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Christopher Weathers

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T 503.778.5418 Portland
I wake up every day and get to assist those who put stories and art into the world - I have a dream practice.
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Chris Weathers, along with our highly experienced team of experts, works strategically and efficiently to provide you with first-class media, entertainment and other content-related legal services. Our team adjusts to fit your needs, with the ability to provide all levels of service—comprehensive, defined-scope, or specialty. For many clients Chris acts as point person for their day-to-day development and production legal needs. Clients enjoy knowing that his advice and work product is the result of our team’s collective deep industry knowledge and experience and our ever-changing knowledge of current industry terms and trends.

Chris services audio, audio-visual, performance art, video game, esports, and print and digital media productions and platforms for major industry players, as well as independent and startup companies. Chris also assists companies in industries outside of media and entertainment with their content-related needs.

Practice Highlights

Episodic productions

Chris is heavily involved in the day-to-day legal production services for several dramatic episodic series. Services rendered include advising on, drafting and negotiating all manner of production related agreements.

Documentary and animation productions

Chris has significant experience representing documentary film makers and animation studios.

Content production

Chris enjoys working with clients from across a spectrum industries who seek legal services in connection with content rights acquisition, production and distribution, including live performance venues and theaters, online arts and entertainment platforms, print media producers, authors, publishers, advertisers, and video game publishers.

Admitted to Practice

  • Oregon, 2016

Education

  • J.D., University of Oregon School of Law, 2016
    • Articles Editor, Oregon Law Review
    • Board Member, Law and Entrepreneurship Student Association
  • B.S., Justice and Social Inquiry, Arizona State University, 2012, magna cum laude

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Volunteer Attorney, Outside In legal clinic for marginalized youth, 2016-2019
    • Volunteer Attorney, Small Business Legal Clinic – Pro Bono Project, Lewis & Clark Law School, 2017-2019
    • PubTalk Committee, Oregon Entrepreneurs Network, 2017-2019
    • Oregon Media Production Association, 2019

Background

    • Judicial Extern, Hon. Michael McShane, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, Eugene, Ore., 2015
    • Research Assistant, Professor Carl Bjerre, University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Ore., 2015-2016
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