Edy Soto
Director, Motion Picture Legal at Paramount Pictures | J.D. Candidate at Southwestern Law School
- Role
- Director at Paramount Pictures
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Edy Soto
Conscientious. Adaptable. Resilient. I work with an A1 team of filmmakers, legal…
Experience
Director
May 2022 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Co-Lead, Physical Production Legal: Gladiator 2Smile 2Bob Marley: One LoveIFMean Girls (2024)A Quiet Place: Day 1Knuckles (Series)The Naked Gun (2025)Smurfs (2025)Negotiate and draft various contracts for feature films and television, including agreements for department head services, sound stage leases, visual effects, animation, post-production, product placement, location, equipment, contractor, and crewPerform content review and contract analysis to ensure compliance with intellectual property rights clearances, contractual credit obligations, and on-screen restrictionsDraft and submit Directors Guild of America (DGA) Deal Memos to adhere to guild requirementsManage and advise outside counsel on day-to-day legal matters for international productions
Education
Southwestern Law School
J.D. Candidate
Pepperdine Graziadio Business School
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, Finance
2018 — 2019
Pepperdine University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration and Management, General
2016 — 2018
California State University-Dominguez Hills
Paralegal Certificate Program, Law
2016 — 2016
Santa Monica College
Associates in Science, Business Administration and Management, General
2013 — 2016
Skills
- Spanish
- Video Editing
- Directing
- Cpr Certified
- Westlaw
- Film Production
- Social Media
- Entertainment
- Television
- Theatre
- Final Cut Pro
- Sap
- Video
- Filemaker
- Feature Films
- Microsoft Excel
- Photoshop
- Video Post-Production
- New Media
- Film
- Video Production
- Post Production
- Commercials
- Documentaries
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