Communications Board
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George Ruiz’s Interests:
Technology, photography, martial arts
George Ruiz’s Groups:
Board Member in the UCLAW Alumni Association Board of Directors
George Ruiz’s Contact Settings
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