Negotiated life rights deal with RAW/Netflix for a documentary series called "Bad Sport." Negotiated Lanier's feature film development deal with Range Media for a theatrical feature film.

Assisted Scott Ross, the former Founder & President of Digital Domains Special Effects House, with feature film development.

Represented Richard Dreyfuss in all acting deals for the past three years, and a publishing deal for his book One Thought Scares Me....

Represented Ehren “Danger” McGhehey throughout all JackAss movie deals, including the JackAss internt web project, McGhehey's personal merchandising deals & television projects.

Negotiated and drafted documentation for agency agreement to provide for representation to secure a publishing deal for a business book on the history of Electronic Arts.

Negotiated all relevant agreements and releases for production of a documentary on AI.

Represented John Garofolo on all of his screenwriting projects for twenty years; this included negotiating option deals for life rights of the famous war photographer Dickie Chapelle and the story of the Enterprise aircraft carrier, known as The Big E.

Additionally, handled negotiations pertaining to screenwriting deals with Warner Bros. Studios. Currently focus on negotiations for third parties interested in acquiring life rights/screenplay rights on Dickie Chapelle, and other screenplays written by John.

Represented Gavin Chalcraft, a producer & writer, during negotiations discussing the packaging of his screenplays, option deals for talent & option-purchase agreements for his screenplay; Notabluy, The Artist Fungo.

Represent Quenby Iandioria during the development of her own treatment for a film, Wined and Dined.

Negotiated an options purchase agreement concerning the film adaptation of the book, Kafka's Wife.

Represented Beyond the Box Productions & Paula Silver (individually) on all film marketing projects, including My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Handled all financial agreements, including agreements concerning the establishment of a company to produce products in connection with robots across multiple platforms.

Involved in all negotiations for an option with producer Sabby Mionis to discuss his life rights agreement for a theatrical feature film; additionally, developed the writer agreement with producer Alex Harakis.

Represented Renee on several development & feature film projects.

Reality show, entitled Life After Boots. Negotiated and drafted documentation for all underlying rights, assisted in creative consultation on deck, and preparing for negotiation and drafting of documentation for sale as counsel and co-producer.

Represented Richard Harding/Producer throughout the negotiations for the development of various projects.

Negotiated option purchase agreements and advised on production of feature film; advising on distribution of a completed film.

Represented Patricia Damon in business negotiations pertaining to ghost writing deals, option purchase agreements & production of a documentary based on Damon's memoir.

Hired by Susan St. John, author of the novel Mad Mischief, to negotiate a publishing deal & assist in managing the marketing of the novel. Also negotiated film rights with veteran producer Larry Jacobson.

Provided legal counsel on her projects, including negotiating documentation for her services.

Hired by Margaret Lazarus, an Academy award-winning documentarian, to assist in negotiating releases for documentary film/installation.

Represented Michael Armour during his negotiations with Warner Bros. & Appian Way ProductIons, an American film & television production company founded by Leonardo DiCaprio in 2001.

Discussed an option purchase agreement on the theatrical film & television rights to Armour's novel, Creek (also known as Last Light in Paradise). Ted Baer Law has completed negotiations of Armour's publishing deal with Montecito Publishing Company, with ; the current publication date is estimated to be in summer of 2025.

Hired as the production legal for the company's feature screenplay, Heroes of Black Wall Street written by Frederick Williams about the heroes of the Tulsa, OK 1921 Massacre; helping to package and sell the screenplay.

Responsible for negotiating actor, director & writer agreements, as well as the rights agreements for Paul Chitlik's film--The Wedding Dress.

Additionally, represent Chitlik in connection with his novel, Lies All Lies, which he has adapted into a pilot for a television series.

Represented Sid Bailey during the development & production of Firehouse Tales--an animated children's television series prouduced by Warner Bros. Animation that ran for the duration of twenty-six episodes--as well as during the negotiations of his agreement with The Comedy Channel. Additionally, led negotiations pertaining to Sid Bailey's feature film screenplay, War Toys, which was converted to a television series.

Represented Beyond the Box Productions & Paula Silver (individually) on all film marketing projects, including Big Fat Greek Wedding. Handled all financial agreements, including agreements concerning the establishment of a company to produce products in connection with robots across multiple platforms.

Assisted in editing/proofing of novel for ghostwriting assignment.

Discusses contractual & business matters pertaining to Sydney Freeburg's book, Brother Love.

