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Ellen Eliasoph is partner in the firm's Washington and Beijing offices. She has spent more than 25 years in China, Hong Kong and Japan and has a unique understanding of the legal, regulatory and public policy issues that often vex US and European clients doing business in those territories. Ms. Eliasoph has worked on many cutting-edge transactions in the media and entertainment industries, as well as with many leading companies and policymakers throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Her particular areas of expertise include the creation and operation of joint venture enterprises, the creation, protection and exploitation of film and television properties and other intellectual property-based products and services, and the translation of sophisticated business and legal concepts across national borders.
Representative Matters
- Representation of foreign film and television producers in China, Hong Kong and Japan on the following projects: The Painted Veil, Survivor (season 15), The Last Samurai, and numerous Chinese and Japanese-language productions (animation, television shows and feature films).
- Establishment of Warner China Film HG Corporation, the sole foreign-invested joint venture film studio in the People's Republic of China.
- Negotiation of the purchase of the Golden Harvest Film Library by Warner Bros. and HBO.
- Negotiation and structuring of branded retail franchises throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
- Market entry negotiations for film distribution in China, Indonesia and Korea, television channels in China and Taiwan, and multiplex cinemas in Taiwan and China.
Previous Experience
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Managing Director, China (Beijing/Shanghai) (2003-2007)
- Warner Bros., Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Asia Pacific (Tokyo and Hong Kong) (1991-2003)
- O’Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles (1989-1990)
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison (New York, Hong Kong, Beijing/Shanghai and Tokyo) (1983-1989)
Publications and Speeches
- Law and Business Practice in Shanghai (Longmans, 1987)
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