Rich May: News
October 31, 2007
Rich May Hosts Women in Film & Video Networking Lunch
Entertainment lawyers Sandra Forman and Mary Landergan hosted a networking lunch at Rich May today, during which they discussed the protection of ideas in film and television and agreements among collaborating producers. The networking lunch was sponsored by Women in Film & Video/New England.
About Sandra Forman
Sandra Forman, of counsel to Rich May, practices in the areas of entertainment and copyright law. Her clients include film and television producers and directors, screenwriters, animators, book authors, talent, software and book publishers, distributors, and multi-media and educational software producers.
Ms. Forman began her career in the entertainment field at WGBH in Boston where she co-developed the Commercial Marketing Department and created ancillary distribution opportunities for WGBH programs worldwide. She later founded Forman Entertainment Group, with the assistance of a venture capitalist, for the purpose of developing film and television projects. She was simultaneously “of counsel” to the former Boston law firm of Budd, Wiley and Richlin and, in that capacity, represented entertainment clients as both an attorney and a consultant.
In addition to her legal practice, Ms Forman has served, over the past several years, as project director and legal counsel on the Eyes on the Prize Re-Release Project. Eyes on the Prize is the definitive documentary series on the Civil Rights Movement. In 2003, Ms. Forman began to work with Blackside, producer of Eyes on the Prize, to raise funds to clear the extensive rights in the Series and prepare the series for rebroadcast and distribution in the educational market. Ms. Forman’s efforts resulted in major funding for the re-release of the series from the Ford Foundation and the Gilder Foundation, as well as funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to conduct a national outreach campaign. In her current role as project director and legal counsel, Ms. Forman is instrumental in managing all of the complex facets of this considerable endeavor and handling the legal contracts relating to rights renewal and distribution of the series.
Ms. Forman is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and Northeastern University Law School. She serves on the Board of Directors of Filmmakers Collaborative, the Advisory Board of the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, and the Advisory Committee of Women in Film and Video New England.
About Mary Landergan
Mary E. Landergan, of counsel to Rich May, concentrates on corporate, entertainment and intellectual property matters. Ms. Landergan is a Lecturer of Entertainment and First Amendment Law at Northeastern University School of Law. She previously taught Mass Media Law and Telecommunications Law at Suffolk University Law School. Ms. Landergan has served as legal counsel and consultant to clients in the media/entertainment industries in the areas of intellectual property, media law, contract negotiation and drafting, employment law, first amendment and pre-broadcast libel review. She has also worked in the legal departments of CBS and ABC in New York City. Ms. Landergan is a graduate of Wellesley College and Columbia University School of Law.
About Rich May
Rich May, a mid-size law firm located in Boston’s financial district, concentrates its practice on corporate, financial, civil litigation, energy, real estate, entertainment and wealth planning matters. The firm’s clients include a broad group of businesses in New England and throughout the country. Rich May provides the breadth and depth of expertise generally associated with large, national firms, while maintaining the prompt, personal service found in smaller, regional firms. Our clients have direct access to experienced attorneys who are familiar with both the client and the area of inquiry and can provide timely and practical legal solutions. Rich May has been elected and admitted as a member of the International Alliance of Law Firms. This membership, which provides affiliations with 53 firms in 37 countries, supplements our ability to assist clients throughout North America and overseas. For more information visit www.richmaylaw.com