Worked as an attorney/negotiator for the Broadway play, Hollywood Survivor; also collaborated on creative aspects of the play.
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Handled all business affairs & legal negotiations for Mark Shelmerdine's productions beginning in 1987; this included The Twilight Zone, a CBS-Syndicated TV series, popularized most notably in the 1980s.
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Hired by Afeni Shakur to collaborate with Dina LaPolt & represent the Estate of Tupac & Afeni Shaku; handled negotiations & the drafting of documentation with MTV & Paramount for the feature documentary, Tupac Resurrected, which was nominated for an Academy Award.

Additionally, handled merchandise negotiations, clearance issues & other television & feature film projects for the Estate, including the option to develop a New York Broadway production.
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Represented Danny Way--in collaboration with his managers, Darryl Franklin & Ray Ibe--on all of Way's development/ production agreements for television & feature films.

This included Way's television pilot with Beyond Production as well as his feature documentary entitled Waiting for Lightening, which was produced by the Bandito Brothers.
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Represented Dorothea Petrie on all legal & business affairs in connection with a film project about Alfred Nobel; also negotiated & drafted documents for a joint venture on financing for the feature film entitled Stray Hearts.
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Represented Callie Khouri for approximately ten years, beginning with the theatrical feature film Thelma & Louise; additionally, negotiated & drafted all of Khouri's writing deals as well as her first directing agreement.
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Represented David Warfield for a decade; negotiated screenwriting deals, beginning with his first feature film, titled Kill Me Again.

Ted Baer Law managed all deals discussed during the development & production of Kill Me Again, which was directed by John Dahl.
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Represented Tony Peck during negotiations pertaining to his talent deals for both Jason Isaacs & Julia Ormond, who starred in his film entitled El Escorial Conspiracy; continued to advise peck on additional development projects, including film & television.
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Represented Casey Coates Danson on all business production negotiations on a feature documentary about solar energy, entitled "Who's Got the Power?"
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Hired by Jesse Alexander, an internationally reknowned F1 phographer, to negotiate publishing deals for his series of F1 racing photographs taken over the course of 50 years.
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Advised Derek power on a variety of agreements for feature films & television series.
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Represent Ilene Kahn Power during discussions for several film & television projects, including her latest film on Clark Rockefeller.
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Jan Dewitt was hired as the line producer for the television series, Bones, meaning he managed the budget, schedule & daily operations of the production set. Ted Baer Law was responsible for negotiating his production deal with Fox to account for the role he played as part of the production team on Bones.
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Hired by Heather Haggarty & Nanou Matteson to represent Sparklight Films on numerous film development deals with a third-party writer. Additionally, negotiated writer, director & actor agreements for the company's 2016 film, Remember Me, starring Rita Moreno.
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Represented Gisele Ben-Dor in her negotiations with Placido Domingo & the Santa Barbara Symphony.
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Represented the life rights of Ken Good, an anthropologist who conducted research on the Amazons' Yanomami tribe for over a decade, as well as his eldest son, David, who wrote a book titled The Way Around. The book details David's expreriences as he searches for his mother, a Yanomami woman, who had left him in Philadelphia with his father & siblings when he was very young to return to the Amazon. Handled all negotiations with FX concerning the development of a mini-series based on Ken & David's books, both of which discuss their experiences in the Amazon.
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Represented Deborah Samuel for her deals with Chronicle for Dog & Pup as well as numerous other photography book publishing projects.
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Represented Andrew Levine during the creation of his documentary "The Day My God Died," an award-winning film produced by The Gates Foundation. Levine's documentary aimed to bring awareness to the sex trafficking of Nepali children in India & featured efforts that have been made to dismantle the international sex trade.
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Handled the corporate & production legal work for Jayson Bernard's feature film, Halloweed, when production concluded; this included the joint venture agreement, actor agreements, casting agreements, director agreements, writer agreements along with rights agreements.
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Handled the negotiation & documentation for Caitlyn Kemp's acting deals.
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Hired to negotiate & draft the option purchase agreement for Amy Barteloni's series of digital internet books entitled "Andromeda"; discussed the option purchase agreement with Jason Bowers of CIE Productions, a broadcasting & media production company based in Los Angeles.
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Hired to negotiate an option purchase agreement with Top Ranked Pictures for April Baker's digital internet book series entitled "The Ghost Files."
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Represent Dr. Bruce Wapen in his negotiations with AHC Media for his webinar series.
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Represented J Kahn in his publishing agreement with Fast Pencil for his books World Enough & Time, Timefall, as well as Time's Dark Laughter. Additionally, negotiated his screenplay deal with SkyNEarth/Lee Caplin for Shanghai: The Story of Jewish Refugees in Shanghai.
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Represented Michael Dubrow on optioning rights to distinguished novel on Major Taylor; negotiated writing deal with David Weiger, producing deal with Scott Mednick & directing deal with Ken Berries for a Major Taylor theatrical feature film. Also negotiated deals for other projects in development, including Richard Brautigan's novel--Dreaming of Babylon.
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Hired to represent Shaw Leonard on his documentary film investigating the Gaviota coast.
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Represented Diane Stockmar on her 8-novel series, tracing the lives of master matchmaker, Beau, and her entourage of friends as they explore the world; in development with Charlene Pitcher for a television series (series is currently being pitched).
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Represented Jon Saunders in his deal with Passion Pictures, in which Saunders was hired to direct commercials & other projects being developed by Passion Projects.
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Hired to collaborate on the writing portion of Coleman's screenplay entitled Do No Harm/Fallen Crosses; also assisted throughout the creation of Coleman's novel, Sergeant Back Again.
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Hired to collaborate on the creation & writing of The Goddess Project, which celebrates & empowers women through photogravure - a photography experience & personal journey designed to highlight inspiring & profound women in all walks of life.
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Represented in the National Paint Ball League in negotiations with teams for the paint ball competition presented on Fox Television Series.
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Represented Lauren Weissman during negotiations concerning her potential position as Co-President of Kadokawa Pictures USA; helped draft documentation and advised on various additional negotiations pertaining to the development of feature film projects.
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Represented Judy James in negotiations for optining rights on a Native American feature film project based on a true story; additionally handled negotiations on various other feature film projects, including the incorporation of various feature film financing/development LLCs--Trigger Happy, Osceola, Basmati Blues, etc.
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Negotiated Vincent Uber's deal--on behalf of his partners--with Lions Gate, a Canadian-American entertainment company, for the writing, directing, production/distribution of a documentary entitled Street Dogs of South Central, a film depicting the lives of stray dogs abandoned on the street of South Central Los Angeles (narrated by Queen Latifah). Also handled negotiations for additional feature development deals concerning rights to true stories; discussed optioning rights for the production of screenplays.
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Hired by Roberta Grossman to represent Katahdin Productions for procurement rights in connection with Discovery Channel's broadcast of 500 Nations (hosted by Kevin Costner); involved in rights negotiations & drafted/managed all clearances for the production & distribution of a documentary about Hannah Senesh.

