COHEN LAW FIRM
ANDREA S. COHEN
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Founding partner of law firm representing employers and employees in employment and business affairs matters in a wide range of businesses. In the media industry, the Firm represents news anchors and correspondents, executive producers, senior producers, producers and assistant producers, show runners, writers, radio anchors, radio broadcast announcers, as well as senior news management.
THE NATE BERKUS SHOW (JOINT VENTURE OF SONY PICTURES, INC. AND HARPO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
Senior Production Counsel
Senior production lawyer responsible all legal and business affairs matters for a daily, one-hour syndicated television show. Pre-broadcast content review, control room, contract negotiations and human resources responsibility.
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Vice President
Business Affairs, ABC News
Member of senior management team responsible for all business affairs functions for ABC News. Negotiated employment agreements for ABC News top-tier talent (including top anchors/ correspondents, writers, directors, show runners, executive producers.) Negotiated cable license agreements for ABC programming.
Senior General Attorney
Legal and Business Affairs, ABC Sports
Negotiated and drafted sports talent agreements (sportscasters, play-by-play announcers, directors, writers). Negotiated and drafted program license agreements (e.g. NCAA Championship Bowl Series). Negotiated sales and license agreements.
Senior General Attorney
Legal and Business Affairs
ABC Owned and Operated Television and Radio Group and the Radio and Television Network
Legal and business affair counsel for the ABC Television Network, ABC Network Sales Group, Owned and Operated Television Station Group, Owned and Operated Radio Group, and the Network Radio Group. Negotiated and drafted employment agreements for anchors and correspondents, program acquisition and syndication agreements (including Oprah, Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune program license agreements), sales agreements, advertising agreements, handled trademark and copyright matters; supervised outside counsel involving matters including litigation, trademark, employment and labor law, and insurance.
General Attorney
Labor Relations
Legal Department
Labor counsel to senior management. Represented ABC in consolidated network labor negotiations (including AFTRA, SAG, WGA, DGA, AFM and NABET). Represented ABC in arbitration proceedings.
EDUCATION
George Washington University Law School
Juris Doctor
Brooklyn College
Bachelor of Arts
Magna Cum Laude
Andrea Cohen
50 Main Street
Suite 1000
White Plains, NY 10606
914-924-2531