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Brad Miller

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Brad Miller helps leading entertainment production companies bring their creative visions to life by negotiating significant business transactions and advising on their business and legal risks. Over the course of his 20-plus year career, Brad has served as both in-house and outside counsel to many of the nation's top entertainment companies, including Amazon Studios where he was associate general counsel prior to joining DWT.

In doing so, Brad brings a wealth of experience to his practice spanning all angles of the entertainment business including a variety of roles (business affairs negotiation and legal affairs risk mitigation), types of content (feature films, scripted, and non-scripted television, as well as ancillary marketing content), points in the distribution chain (independent production companies, studios, networks, and streaming services), facets of practice (contract negotiation, legal compliance, content review, pre-litigation counseling, and litigation), and substantive areas of law (copyright, trademark, privacy, and defamation).

Brad has overseen the production legal affairs of hundreds of films and scripted and non-scripted television programs on dozens of programming services across the United States, the EU, India, Japan, and Latin America. As the founding partner of his own boutique entertainment transactional law firm, Brad helped bring up to scale the business affairs of clients such as Comcast Entertainment Group, MTV Networks, The Walt Disney Company, and AMC—where he led the network's launch of the hit TV series "The Walking Dead" and the launch of AMC Studios.

Drawing on his experience as in-house counsel for production and entertainment companies such as High Noon Entertainment, ABC Cable Networks Group, and Warner Bros. Television, Brad takes a business-oriented approach when advising clients with issues related to talent engagement and compliance with laws and regulations affecting production, including employment, safety, immigration, and laws regulating the engagement of minors. Brad is further experienced with advising major media and entertainment companies in prepublication review and litigating matters involving defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright, and trademarks.

Practice Highlights

Amazon Studios

Oversaw production legal affairs for more than 300 Amazon Original movies and scripted and non-scripted television programs distributed globally in more than 200 territories, including local language originals produced in 15 markets. Managed a global team of lawyers and legal professionals in the EU, India, Japan, Latin America, and the United States.

High Noon Entertainment

Served as chief legal, business affairs, and operations executive for one of the most prolific non-fiction television production companies in North America, with more than 20 active programs in production at all times and annual revenues in excess of $50 million. Spearheaded sale of company to ITV America.

The Walking Dead

Led AMC Network in the launch of "The Walking Dead" by establishing production templates for AMC Studios; overseeing all production legal and business affairs matters including the engagement of top talent; and advising the network on promotions, advertising, merchandising and other ancillary exploitation of the highest rated show on television for multiple years running.
*Denotes experience prior to joining Davis Wright Tremaine
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Admitted to Practice

  • California, 1996
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1996

Education

  • J.D., University of Michigan Law School, 1996
    • Contributing Editor, Michigan Journal of Law Reform
  • B.A., Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1993
    • Editorial Board, Michigan Daily

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Member, Board of Directors, Public Counsel, 2022-present
    • Big Brother, Big Brothers Big Sisters, 1999-present

Professional Recognition

    • Selected to "Southern California Rising Stars," Thomson Reuters, 2005-2010

Background

    • Associate General Counsel, 2019-2021; Senior Corporate Counsel, 2017-2019 – Amazon Studios, Los Angeles
    • Executive Vice President of Operations, 2015-2017; General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Business Affairs, 2012-2014 – High Noon Entertainment, Los Angeles
    • Founding Partner, Doyle & Miller LLP, Beverly Hills, Calif., 2004-2011
    • Director of Business Affairs, ABC Cable Networks Group, Los Angeles, 2003-2004
    • Director of Legal Affairs, Warner Bros. Television, Los Angeles, 2000-2003
    • Litigation Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Los Angeles, 1998-2000
    • Litigation Associate, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Los Angeles, 1996-1998
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