Additionally, handled all production & business negotiations/clearance for Heartland: Four Portraits of Native Action, as well as negotiating rights deals for the development of several projects, including a documentary on the life of Dorothea Lange.
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Represented Ken Carlton for around 10 years, during which Ted Baer Law handled business deals & negotiations concerning Carlton's six scripts & two novels.

Additionally, represented Carlton in an option purchase/attachment agreement for a theatrical film based on his book, Food For Marriage.
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Represented Cherri Casey Douglas on ten script deals; for example, Becoming Da Vinci, Wrestling Giants, The Conquistador of Rio Suave, Sea of Grace, and Eternally Yours. Handled negotiations which discussed option/purchase agreements with film producers concerning these scripts.
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Represented Susan Pelfrey in connection with financing arrangements along with the development/production of a feature documentary on global shamanism, a religious practice and ancient healing tradition involving a shaman that communicates with spirits to determine how to assist individuals most effectively.
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Represented Cyril Humphris--a playwright, screenwriter & art historian--in negotiations as well as the drafting of agreements with James Franco, concerning the re-write of a screenplay initially written by Humphris & Kevin Logo; this screenplay is based on Charles Bukowski's novel entitled Ham on Rye.
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Handled negotiations concerning Madeline Hunt's local affiliate television host deal.
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Hired to negotiate an option purchase for a book authored by Tom Dowling, titled Coach: A Year with Lombardi.
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Handled publishing releases for Sage Parker's book, "An Optimist's Guide to Disaster."
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Handled negotiations concerning her deal with A & E on the Ravi Shankar concerts; negotiated & drafted agreements with the Shankar Foundation as well as A & E; continued to advice Hay on other projects, including Hay's collaboration with Carlos Santana.
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Handled all negotiations discussing financing documentation for two feature films produced by Monique Caulfield; drafted & negotiated a financing vehicle for Basmati Blues.
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Represented Mike Edwards & Five Stone Pictures on all television & feature film projects, including Ohio State Medical Website & Option of Surviving One Bad Year. Represented Edwards for two documentaries--Yellow Roses & Searching for Augusta, The Forgotten Angel of Bastogne--both of which have earned Emmy awards.

