ATTORNEYS
Elsa Ramo
Founder & Managing PartnerMichelle Chang
Managing PartnerErika Canchola
PartnerNicole Compas
PartnerZev Raben
PartnerChad Russo
PartnerSean Pope
PartnerAnthony Glukhov
Senior AssociateElliot Hill
Senior AssociateGeoff Lee
Senior AssociateMichael Peters
Senior AssociateNick Reder
Senior AssociateMary Trier
Senior AssociateJackie Ward
Senior AssociateAna Arounian
AssociateBlayne DeGiovanni
AssociateCailin Grantham
AssociateJosh Neubarth
AssociateTatiana Perez
AssociateMichael Segal
AssociateCooper Ward
AssociateHeather Yonkers
Associate
Elsa Ramo
Profile

Michelle Chang
Profile
Select Projects and Deals
Financing, Production and Distribution Legal/General Counsel
- Boardwalk Pictures
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- “Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE,” 2024-, Netflix
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- “America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders,” 2024-, Netflix
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- Dan Levy-led food competition series "The Big Brunch,” 2022-Present, Max
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- "Welcome to Wrexham" following Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney's acquisition of the Wrexham soccer team, 2022-Present, FX
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- “Broadway Rising,” 2022 Tribeca
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- “We Need to Talk About Cosby,” 2022 Sundance, Showtime
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- ”Val,” 2021 Cannes, Critics’ Choice Award Winner
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- “The Show” documentary on the making of the 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show starring The Weeknd
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- “Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham,” 2021-Present, Showtime
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- “The Goop Lab,” 2020-Present, Netflix
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- “Cheer,” 2020-2022, Netflix, 2020 Emmy Award Winner
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- “We Are Freestyle Love Supreme,” 2020 Sundance
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- “The Black Godfather,” 2020
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- “Last Chance U,” 2016-2020, Netflix
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- “Chef’s Table,” 2015-2019, Netflix
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- “America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders,” 2024-, Netflix
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- “Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE,” 2024-, Netflix
- Campfire
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- “The Money Game,” 2024, Amazon
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- “The Menendez Brothers,” 2024, Netflix
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- "Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food,” 2023 Tribeca
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- “Rudy! A Documusical,” 2022 Tribeca
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- “TikTok, Boom.,” 2022 Sundance
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- “The Way Down,” 2021-2022, Max
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- “A Glitch in the Matrix,” 2021 Sundance
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- Podcast “Abuse of Power,” 2021
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- “The Most Dangerous Animal of All,” 2020, FX
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- “Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults,” 2020, Max
- The Solution Entertainment Group
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- “Blacklight” starring Liam Neeson, 2022
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- “Honest Thief” with Liam Neeson, 2021
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- “Killerman” with Liam Hemsworth, 2019
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- “Line of Duty” with Aaron Eckhart, 2019
- Wild Canary
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- “Disney Junior's Ariel,” 2024, Disney Junior
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- “Puppy Dog Pals,” 2017-2023, Disney Junior
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- “The Chicken Squad,” 2021-2022, Disney Junior
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- “Mira, Royal Detective,” 2020-2022, Disney Junior
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- “The Rocketeer,” 2019-2020, Disney Junior
- Image Nation
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- “Late Night with the Devil” 2024
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- “Urban Legends” 2023 StarzPlay
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- “Watcher,” 2022 Sundance
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- “Scales,” 2020 SXSW
Production Legal
- “In the Summers,” 2024 Sundance
- “Chef’s Table,” 2015-2024
- "The Adults,” 2023 Tribeca
- "Jamojaya,” 2023 Sundance
- “Wildflower,” 2022 TIFF
- “V/H/S 99,” 2022 TIFF
- “Descendant,” 2022 Sundance Special Jury Award winning documentary
- “The Fallout” starring Jenna Ortega and Maddie Ziegler, 2021 SXSW Grand Jury Winner
- “Holler,” 2020 SXSW
- “Scales,” 2020 SXSW
- “Killerman,” 2019
- “Wander,” 2019
- “Halston,” 2019
Awards/Recognitions
- “Legal Impact Report 2024,” Variety, 2024
- "Legal Impact Report 2023,” Variety, 2023
- “Dealmakers Impact Report 2023,” Variety, 2023
- "Dealmakers Impact Report 2022,” Variety, 2022
- “Legal Impact Report 2022,” Variety, 2022
- “Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys,” LABJ, 2022
- “Dealmakers Impact Report 2021: Top Negotiators Behind Mega Deals,” Variety, 2021
- “Legal Impact Report,” Variety, 2020
Affiliations
- Professional Entertainment Female Attorneys (PEFA)
- Beverly Hills Bar Association
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of California
Education
- J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, cum laude
- B.A., University of Maryland, College Park, magna cum laude
Judicial Internship
- U.S. District Court for the Central District

Erika Canchola
Profile
Capabilities
- Film financing
- Corporate formations
- Copyright filings
- Contract negotiations
- Production financing and producing legal for producers, productions and other clients
Highlights
- Served as production counsel for “Oh, Canada” which premiered in competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival and “Eden” which premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.
