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Eric has extensive experience structuring deals and negotiating agreements in all areas of the entertainment industry, including book publishing, motion picture and television production, financing and distribution, live theatrical production, merchandising, executive employment agreements and new/digital media.
His practice includes the representation of fiction and non-fiction authors in structuring and negotiating book publishing, and motion picture and television rights agreements; the negotiation of employment agreements for book publishing executives; serving as production counsel for motion picture and television productions, as well as Broadway and Off-Broadway productions; and the representation of Internet companies in connection with content licensing and other matters. Eric has lectured extensively to educational and industry organizations. Eric is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) East Coast, the Stellar Network, the New York State Bar Association, and a Board Member of the Montclair (NJ) Arts Council. Eric received his B.A. with Honors from The University of Michigan (High Distinction) in 1987 and his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in 1990, where he was an editor of the Columbia-VLA Journal of Law & The Arts and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Eric was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1991.
Representative Work:
Representation of authors in connection with book publishing, motion picture and television agreements.
Representation of literary publishing, and other entertainment industry, executives.
Representation of underlying rights holders in connection with motion picture, television, merchandising and other licensing agreements. Production counsel to independent and studio motion pictures.
Production counsel for Broadway and Off-Broadway productions.
Production counsel for network television specials.
News & Articles: Oct 12, 2007
Michael Rudell and Eric Brown Speak at ABA Forum Firm News
Panel discussion treats literary publishing issues
Nov 1, 2005
Let's Make a Deal Firm News
A Practical Guide to Negotiating and Improving Your Indie Film Deal.
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