Ryon Lane

Past

• VP, Business & Legal Affairs at IMAGEN Films
• Business & Legal Affairs Associate at Lionsgate
• Business & Legal Affairs Associate at Intermedia Film

• Copyright Policy Coordinator at Seattle University
• Clinic Student at Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic
• Student Representative / Research Associate at LexisNexis
• Computer Network Engineer at Datachannel, Inc.
• Unix Systems Administrator at Voicestream Wireless

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Education

• Seattle University School of Law
• University of Washington

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Industry

Law Practice

Ryon Lane’s Summary

Bar Admissions:
Oregon, 2009

4 years of legal experience:
◦ contract drafting and negotiation
◦ superior legal research skills
◦ excellent legal writing skills
◦ litigation prep
◦ strong organizational skills

Additional Technical Certifications:
◦ Solaris 2.8 System Administration II
◦ XML QuickStart (well-formed XML)
◦ XML Data Modeling
◦ HP-UX 11.0 System Administration I
◦ HP-UX 11.0 System Administration II
◦ Legato Certified Specialist

Ryon Lane’s Specialties:

◦ Intellectual Property Law
◦ Business Law
◦ Employment Law

Ryon Lane’s Experience

• VP, Business & Legal Affairs

  IMAGEN Films

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  May 2006 — August 2009 (3 years 4 months)

  ◦ Handled all in-house legal matters for media projects and produced commercials
  ◦ Consulted on litigation matters

• Business & Legal Affairs Associate

  Lionsgate

  (Public Company; LGF; Entertainment industry)

  December 2007 — April 2009 (1 year 5 months)

  ◦ Drafted, negotiated and reviewed media property acquisition and distribution contracts and documentation: intellectual property rights transfer and licensing (chain-of-title, copyright and trademark documentation), security contracts and UCC financing statements, bonding and financing contracts, employment contracts, and insurance policies and endorsements
  ◦ Helped organize and implement electronic legal records database

• Business & Legal Affairs Associate

  Intermedia Film

  (Public Company; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  May 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 7 months)

  ◦ Drafted and negotiated intellectual property rights, employment, and agency contracts
  ◦ Managed all corporate entities and company intellectual property rights
  ◦ Created legal externship program and managed legal externs

• Copyright Policy Coordinator

  Seattle University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  September 2005 — March 2006 (7 months)

  ◦ Negotiated licenses for reprinted works
  ◦ Obtained copyright registrations for faculty material
  ◦ Taught classes on Fair Use & Copyright policies to students and faculty

• Clinic Student

  Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic

  (Law Practice industry)

  August 2005 — December 2005 (5 months)

  ◦ Assisted local businesses with intellectual property issues, employment contracts and business conflicts

• Student Representative / Research Associate

  LexisNexis

  (Public Company; RUK; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 2003 — September 2005 (2 years )

  ◦ Provided contract legal research services to law firms and government entities
  ◦ Obtained court filings for clients nationwide
  ◦ Trained fellow law students on LexisNexis research products

• Computer Network Engineer

  Datachannel, Inc.

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 2000 — October 2001 (1 year 1 month)

  ◦ Installed and maintained proprietary network portal software on client mail and network servers

• Unix Systems Administrator

  Voicestream Wireless

  (Telecommunications industry)

  April 1999 — October 2000 (1 year 7 months)

  ◦ Installed and maintained HP-UX operating systems on production network billing servers

Ryon Lane’s Education

• Seattle University School of Law

  J.D. , 2002 — 2005

• University of Washington

  B.A. , Political Science , 1995 — 1999

  Activities and Societies:

  Delta Chi Fraternity

Additional Information

Ryon Lane’s Groups:

•    University of Washington Alumni Association
•    Seattle University School of Law

Ryon Lane’s Honors:

• 2004 WA State Bar Association Indian Law Section Scholarship
• 2003 Northwest Indian Bar Association Scholarship

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