- Served as consultant and US production counsel for “The Room Next”, winner of the Golden Lion at the 2004 Venice International Film Festival and “Sharp Corners” which premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.
Select Production and Finance Clients
- Skydance Television
- Reserve Entertainment
- Renegade Capital
- Badlands Production
- The Jim Henson Company
- Starburns Industries
- Rustic Films
Select TV and Film Projects and Deals
- “The Room Next Door” 2024
- “Oh, Canada” 2024
- “Eden” 2024
- “You Gabba GabbaLand!,” 2024-present, Apple TV+
- “FUBAR,” 2023-present, Neflix
- "The Big Door Prize,” 2023-2024, Apple TV+
- “If You Were the Last,” 2023
- "A Man Called Otto,”2022
- “Reacher,” 2022-Present, Amazon
- “Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock,” 2022-Present, Apple TV+
- "Something in the Dirt,” 2022
- “Foundation,” 2021-Present, Apple TV+
- “Arkansas,” 2020
- “Four Good Days,” 2020
- “Hearts Beat Loud,” 2018
- “Fun Mom Dinner,” 2017
- “The Stanford Prison Experiment,” 2015
- “Fury,” 2014
- “Grace and Frankie,” 2015-2022, Netflix
- “The Americans,” 2013-2018, FX, 2019 Golden Globe winner
- “Short Term 12,” 2013
Film Financing
- “Oh, Canada,” 2024
- "Sanctuary,” 2022
- "On the Line,” 2022
- "Wild Indian,” 2021
- "Fatman,” 2020
- “Ashes in the Snow,” 2018
- “All Creatures Here Below,” 2018
- “Small Crimes,” 2017
- “Teenage Cocktail,” 2016
- “The Driftless Area,” 2015
- “Kidnapping Mr. Heineken,” 2015
- “Still Alice,” 2014
- “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” 2013
Awards/Recognitions
- “Legal Impact Report,” Variety, 2023
- "Leaders of Influence: 2022 – Thriving in Their 40s,” Los Angeles Business Journal, 2022
- “Legal Impact Report,” Variety, 2022
- “Dealmakers Impact Report,” Variety, 2020
- “Legal Impact Report,” Variety, 2020
- “Legal Impact Report, Variety, 2019
- “Most Influential Women Attorneys,” Los Angeles Business Journal, 2018
- “Dealmakers Impact Report,” Variety, 2018
Affiliations
- Professional Entertainment Female Attorneys (PEFA)
- State Bar of California
- The District of Columbia Bar
- New York State Bar
Education
- J.D., Boston University School of Law
- B.S., Santa Clara University

Nicole Compas
Profile
Capabilities
- Development deal negotiations
- Distribution agreements
- Film and TV production financing
- Production legal for producers, productions and other clients
Select Clients
- Push It Productions
- “Wanda Sykes: Not Normal,” 2019
- “Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready,” 2019-Present, Netflix
- “Tiffany Haddish Presents: Black Mitzvah,” 2019
- Imagine Documentaries
- “Lucy & Desi,” 2022 Sundance
- “Rebuilding Paradise,” 2020 Sundance
- “D. Wade Life Unexpected,” 2020
- “On Pointe,” 2020, Disney+
- Laugh Out Loud Productions
- “Lil Kev,” upcoming
- “Die Hart,” 2020-Present, Amazon
- Matador Content
- “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry,” 2021
- “Wig,” 2019
- The Jim Henson Company
- “Slumberkins,” 2022-Present, Apple TV+
- “Harriet the Spy,” 2021-Present, Apple TV+
- Hello Sunshine
- “Something from Tiffany’s,” 2022
- Yale Productions
- “As They Made Us,” 2022
- “Panama,” 2022
- “The Survivalist,” 2021
Select Projects and Deals
Features- 2023 Tribeca premieres “BS High,” “Bucky F*cking Dent,” “Carlos, “Diarra from Detroit,” and “Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive”
- 2022 TIFF selections “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” and “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues”
- 2022 Tribeca selections “Alone Together,” “Leave No Trace,” and “Space Oddity”
- 2022 SXSW selection “We Feed People”
- 2022 Sundance Grand Jury winner “Nanny” and selections “Resurrection” and “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing”
- “Panama” starring Mel Gibson, 2022
- 2021 TIFF Special Tribute winner “Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over” and selection “Montana Story”
- 2021 Tribeca “Paper & Glue”
- 2021 Cannes selection, the anthology “The Year of the Everlasting Storm”
- 2021 SXSW “The Spine of Night”
- 2021 Sundance selections “On the Count of Three” and “Superior”
- “Chick Fight,” 2020
- Derek DelGaudio’s “In and Of Itself,” 2020
- “The Rental,” 2020
- “Gossamer Folds,” 2020
- “All Day and A Night,” 2020
- “Wig,” 2019
- “Light of My Life,” 2019
- “Alex Strangelove,” 2019
- “Ben Is Back,” 2018
- “Art of Style,” 2018
- “Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas,” 2018
- “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” 2012
