Kenneth Christmas
General Counsel | Chief Legal Officer | Studio Exec | Board Member
- Role
- Chairperson of the Board at ICEF Public Schools
- Location
- Santa Monica, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kenneth Christmas
Solution-oriented, entrepreneurial, entertainment attorney who creates innovative, smart outcomes for clients in the television and film industries and possesses extensive experience in negotiating deals and drafting agreements for complex rights acquisitions, development, production, distribution, licensing agreements for content creation, including music. A unique combination of over 10 years of experience as a senior studio executive, combined with over 10 years of being a successful talent lawyer and manager. A strong communicator and effective leader who collaborates well within a team of various representatives and has a pragmatic but aggressive style in building clients’ careers and and achieving their business ambitions. BOARD ENGAGEMENT & TEACHING • Board Chair, Inner City Education Foundation (ICEF), serving approx. 2,700 Black and Latino students in Los Angeles, oversee and run board meetings, member of Audit Committee. • Board of Directors, Special Olympics of Southern California, Member, Legal and Campaign Committees. • Adjunct Professor, New York University, undergrad entertainment law course at LA satellite campus.
Experience
Chairperson of the Board
Jan 2017 — Present · Los Angeles County, CA, US
Chair of Board of Directors for ICEF Public Schools which operates seven charter schools in Los Angeles educating over 2,500 primarily Black and Latino students in grades TK through 12.
Education
Yale Law School
J.D.
1988 — 1991
Stanford University
BA Economics, BA Psychology, Pre-Med
1981 — 1985
Skills
- Music Industry
- Leadership
- Spokesperson
- Strategy
- Presenter
- New Media
- Music Publishing
- Legal Advice
- Licensing
- Business Strategy
- Drafting Agreements
- Marketing
- Social Media
- Talent Management
- Television
- Digital Media
- Entrepreneurship
- Start-Ups
- Employment Contracts
- Contract Negotiation
- Deal Closure
- Organization
- Entertainment
- Tv Production
- Film Production
- Negotiation
- Management
- Television Producing
- Film
- Communication
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