DAVID ALBERT PIERCE, Managing Member

Education

B.A. with honors, SUNY Binghamton (Political Science, Business minor)
J.D., Cornell Law School (concentration in Business Law & Regulation; editor, Cornell Law and Public Policy Journal)

Bar admissions

California

Practice emphasis

Entertainment law; employment & labor law issues in the film & TV industry; intellectual property; internet/new media law; securities law/film finance, clearance & rights issues, crisis management on the set.

Memberships

Beverly Hills Bar Association, Entertainment Law Section; American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section; California Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section; American Bar Association’s Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries, Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers Committee For The Arts, Independent Feature Project/West, American Film Institute. Former Chairman, Beverly Hills Bar Association.

Bio

David predominantly represents independent film and television production companies, including some of the most respected companies in Hollywood. David is a frequent lecturer on the legal issues confronting the entertainment industry, and has served as an adjunct professor at UCLA Extension on “Organizing, Financing and Running A Start-Up Entertainment Production Company” for the past 10 years. David is also a frequent lecturer at film festivals around the country. He is a regular columnist for MovieMaker Magazine and is the author of several entertainment law articles.

David is originally from Niagara Falls, New York.