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| Marc H. Simon |
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msimon@cdas.com |
| Admitted: New York, New Jersey |
| Mr. Simon is an experienced entertainment attorney who represents film and television companies, producers, directors, writers and talent. He has served as production counsel on numerous films, handled complex negotiating and transactional matters on behalf of his diverse clientele, and has functioned as a producer's sales representative. Mr. Simon advises clients on financing, intellectual property acquisitions, all above-the-line agreements, co-production and distribution agreements. He also has experience in all areas of commercial litigation, including securities, employment, real property and entertainment matters.
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Mr. Simon’s practice is uniquely informed by his personal involvement in the entertainment industry. Mr. Simon developed, wrote and produced the award winning feature-length documentary film "After Innocence," which profiles the courageous stories of the exonerated — innocent men wrongfully convicted, who are now fighting to succeed in society after DNA evidence cleared them of crimes for which they spent decades in prison. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival and was a semi-finalist for the Best Feature Documentary at the 78th Academy Awards. |
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Mr. Simon most recently directed and produced the feature documentary, “Nursery University,” which focuses on the uniquely competitive world of preschool admissions in New York City. The film is being theatrically released in Spring 2009, followed by broadcast on national pay cable and national DVD distribution. He has also served as a special legal correspondent for television's “A Current Affair.” |
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Mr. Simon is a frequent lecturer and has spoken before the New York City Bar Association, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Tufts University, Lafayette University, the William and Mary School of Law, and Kean University, among many others. |
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Mr. Simon received a B.A., magna cum laude, in History (Diplomacy Concentration) from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. He received a J.D., magna cum laude, from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 2001, where he is a member of the Order of the Coif. He was also a member of the Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal where he published "Vertical Integration and Self-Dealing in the Television Industry: Should Profit Participants Be Owed a Fiduciary Duty." He was also a member of The Innocence Project and Criminal Law Clinic. |
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Prior to joining Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, Mr. Simon was an associate at Dreier LLP, and prior to that he was an associate with Loeb & Loeb LLP in New York City. |
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Member, Order of the Coif, Yeshiva University — Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law |
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Member, Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law Journal |
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J.D., magna cum laude, Yeshiva University — Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 2001 |
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B.A., magna cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, 1996 |
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