- “Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel,” 2011
- “Machete,” 2010
- “Harriet the Spy,” 2021-present, Apple TV+
- “Hart to Heart,” 2021-present, Peacock
- “High Maintenance,” 2016-2020, HBO
- “Disney Family Sundays,” 2019-2020, Disney+
- “WildWild Country,” 2018, Netflix
- "Ms. Pat: Y’all Wanna Hear Something Crazy?” 2022
- “Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready,” 2020 Emmy nominee
- “Tiffany Haddish: Black Mitzvah,“ 2020 Emmy nominee
- “Fortune Feimster: Sweet and Salty,” 2020
- “Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given,” 2020
- “Wanda Sykes: Not Normal,” 2019 Emmy nominee
- “Lil Rel Howery Live in Crenshaw,” 2019
- “Dan Soder: Son of a Gary,” 2019
Awards/Recognitions
- "From Drew Barrymore to Jenny Han: These NY Women Made an Impact on the Entertainment Industry the Past Year,” Variety, 2023
Speaking Engagements
Affiliations
- NYWIFT, Member
- PEFA, Member
- Sundance Catalyst, 2021 Spring Slate Consulting Lawyer
Bar Admissions
- New York State Bar
Education
- J.D., Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, cum laude
- Touro Law Review
- Clinical intern for Honorable Peter Skelos of the Appellate Division of New York, Second Judicial Department
- B.A., New York University

Zev Raben
Profile
Capabilities
- Film Finance
- Distribution Legal
- Production Legal
Highlights
Financing Legal
- BondIt Media Capital
- “Terrifier 3” 2024 (premiered at No. 1 in the domestic box office), “Woman of the Hour” 2023 (debuted at No. 1 on Netflix), “Blood For Dust” 2023 Tribeca, “Clerks III” 2022
- Media Finance Capital
- “Mary” 2025 (acquired by Netflix), “Triton,” and “You Gotta Believe”
- Head Gear
- “Please Don’t Feed the Children”
- Growth Capital Ventures
- “Gunner”
- “Cash Out 2”
- Balcony 9, Mucho Mas Media and Sculptor Media
- In connection with producer-side financing legal for “Bride Hard” (currently in post-production), “The Black Demon” 2023, and 2023 Cannes premiere “Black Flies” featuring Sean Penn
- SSS Film Capital
- “Bad Man” 2024, “Baron’s Cove” 2023, and “Rare Objects” 2023
Distribution Legal
- Good Deed Entertainment
- “Loving Vincent,” 2017 Academy Award nominee
- “To Dust,” 2018, with Matthew Broderick
- “Summertime,” 2021
Production Legal
- “Prisoner’s Daughter,” 2022 TIFF
- “The Novice,” 2021 Tribeca, 2022 Spirit Award Nominee
Select Projects and Deals
Financing Legal
- BondIt Media Capital
- “Terrifier 3,” (premiered at No. 1 in domestic box office)
- Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut “Woman of the Hour,” 2023 (debuted at No. 1 on Netflix Movies)
- “Lucky Strike,” featuring Scott Eastwood
- “Alarum,” starring Sylvester Stallone
- “Blood for Dust,” 2023 Tribeca
- “Clerks III,” 2022
- “Savage Salvation,” starring Willa Fitzgerald & Robert De Niro, 2022
- “Paradise City,” starring John Travolta & Bruce Willis, 2022
- “National Champions,” 2021
- 828 Media Capital
- “Assassin Club,” 2023
- “The Requin,” 2022
- “Operation Seawolf,” 2022
- SSS Film Capital
- “Bad Man,” 2024
- “Baron’s Cove,” 2023
- “Rare Objects,” 2023
- “The Birthday Cake,” 2021
- Sculptor Media
- “Black Flies,” with Sean Penn, 2023 Cannes
- “Absolution,” starring Liam Neeson
- Media Finance Capital
- “Mary” 2025 (acquired by Netflix), “Triton”, and “You Gotta Believe”
- Head Gear
- “Please Don’t Feed the Children”
Distribution Legal
- Good Deed Entertainment
- “Summertime,” 2021
- “To Dust,” with Matthew Broderick, 2018
- “Loving Vincent,” 2017 Academy Award nominee
Production Legal
- “Prisoner’s Daughter,” 2022 TIFF
- “The Novice,” 2021 Tribeca, 2022 Spirit Award Nominee
- “Four Good Days,” 2020 Sundance
- “Spree,” 2020 Sundance
- “The Quarry,” 2020 SXSW
- “To The Stars,” 2019 Sundance
Awards/Recognitions
- “Leaders of Influence: 2022 – Thriving in Their 40s,” Los Angeles Business Journal, 2022
- “Dealmakers Impact Report,” Variety, 2021
Media Mentions
Speaking Engagements- “How to Find Investors and Secure Financing for your Feature Film,” Stage 32, 2020
- State Bar of California
- New York State Bar
Education
- J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- B.A., McGill University Montréal

Chad Russo
Profile
- 2023 Tribeca premiere “Somewhere Quiet”
- 2023 SXSW features “Frybread Face and Me,” “Scrambled,” and “The Wrath of Becky”
- 2023 Sundance premiere “Fairyland” starring Emilia Jones
- 2022 Tribeca films “Cherry” and “A Wounded Fawn”
- 2022 SXSW films “The Cow” with Winona Ryder and “Hypochondriac”
