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Thomas A. Guida
Partner

Tom Guida has a dynamic business development-focused practice representing entertainment and media companies and brand owners in commercial, licensing and corporate deals, with a significant focus on digital content development and distribution. His work includes major deals and projects such as joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and co-branded Internet and wireless advertising and distribution endeavors. He also regularly negotiates agreements related to film and television production and finance, interactive entertainment, social media, mobile apps, trademark and copyright licenses, and other branded entertainment.

Mr. Guida has provided pro bono counsel through the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Career Transitions for Dancers and Lawyers Alliance for New York.

Prior Work Experience

Prior to joining Loeb & Loeb LLP, Mr. Guida was a partner at Baker & Hostetler LLP.

Publications/Speeches

Speaker, PluggedIn Ventures Transmedia Roundtable Discussion, New York, New York (June 24, 2010)
Moderator, Founders Roundtable, Mobile Apps Roundtable, New York, New York (April 22, 2010)
Moderator, Founders Roundtable, Social Media & Monetization Roundtable, New York, New York (March 25, 2010)
Panelist, The Future of Entertainment Law in the Digital Era: Emerging Issues in Music, Gaming, Television and Journalism, New York University (November 18, 2009)
Speaker, Information Technology Law Institute 2009 - New York: Web 2.0 and the Future of Mobile Computing: Privacy, Blogs, Data Breaches, Advertising, and Portable Information Systems, New York, New York (March 5-6, 2009)
Speaker, KidScreen Summit 2009: Know Your Rights - The Ins and Outs of Deal-Making in Kids TV, New York, New York (February 11-13, 2009)
Panelist, Exploring the Digital Frontier: Piracy, DRM and Content Protection, New York, New York (February 12, 2008)
Co-author, Tackling "Friendly" Internet Trademark Infringers, New York Law Journal (February 4, 2008)

Media Mentions

2009 Looks Like Make-or-Break for Web Video Companies By Daisy Whitney, TVWeek.com
TV Networks Targeting Growing Smartphone Market By Daisy Whitney, TVWeek.com
Column: Old, New Media Linking Hands By Daisy Whitney, TVWeek.com

Distinctions

Named "New York Super Lawyer" in Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property and Business/Corporate by Law & Politics (2009 edition)

Boston College Law School, J.D., 1997

Boston College, A.B., 1992, cum laude

New York, 1998

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2003
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2001
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2001
New York State Supreme Court, 1998

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