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Wayne Levin reports to Chief Executive Officer, Jon Feltheimer, in his capacity as General Counsel, and to the President and Chief Operating Officer, Steve Beeks, in his operational capacity.
In addition to his operational management responsibilities, Mr. Levin has successfully negotiated and drafted a wide range of agreements, including agreements related to mergers, acquisitions, corporate restructurings and securities offerings.
In his entertainment work, Mr. Levin has concluded agreements related to motion picture financing, including German tax funds and sale/lease-backs, slate financing transactions, acquisitions, negative pick-ups, co-productions, and distribution agreements, including output deals and home video revenue sharing arrangements. He has also concluded various motion picture production agreements including writer, producer, director, actor and other talent arrangements. Mr. Levin has negotiated with all major and independent studios and television networks.
Prior to joining Lionsgate when Lionsgate acquired Trimark Holdings in October 2000, Mr. Levin headed up the Business & Legal Affairs department at Trimark Pictures from 1996 through 2000.
Mr. Levin worked in private practice for several years before joining Trimark Pictures. His practice primarily emphasized entertainment law, criminal law, and litigation. He completed a number of jury trials and arbitration proceedings as lead attorney.
Mr. Levin has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law for Southwestern University School of Law since 1994. As a professor of law for advanced entertainment studies, he teaches courses that outline the production, distribution and financing of theatrical motion pictures and the primary collective bargaining agreements.
Mr. Levin earned a B.S. from UCLA in 1985 and a J.D. from Southwestern in 1988. He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1988. | 