- 2022 Sundance films “Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul” starring Regina Hall & Sterling K. Brown and “Downfall: The Case Against Boeing”
Select Clients and Projects:
Production & Distribution Legal
- CJ Entertainment
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- “Press Play,” 2022
- Thank You Brain! Productions
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- “Those Who Can’t,” 2016-2019, Max
- 1inMM Productions
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- “American Carnage,” 2022
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- “Trunk”
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- “Double Barrel”
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- “Curvature,” 2017
- BoulderLight Pictures
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- "The Cow,” 2022 SXSW
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- “Wild Indian,” 2021 Sundance
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- “Doors,” 2021
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- “The Vigil,” 2019
- Citizen Jones
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- “How to Become a Tyrant,” 2021
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- “The Nod with Brittany & Eric,” 2020-2021, Quibi
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- “T-Pain’s School of Business,” 2018-Present, Fuse
- Unified Pictures, Inc.
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- “Running Out of Dog,” upcoming
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- “Rothchild,” upcoming
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- “Dragged Across Concrete,” 2018, starring Mel Gibson & Vince Vaughn
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- “What they Had,” 2018
- The Sifre Group
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- “Ana,” 2020
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- “Driven,” 2018
- Pure Flix Entertainment
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- “The Beverlys,” 2019
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- “Mood Swings,” 2019
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- “Little Women,” 2018
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- “Malibu Dan The Family Man,” 2017
- Indy Entertainment
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- “Happily,” 2020 Tribeca
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- “Model Citizen,” 2020
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- “Literally, Right Before Aaron,” 2017
- Mucho Mas Media
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- “Another Day Without A Mexican,” upcoming
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- Animation studios Echo Bridge Pictures and Glow in the Dark Concept Studio
- Pinky Promise
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- “Honk for Jesus, Save Your Soul,” 2022 Sundance
- Crooked Media
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- “The Wilderness,” 2018-Present, seasons 1 and 2
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- “Pod Save America,” 2017-Present, iHeartRadio Podcast Award ‘news’ nominee
- Philanthropy Gal, Inc. and Krystyna Hutchinson Productions
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- “Guys We F****d,” 2014-Present
- Ninth Planet
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- “Black List,” 2020
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- “Telephone Stories,” 2019
- The Paragon Collective
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- “I Don’t Know About That with Jim Jefferies,” 2020-Present
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- “Deadly Manners,” 2017
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- “The NoSleep Podcast,” 2011-Present
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- “Wellness and Other Crimes”
- Campfire Film & TV
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- “Abuse of Power,” 2020-Present
- Action Park Media
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- “American Glutton,” 2020-Present
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- “Pretty Depressed,” 2020-Present
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- “The Festival Rules,” 2020
- EARIOS
- Mama Bear Studios
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- "Monster,” 2021-Present
Bar Admissions
- State Bar of California
Education
- B.S. in Business and B.A. in Economics, California State University Channel Islands, magna cum lade
- J.D., Loyola Law School Los Angeles