Ted Baer Law handled all documentation for clearance, rights agreements & production team deals.
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Represented Will & Diana Harper for the Feng Shui DVD series & all television/film projects, including a Las Vegas projects. Involved in consultations agreements pertaining to additional entertainment projects.
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Represented David Scheinmann on the film entitled The West Wittering Affair; negotiated the representation agreement & sales distribution agreement for worldwide distribution of the film.
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Represented Dennis Helmsley for his option/production deal with Picture This Television, Inc., concerning his reality show entitled The Screening Party.
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Represented Chris Nilsson on his cable sitcom deal with Original Media; Ted Baer Law & Geoff Sherr negotiated a producer deal with Charlie Cohen on Gimme Shelter.
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Represented Andy LoRusso on all of his television development projects, including the production of several televised cooking shows.
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Served as producer & counsel of production on the lifestyle television show based on historic Grand Prix racing.

Collaborating with a team, Ted Baer Law developed a pitch to advertise the project to major buyers & developed strategy as well as partners to work on securing broadcast commitment.
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Represented Annie Crawley on her book deal with Book of the Month Club; additionally, represented Crawley in her collaboration on a television pilot about dating.
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Negotiated an agreement in connection with his executive services.
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Represented Don McMannus on his publishing deal for A Pocket Full of Tunes, a children's book. Additionally, assisted in the development & pitching of his television show entitled Car Toon Tales.
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Hired by the principals in Rocky Mountain Construction--Fred, Suanne & Amy--to help their company, one of the premier roller coaster construction companies globally, navigate the reality television industry. After having been contacted by several company to develop a show generated from their Idaho-based roller coaster business, Rocky Mountain Construction turned to Ted Baer.

Ted Baer Law helped them understand the proposals being offered & introduced them to super agent, Sara Weitz, of Kaplan-Stahler, who agreed to present them. Recently signed an agreement with Hoff Productions.
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Handled publishing deals & book rights for Dekle's novel Flying High.
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Represent David Milk Meriwether/Screenwriter; also handled passed litigation pertaining to Meriwether's life rights. Meriwether authored a novel entitled Milk: An LA Story.
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Hired as the production legal for the company's horror thriller feature film, 213 Bones. Drafted & negotiated production & distribution agreements.

Represented Jennie Lew Tugend in negotiations & drafting documentation to be Co-President of Kadokawa Pictures USA; provided advice on various negotiations for the development of feature film projects.
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Creator of "Beau," a documentary based off a matchmaker/romance novel.
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Handling publishing & film rights for Laiter's.
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Represented Will Loomis--with his manager Derek Power--for his 2008-2009 recording activities with the several bands he was a part of, now collectively known as The Loomis. This included discussing recording agreements with other musicians, recording studios & band members.
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Served as additional counsel for Cyndie Travis on all consulting agreements & production agreements for a non-profit organization; this included rights negotiations, personnel issues, settlement agreements, clearance issues & distribution.
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Served as counsel for Cynthia Travis on all consulting agreements & production agreements for a non-profit organization; this included rights negotiations, personnel issues, settlement agreements, clearance issues & distribution.

Cynthia Travis is a writer, photographer & documentary film maker whose blog--Earth Altar--consists of essays, poetry, research & photography to engage & inspire a systemic change in the way we interact with Nature and the planet's inhabitants. Travis' content is organized around four key themes: Peace Building, Microbial Alliances, Earth Culture & Wisdom of the Breakdown. Blog posts are replenished according to the lunar cycle, being renewed with each New Moon & Full Moon.
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Represented Robert Lieff on optioning his life rights for a television series detailing the life of Melvin Belli, an iconic San Francisco attorney; additionally, worked with Gretchen Lieff, Robert Leiff & negotiated with writer Todd Kriedler on a Broadway/theatrical play covering his life with Mel Belli as well as the pilot television series; Lieff was one of Belli's partners who went on to found the most powerful class action law firm in the United States.
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Represented Gretchen & the Lutah Society on their documentary film, Lutah Maria Riggs; handled all clearance & rights documentation.
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Negotiated development deal with cultural historian and journality, Jeff Biggers, for a screenplay entitled "The Reckoning."
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Negotiated an agreement with Cooking Channel & Uniworld regarding the development, production & release of a 13-episode series, titled Dining with Darling.
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Hired by Kelly Wilson to collaborate with J. Paul Gignac & Mischa Barteau on her copyright infringement lawsuit against the Walt Disney Company for the teaser trailer released to promote the feature film "Frozen." Began representing Kelly Wilson & her fiancé, Neil Wrishnik, in the summer of 2013; around two years later, after filing a complaint & withstanding a motion to dismiss as well as a motion for summary judgment, a settlement agreement was negotiated.
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Represented The Wing Girls during their negotiations concerning producer deals, writer deals & talent deals pertaining to a television production based on their hit internet series. Negotiations involved Ted Baer Law & Roller Derby Television Production.
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