| Education | J.D., Villanova University School of Law, 1986 | B.A., summa cum laude, Washington University in St. Louis, 1981 |
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| Admitted to Practice | - New York
- Connecticut
- Illinois
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| | Steven C. Beer has served as counsel to numerous award-winning writers, directors and producers. He also represents industry leading film production, film finance and film distribution companies. Steven has served as counsel to numerous multi-platinum musical artists and has worked with high-profile production companies and record labels. Steven is the founder of R&B FM, LLC, a film production company focusing on producing music-oriented films. Before joining Greenberg Traurig, he established the entertainment and media law firm of Rudolph & Beer, LLP with Laurence H. Rudolph in 1993. |
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| Areas of Concentration |
- Film, television, music and publishing
- Negotiating media and entertainment contracts
- Film production and consulting
- Licensing intellectual property
- Producer's representations
- Digital media and advertising
- Sports law
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| Significant Representations |
- Executive producer, production counsel, Jeremy Fink and The Meaning of Life
- Distribution consultant, legal counsel, Beats, Rhymes and Life: A Tribe Called Quest
- Producer's representative, distribution counsel, Prairie Love
- Distribution counsel, sales representative, All Your Dead Ones
- Executive producer, distribution counsel, Booker's Place
- Producers' representative, distribution counsel, Contracorriente
- Producers' representative, distribution counsel, Homewrecker
- Producers' representative, distribution counsel, Children of God
- Distribution consultant , Teenage Papparazzo
- Producers' representative, distribution counsel, One Hundred Mornings
- Distribution counsel, Sex Magic: Manifesting Maya
- Producers' representative, distribution counsel, Zombie Girl
- Executive producer, producers' representative, Sita Sings the Blues
- Production counsel, W (Lions Gate)
- Producers' representative, The Matador (City Lights)
- Production counsel, The Ten (Think Film)
- Producers' representative, legal counsel, Strange Culture (Sundance, New Video/Docurama)
- Producers' representative, Red Without Blue (Sundance, Indipix)
- Producers' representative, legal counsel, The Elephant King (New Films International)
- Producers' representative, Tis' Autumn-The Search for Jackie Paris, 2006 (Outsider)
- Legal counsel, This Film is Not Yet Rated (IFC)
- Producer, legal counsel, Strange Culture
- Legal counsel, producers' representative, Freedom's Fury
- Producers' representative, Things To Do (Mongrel)
- Associate producer, The Untold Story of Emmett Lewis Till, 2005 (Think Film)
- Executive producer, Zombie Honeymoon, 2005 (Showtime)
- Executive producer, Dorian Blues, 2005 (TLA)
- Producer's representative, Sundance 2005: Who Killed Cock Robin?; Mall Cop; 5th World; This Revolution; Zombie Honeymoon
- Producers' representative, Sundance 2004: Farmingville; Imelda; Persons of Interest; Let The Church Say Amen
- Producer with Damon Dash, CEO of Roc-a-Fella Records, Death of a Dynasty, 2005
- Executive producer, Aaron Carter, Oh Aaron-Live in Concert!, 2002 (Jive/BMG)
- Co-executive producer, Empire, 2002 (Universal)
- Legal counsel to Britney Spears, Crossroads, 2002 (Paramount)
- Producers' representative, Derrida, 2002 (Zeitgeist)
- Producers' representative, My Father, the Genius, 2002 (Sundance Channel)
- Legal counsel, producers' representative, Daydream Believer, 2001 (Sundance Channel)
- Legal counsel, producers' representative, L.I.E., 2001 (Lot 47)
- Legal counsel, producers' representative, The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack, 2000 (Lot 47)
- Legal counsel, Black and White, 1999 (Screen Gems)
- Legal counsel, producers' representative, Man of the Century, 1999 (Fine Line)
- Legal counsel, producers' representative, Tumbleweeds, 1999 (Fine Line)
- Executive producer, legal counsel, Hi-Life, 1998 (Lions Gate)
