Pickle Magazine, a film industry publication based in India about all things Bollywood and now, Hollywood , recently asked producer and sales agent, Ron Lavery to interview me and ten others for its American Film Market edition. Here’s my take: Lavery: How do you think the current economic situation will effect AFM business this year? MORE >>

Mark will once again present his yearly "Risky Business: Financing & Distributing Independent Films" all day seminar at the UCLA campus on February 21, 2009. Those who attend this comprehensive seminar will learn how independent films are financed and distributed. The seminar is all day Saturday. Registration number: U6442. Citizens United v. MORE >>

I’m honored to have been asked to join the faculty at Solo Practice University , a web-based legal education community created by Susan Cartier Liebel of Build a Solo Practice, LLC. Solo Practice University™ (SPU)  teaches legal professionals about the practical aspects of running a law practice. MORE >>

In Brookfield, the Worcester district attorney is investigating allegations that the Board of Selectmen violated the open meeting law twice in as many months, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports. Two selectmen are alleged to have participated in unposted meetings on July 8 and Sept. 18, Nashoba Publishing reports. MORE >>

Last week, I received an email from a bandleader client who’d discovered that another band had adopted the same exact name as his. Needless to say, he was upset and concerned that this other user would undermine the market for his band’s goods and services. within days of its first use on a merchant reviews website). MORE >>