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Kara Paldino
Attorney Kara Paldino currently serves as Senior Counsel, Legal Affairs for NBC Universal in Miami. She started with the company in 2006 as Counsel, Legal Affairs in New York. Working for NBC Universal allows Kara Paldino to be involved in many aspects of television production and entertainment law. As a production attorney for Bravo, advises on legal matters dealing with such issues as intellectual property, defamation, privacy, insurance, and regulatory issues. She reviews programming ideas, and she drafts contracts between NBC Universal and talent, production companies, integration and tradeout partners.
Prior to her employment with NBC Universal, Kara Paldino was as an Associate at Davis & Gilbert LLP in the firm’s Entertainment, Media and Publishing Group; Advertising, Marketing, and Promotions Group; Intellectual Property Group; and New Media Group from 2004 until 2006. Before taking this position, Kara Paldino worked with New York-based law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as an Associate in their Trade Practices & Regulatory Law Department.
Kara Paldino earned her J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2001, where she was a member of the Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Society and Senior Note Editor for the New York University Annual Survey of American Law. Kara Paldino graduated from Dartmouth College in 1998 cum laude with a B.A. in History, modified with Film Studies.
Kara Paldino's Companies
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NBC Universal, Inc.
2006
Senior Counsel, Legal Affairs
Production Attorney for Bravo unscripted entertainment programming, handling television production-related issues. Review programming ideas; draft production, talent, marketing, and branded integration/tradeout agreements; vet scripts, challenge/series rules and rough cuts. Advise outside production companies and internal creative, marketing, digital and business affairs executives on intellectual property, defamation, privacy, contract, insurance and regulatory issues, as well as other issues arising out of producing unscripted “reality” television programs. Provide timely and thoughtful legal advice on potential risks and issues, and propose practical, responsive solutions. Engage in early-stage dispute resolution, attempting to resolve claims prior to litigation.
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Davis & Gilbert LLP
2004 - 2006
Attorney
Represented numerous media companies, advertising agencies, and advertisers in connection with various intellectual property, advertising, promotions, and marketing matters. Negotiated and drafted a wide variety of agreements, including copyright, trademark and technology licenses, talent agreements, author/artist/independent contractor agreements, agency-client agreements, sponsorship agreements, procurement contracts, sweepstakes and contest rules, and website privacy policies and terms of use. Counseled clients with respect to pre-publication review of traditional and online advertising copy, particularly on issues such as claims substantiation, false advertising, intellectual property rights, and the rights of privacy and publicity. Advised clients with respect to the prosecution, protection, maintenance and licensing of copyrights and trademarks, and with respect to dispute resolution, litigations and regulatory proceedings in the intellectual property arena.
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