- Legal counsel, Niagara, Niagara, 1997 (TSG)
- Legal counsel, Drunks, 1997 (TSG)
- Producers' representative, Sick: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist, 1997 (Lions Gate)
- Disneymania, Walt Disney Records, (Executive producer)
- Aaron Carter, Aaron's Party (Come Get It), Jive Records
- Aaron Carter, Oh Aaron, Jive Records
- Backstreet Boys, Backstreet Boys, Jive Records
- Backstreet Boys, Millennium, Jive Records
- Britney Spears, ...Baby One More Time, Jive Records
- Britney Spears , Oops... I Did It Again, Jive Records
- Britney Spears, Britney, Jive Records
- Gin Blossoms, New Miserable Experience, A&M Records
- Now 5, Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., Universal Music Group, The EMI Group, Zomba
- N'Sync, N'Sync, RCA Records
- N'Sync, No Strings Attached, Jive Records
- N'Sync, Celebrity, Jive Records
- O-Town, O-Town, Jive Records
- Shrek soundtrack, Dreamworks Records
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| Awards & Recognition |
- Selected, Super Lawyers magazine, 2007-2011
- Named, U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Law Firm of the Year" in Entertainment Law - Music, 2011-2012
- Listed, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world, 2006-2007 editions
- Mentioned as one of Research and Markets' top lawyers included in their Entertainment Law Settlements and Negotiations offering.
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| Noteworthy Experience | - Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Arlen Specter, 1981-1983
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| Articles, Publications, & Lectures | Articles
- Author, "Life After Sundance: Distribution and Marketing for the 99 Percent," Indiewire, January 30, 2012
- Featured, "New York Media Spotlight on Steven Beer," International Business Times, October 23, 2011
- Mentioned, "The DIY Religion Panel @ NYU," CMJ, October 21, 2011
- Author, "Live From Tribeca 2010: All Access," Movie Maker, June 2, 2010
- Author, "Live From Tribeca 2010: All Access Day Two," Movie Maker, June 2, 2010
- Author, "Starting Down the Path Toward Filmmaker Empowerment," Ted Hope "Hope for Film" blog post, May 13, 2010
- Mentioned, "21 Great Free Thinkers of Indie Film," The Wrap by Ted Hope, December 28, 2009
- Author, "Steven Beer: A Decade of Filmmaker Empowerment Coming," indieWIRE News, December 21, 2009
- Author, "Relief Effort: Tax Incentives for Film Producers," Filmmaker magazine, 2005
- Co-author, "The Top Ten Commandments of Independent Production," The Independent, December 1999
- Legal-editor, "Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video," Focal Press, 1995
- Co-author, "Rights of Publicity After Forrest Gump," New York Law Journal, 1995
Books
- Author, "The Practice of Entertainment Law," Inside The Minds: Entertainment Law Settlements and Negotiations, Aspatore Books, 2006
Lectures
- Moderator, "Agents & Managers Discussion," Tribeca Film Festival, New York, May 2003
Speeches
- Speaker, “Producing, Marketing and Distributing Independent Films in the Age of Filmmaker Empowerment,” Jerusalem Film Festival - The Jerusalem Pitch Point, July 10, 2011
- Speaker, "Current Ethical Issues for the Entertainment Lawyer: Working with Developing Talent & Projects in Music Independent Film & Television," New York City Bar Center for CLE, June 4, 2007
- Panelist, "Entertainment Law Perspective" (Film Lawyer). South by Southwest Film Festival, Legal Practice Panel, March 2007.
- Featured Panel Speaker, "Acquisition & Distribution Trends in Independent Film and the Role Film Festivals Play Today and in the Future," International Film Festival Summit, Las Vegas, Nevada, December 4, 2006
- Panelist/Acquisitions Expert, "The Art of the Deal," Atlanta, Georgia, June 2005
- Panelist, "Finding Funding," South By South West (SXSW) Film Festival, 2005
- Speaker, Gatekeepers to Business Discussion, Independent Feature Project Market, New York, New York, September 2002
- Moderator/Speaker, Film Production Contracts Seminar, The Reel School, 1999
Miscellaneous
- Featured, "Rep Q&A: 5 Questions, 9 Reps," Film Festival Today, 2002
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