Having served as the former CCO of BitTorrent, David particularly enjoys connecting technology entrepreneurs with legacy entertainment companies, and structuring and negotiating the resulting deals. David is recognized for his established network of key relationships in the entertainment/tech ecosystem. In performing such services, he often advises founders, senior executives, boards of directors and managers, and investors with respect to legal issues and business strategy.

ENTERTAINMENT

Music: Throughout his career, David has been outside counsel for various major label and independent record companies and music publishers, negotiating joint venture, acquisition, funding/distribution, and other complex agreements. He has also represented high-profile recording artists, producers, writers/composers, musicians, DJs, and management companies, including handling all aspects of recording, publishing, distribution, agency, management, production, mixing, master use, synchronization and other licensing, live touring, branding, endorsement, band member, and rights acquisition agreements.

Film/TV: David has acted as finance counsel and production counsel for television networks, film distributors, and television and film producers, as well as negotiating and documenting agreements for directors, actors, screenwriters, agents, sales agents, and composers. He is also recognized as the advisor for high-profile documentary film makers.

Literary Publishing: David has represented best-selling authors, as well as graphic novel creators, with respect to a variety of agreements, including publishing, distribution, talent agency, collaboration, and film and TV option and shopping and attachment agreements.

Name, Image & Likeness Rights: In addition, David has handled advertising, branding, sponsorship, and other agreements concerning the licensing and other exploitation of name, image, and likeness rights, for recording artists, actors, influencers, podcasters, high net worth individuals, action sports and other athletes, as well as representing merchandising, branding, modeling, and fashion companies.

DIGITAL MEDIA/TECHNOLOGY/GAMING

As an adjunct to David’s entertainment practice, he has worked with many of the key entrepreneurs and technologists behind the growth of digital music and decentralized P2P networking. He has also represented digital media companies working with interactive content on large screen environments, AR/MR/VR, as well as video game developers and distributors. In 2016 and 2017 David served as the Chief Commercial Officer of BitTorrent, Inc., where he oversaw all commercial transactions of the company, as well as legal, business affairs, and corporate and business development. Most recently, David has advised fintech companies that are using new technologies to transform the nature of sponsorship arrangements for sports, music, corporate, and other live events.

David has been selected several times for Billboard’s annual “Top Music Attorneys” and for Variety’s Legal Impact Report. David has also been featured and quoted in numerous publications (e.g., Forbes, Billboard Magazine, Variety, New York Times, Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Times, etc.). He has also served as a moderator for and a panelist at the New Music Seminar, the South by Southwest Music Conference, the Philadelphia Music Conference and NEMO, as well as participating on digital music panels for Billboard Magazine, Digital Music Forum East and the New York State Bar Association. David was also an Adjunct Professor of Entertainment Law at Hofstra University School of Law, and a Featured Guest Lecturer at Pace University School of Law and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.