Entertainment & Business Law Firm

Currently:

• Partner: Keniley-Kumar, LLC
• Adjunct Professor: Georgia State University (2014-Present)
• Chairman: North American Entertainment, Sports & IP Law Summit (1998-Present)
• www.northamericanlawsummit.com

Admitted to Practice:

• Georgia: Member of State Bar of Georgia, 1992 (All Courts)
• Federal Courts:
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee

Significant Representations:

• General Counsel to publicly traded entertainment
• Bankruptcy: Responsible for all aspects of real, company & Intellectual Property cataloging and preservation. Internal liaison to bankruptcy court and steering committee. Instrumental in creating new business model, negotiated senior personnel and new employee compensation packages, developed traditional & Internet marketing campaign & integrated advanced technology for more efficient business and legal operations.
• Litigation involving major artists.
• Lead counsel in Litigation involving major music artist’s estate.
• Successfully represented clients in royalty collection actions.
• Represented Internet Video Gaming Companies and ISPs in content acquisitions, licensing, privacy and ecommerce policies, brand and revenue model development.
• Branding/IP Licensing Deals:
• House of Blues Joint Venture Trademark License and branded music series.
• Coca-Cola Trademark and Copyright Licenses for multi/album/year holiday music series.
• Lion’s Gate Films’ Oscar Winning “Monster’s Ball” Soundtrack.
• Sir George Martin (Beatles) Executive Producer/Endorsement/Branding Agreement.
• National Geographic multi/album/year brand license for music series.
• IP Asset Acquisitions/Sales: Valuation, negotiation, due diligence and documentation.
• Royal Philharmonic Master Catalog.
• House of Blues Music Catalog.
• IP licensing to networks including Fox Sports, ESPN, CBS Sports, SI.com, Spike, MTV & BET.
• Represented International Internet/Mobile Gambling and Lottery Conglomerate in all facets of USA and international gambling law including, but not limited to governmental compliance, IP protection and licensing, corporate structuring, Internet Site conditions and e-commerce.
• Acquisition of sports equipment entity, assets and associated IP, including due diligence and documentation. Business Consulting, Business Plan development.
• Successfully represented Internet Service Providers (ISP) under Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) safe harbor provision.
• Represented Lifestyle and Business magazines in acquisitions, IP prosecution and protection, personal likeness and trademark licensing/clearances, litigation and litigation management.
• Represented artists and companies in Joint Venture agreements with Fortune 500 companies.
• Represented Business/IP Interests of Former World Heavy Weight Champion Boxer.
• Corporate Counsel to Business/IP Interests of former WCW World Heavy Weight Champion Wrestler.

Guest Speaker/Panelist:

• Law Schools: Vanderbilt, Emory University, University of Oklahoma, University of Georgia, University of Florida, Southern University, University of Miami, Florida Coastal School of Law, Georgia State University
• Undergraduate: Georgia State University, University of Georgia, SAE Institute, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse University, Spellman College, Fort Valley State University, Kennesaw State University
• Other: Georgia Music Hall of Fame, SXSW, Cutting Edge Music Conference, North American ESIP Law SummitPublished:
• Gwinnett Business Journal: New Georgia Law: blue pencil it in. August 2011
• Wing Chun Kung Fu Association Quarterly, R.E.S.P.E.C.T. May, 2009
• Copyright Magazine, Production Agreements, June 2006
• Indie Magazine, Independent Artists, April, 2003
• Indie Magazine, Are You Ready to Be Judged? February, 2003